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(last updated 13/10/04)
Please note: all plenary sessions will be conducted in English. Interpretation from English will be available in French, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Spanish. Parallel sessions will be conducted in English; interpretation will be available for one parallel session per time frame.
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Wednesday 10th November 2004
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14:00-15:45
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Registration
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OECD workshops
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Gender Statistics: a Tool to Change Policies
Chairperson:
L. Cook, National Statistician, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
Speakers:
Mark Manto, Equality Unit, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland PPT
Brigitte Neumann, Executive Director, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Canada PPT
Discussants:
Angela Me, Chief, Social and Demographic Statistics Division, UNECE
Jin-Woo Cho, Director, Policy Co-ordination Division, Ministry of Gender Equality, Korea
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Measuring Social Capital: National Experiences and International Possibilities (I)
Chairperson:
Tom Schuller, Head, Centre for Educational Research Innovation, OECD
Speakers:
Penny Babb, Head of Socio-Economic Inequalities Branch, Office for National Statistics, UK PPT
Jon Hall, Project Leader, Measures of Australia's Progress, Australian Bureau of Statistics PPT
Alessandra Righi, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Statistics, Italy PPT
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Rewarding Jobs: Government Policy and Work Incentives
Chairperson:
Jean-Pierre de Laet, Head of Unit, Economic Analysis of Taxation, Directorate of General Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Speakers:
Christopher Heady, Head of Tax Policy and Statistics Division, Center for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
Herwig Immerwoll, Social Policy Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD PPT
Discussants:
Paolo Sestito, Economic Advisor, Ministry of Social Welfare and Labour, Italy PPT
David Stanton, Chair, Indicators Sub-Group, Social Protection Committee of European Union
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Using Foreign Direct Investment Statistics for Policy Indicators
Chairperson:
Hans Kausch, Member of the OECD Investment Committee, Head of Division, Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, Germany
Speakers:
Obie Whichard,
Chief, International Investment Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of ommerce
William H. Witherell, Director, Department for Financial and Enterprises Affairs, OECD paper PPT
Ayse Bertrand, International Investment Statistics, Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD PPT
Discussants:
Roger de Boeck, Head of Service of the Balance of Payments, Statistics Department, National Bank, Belgium
Jean-Marc Israël, Head of External Statistics Division, European Central Bank
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15:45-16:00
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Break
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16:00 -17:45
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Registration
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OECD workshops
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Health Care Performance: The Role of International Indicators
Chairperson:
Edward Sondik, Director, National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control Prevention, United States
Speakers:
Peter Scherer, Counsellor, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD PPT
Manfred Huber, Health Policy Unit, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD PPT
Discussants:
Charles Hardy, Head of Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Children, Ireland
Michael Wolfson, Assistant Chief Statistician, Analysis and Development, Statistics Canada PPT
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Social Capital (II)
Chairperson:
Tom Schuller, Head, Centre for Education Research and Innovation, OECD
General Discussion
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Indicators to Evaluate Agricultural Policies in OECD and non-OECD Countries
Chairperson:
Gérard Viatte, Special Advisor to the FAO and Former Director of Agriculture, OECD
Speakers:
Wilfred Legg, Head of Policies and Environment Division, Agricultural Directorate, OECD PPT
Ali Arslan Gurkan, Chief, Basic Foodstuffs Service, FAO PPT
Discussant:
Annalisa Zezza, Agricultural Economist, Ismea, Italy PPT
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Territorial Indicators for Regional Policies
Chairperson:
Giorgio Cesari, Director General, APAT, Italy
Speaker:
Vincenzo Spiezia, Territorial Statistics and Indicators Division, Directorate of Public Governance and Territorial Development, OECD PPT
Discussant:
Jagdev Singh Virdee, Deputy Director Regional and Local Division,
Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
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18:30-19:00
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Opening session
Diego Cammarata, Mayor of Palermo, Italy speech
Gianfranco Micciché, Deputy Minister for Economy and Finance, Italy speech
Herwig Schlögl, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD Speech in English in Italian
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19:00-20:15
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Concert
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21:00-23:00
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Welcome Reception
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Thursday 11th November 2004
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9:00-10:15
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United States: Evaluating Progress
Chairperson:
Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician, OECD
Speakers:
Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs, Columbia University, United States
Katherine Wallman, Chief Statistician, Office of Management and Budget, United States PPT
Discussants:
John Barber, Senior Economist, Innovation Group, Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom comments
Edmond Malinvaud, Professor, INSEE-CREST, Research Center for Economy and Statistics, France
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10:15-10:45
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Coffee/networking
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10:45-12:00
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Italy: Assessing National and Regional Performance
Chairperson:
Dermot McCarthy, Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach, Ireland
Speakers:
Fabrizio Barca, Head of Department for Development Policies, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy PPT
Luigi Biggeri, President, National Institute of Statistics, Italy
Discussants:
Len Cook, National Statistician, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
Rodrigo Morales Elcoro, Chief economist, Office of the President of Mexico PPT
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12:00-13:00
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"Visionary" speech 1
Chairperson:
Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
Speaker:
Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank
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13:00-14:15
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Lunch/networking
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14:15-16:00
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Improving Economic Indicators
Chairperson:
Augusto Mateus
Professor, Superior Institute of Economy and Management, Portugal
Speakers:
Jean-Philippe Cotis, Chief Economist, OECD PPT
Joe Grice, Executive Director, Atkinson Review and Deputy Head, Government Economic Service, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom PPT
Gert Wagner, Professor of Economics, Council on Social and Economic Data, Germany PPT
Discussant:
Luigi Spaventa, Professor, University of Rome “Tor vergata”, Italy
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Role of the civil society
Chairperson:
Hallgrimur Snorrason
Director General, Statistics Iceland
Speakers:
Jon Hall, Project Leader, Measures of Australia's Progress, Australian Bureau of Statistics PPT
Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist, Canadian Labour Congress
Jeffrey Tryens, Executive Director, Oregon Progress Board, United States PPT
Discussant:
Sean Healy, Director, CORI Justice Commission, Ireland
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Advocacy and Numeracy: Helping the Public to Use Statistics
Chairperson:
Marilyn Waring,
Professor of Public Policy, Massey University, New Zealand
Speakers:
Pilar Martin Guzman, Vice-President, International Statistical Institute, Spain PPT
Heinz-Herbert Noll, Social Indicators Department, Centre for Survey Research and Methodology - ZUMA, Germany PPT
Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Discussant:
Richard Denniss, Deputy Director, Australian Institute
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Indicators and benchmarking
Chairperson:
Carlo Andrea Bollino,
Chairman, Independent System Operator (GRTN), Italy
Speakers:
Aviana Bulgarelli, Director General for Vocational Training and Guidance, Ministry of Labour and Social Policies, Italy PPT
Chonghee Han, Senior Researcher, Policy Evaluation Center, Institute of Public Administration, Korea PPT
Andrea Saltelli,
Acting Head of Econometrics and Statistical Support to Antifraud Unit, Head of the Applied Statistics Group, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission PPT
Discussant:
Kei Takeuchi, Chairman, Statistics Council, Japan
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16:00-16:30
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Coffee/networking
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16:30-18:15
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Measuring the Environment
Chairperson:
Paolo Soprano
Director for the 1st Division, Department of Environmental Research and Development, Ministry for the Environment and Territory, Italy
Speakers:
Bedrich Moldan, Director, Charles University Environment Center, Czech Republic PPT
Walter Radermacher, Vice President, Federal Statistical Office, Germany PPT
Salvador Sánchez Colón, Director General for Statistics and Environment Information, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico PPT
Discussant:
Kenneth G. Ruffing, Deputy Director, Chief economist, Environment Directorate, OECD
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Making Governments Accountable (Round table)
Chairperson:
Arturo Gonzalez de Aragon, Superior Auditor, Superior Audit Institution of Mexico
Speakers:
Vijayendra N. Kaul, Comptroller and Auditor General, Government of India
Li Jinhua, Auditor General, National Audit Office, China
Muneharu Otsuka, Commissioner, Board of Audit, Japan PPT
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The Information Society: Measurement Issues and the Impact on Policy Making
Chairperson:
Jan Fischer
President, Czech Statistical Office
Speakers:
Tony Clayton, Head of New Economy Measurement, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom PPT
Kaija Hovi, Director of Business Structures, Statistics Finland PPT
Evan F. Koenig, Senior Economist and Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, United States PPT
Discussant:
Luc Soete, Professor of International Economics, Maastricht University and Director of the Research Institute MERIT The Netherlands PPT
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Regional Indicators and Fund Allocation
Chairperson:
Giandomenico Magliano
Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Co-operation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
Speakers:
Christoph Koellreuter, Managing Director and Chief Economist, BAK Basel Economics, Switzerland PPT
Wendelin Strubelt, Vice President and Professor, Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, Germany
Discussant:
Bernard Morel, Director, Territorial Development Delegation, France
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20:30-23:00
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Dinner - Keynote speech 1
Chairperson:
Carlo Negrini, Vice President, Credito Siciliano SpA, Italy
Speaker:
David M. Walker, Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office, United States
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Friday 12th November 2004
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9:00-10:15
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Measuring Australia: Lessons from the Key Indicator Initiative
Chairperson:
Francesco Olivieri, Ambassador, Italian Delegation to the OECD
Speakers:
Dennis Trewin, National Statistician, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Discussants:
Kathleen Cooper, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Department of Commerce, United States
Heli Jeskanen-Sundström, Director General, Statistics Finland
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10:15-10:45
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Coffee/networking
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10:45-12:00
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Ireland: when EU indicators are not enough
Chairperson:
Andrea Gavosto, Chief Economist, Telecom Italia, Italy
Speaker:
Donal Garvey, Director General, Central Statistics Office, Ireland PPT
Discussants:
Abdulkadir Ates, Rapporteur of the Enlarged Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on “OECD and the World Economy”, Member of the Turkish Parliament
Svein Longva, Director General, Statistics Norway
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12:00-13:00
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"Visionary" speech 2
Chairperson:
Joan Boer, Ambassador of the Netherlands, Permanent Delegation to the OECD
Speaker:
Donald J. Johnston, Secretary-General, OECD
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13:00-14:15
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Lunch/networking
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14:15-16:00
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Statistics for Society
Chairperson:
John West, Head of Public Affairs, OECD
Speakers:
Gøsta Esping-Andersen,
Professor, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain PPT
Bjørn Hvinden, Professor, University of Science and Technology, Norway PTT
Ken Tallis,
Head of the Resources Division, Australian Institute for Health and Welfare
Discussant:
John Martin
Director, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate, OECD comments
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Scoops and Statistics : Role of Media (Round table)
Chairperson:
Chris Brooks, Director, Public Affairs and Communication Directorate, OECD
Speakers:
Luca de Biase, Journalist and writer, Italy
Tito Boeri, Professor of Economics and Scientific Director, Bocconi University and Rodolfo DeBenedetti Fondation, Italy PPT
Simon Briscoe, Statistics Editor, Financial Times, United Kingdom
David Walker, Editor, The Guardian, United Kingdom
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Politics and Statistics
Chairperson:
David Sampson, Assistant Secretary, Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce,
United States
Speakers:
Gian Paolo Ruggiero, Director, Ministry of the Economy and Finance, Italy
Thorvald Moe, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Finance, Norway
Tony O'Connor, Chief Operational Research Analyst, The Prime Minister's Delivery Unit, United Kingdom PPT
Miguel Székely Pardo, Vice Minister of Prospective, Planning and Evaluation, Social Development Ministry, Mexico
Discussant:
Ian Ewing, Deputy Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand PPT
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Using Knowledge to Boost Competitiveness
Chairperson:
Nobuo Tanaka
Director, Science, Technology and Industry Directorate, OECD
Speakers:
Adelheid Bürgi-Schmelz, Director-General, Federal Statistical Office, Switzerland PPT
T. Scott Murray, Director General, Institutions and Social Statistics, Statistics Canada
Jorgen Rosted, Director, The Danish National Agency for Enterprise and Housing PPT
Discussant:
Kiyohiko Nishimura Executive Research Fellow of Economic and Social Research Institute, Professor of Economics, University of Tokyo and Member of Statistics Council, Japan PPT comments
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16:00-16:30
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Coffee/networking
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16:30-18:15
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Public Services
Chairperson:
Pia Marconi
Director General, Office for Innovation in Public Administrations, Department of Public Administration, Italy
Speakers:
Sheila Bird, Chair of the RSS Performance Measurement Working MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge and Strathclyde University, United Kingdom PPT
Richard Murray, Chief Economist, Agency for Public Management, Sweden PPT
Edward Sondik, Director, National Center for Health Statistics, Center for Disease Control Prevention,
United States PPT
Discussant:
Odile Sallard, Director, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, OECD
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Making Business Count
Chairperson:
Bruno Lamborghini, Vice chairman of Business Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD and President of the European Information Technology Observatory, Italy
Speakers:
Nevenka Pergar,
Board Member, AKTIVA Invest, Slovenia
Emilio Rossi, Managing Director, European Consulting, Global Insight PPT
Oktay Varlier, Senior Vice President, Executive Board Member, Alarko Group of Companies, Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association Economic Policy Committee, Turkey abstract
Discussant:
Arnaldo Abruzzini, Secretary General, Eurochambres - Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry
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The Role of Central Banks (Round table)
Chairperson:
Wolfgang Duchatczek, Vice Governor, Austrian National Bank
Speakers:
Luigi Federico Signorini, Head of Statistics, Bank of Italy
Toshio Idesawa, General Manager for Europe, Bank of Japan
Steven Keuning, Director General for Statistics, European Central Bank
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Planning for the Future
Chairperson:
Jean Marc Vittori, Editor, Les Echos, France
Speakers:
Louise Bellefeuille-Prégent, Senior Director, Horizontal Results Management, Expenditure Operations and Reporting, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat PPT
Carolyn Cahill, Senior Policy Advisor, National Round Table on Environment and the Economy, Canada PPT
Leigh Gatt, Managing Director, Gatt Consulting Ltd, New Zealand PPT
Discussant:
Christopher Hoenig, Managing Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office, United States
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20:30-23:00
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Dinner – Keynote speech 2
Chairperson:
Thomas Emmerich, Vice President, Southern Europe, Middle East & Africa, SAS International
Speaker:
Chris Brooks, Director, Public Affairs and Communication, OECD
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Saturday 13th November 2004
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9:00-11:15
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Cross-Country Comparisons
Chairperson:
Francesco Olivieri, Ambassador, Delegation of Italy to the OECD
Speakers:
Paul Cheung, Director, Statistics Division, United Nations PPT
Barry McGaw, Director, Education Directorate, OECD PPT
Pedro Díaz Muñoz, Director for Statistical Methodologies and Tools, Eurostat, European Commission PPT
Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Discussant:
Kristin Clemet, Minister of Education, Norway
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11:15-11:45
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Coffee/networking
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11:45-13:00
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Closing Session on Lessons Learned
Chairperson:
Herwig Schlögl, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
Speakers:
Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician, OECD
Constance Morella, Ambassador, Delegation of the United States to the OECD
Jorgen Rosted, Director, The Danish National Agency for Enterprise and Housing
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