New York, October 14 – Over 5,000 data experts will take part in a three-day workshop organized by the United Nations World Data Forum to boost data capacity and partnership to tackle the pandemic and meet a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
The virtual October 19-21 forum will allow the experts from 100 countries to work “to identify innovative solutions for better data, intensify cooperation on data for sustainable development and renew the urgent call for more and better funding for data.”
The forum will open on October 19 with remarks by the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, the Federal Councillor of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Home Affairs Alain Berset, the CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Mark Suzman, and other special guests to be announced.
It is supported by the Swiss Confederation, with substantive help from the Federal Statistical Office, who will host the next physical meeting of the World Data Forum scheduled to take place in Bern on October 3-6. 2021.
“Recovering better from Covid-19 must be underpinned by quality data that tell us where we have been falling short. It is trusted data that allow us to see if we are heading in the right direction,“ said Liu Zhemin, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, who heads the secretariat for the forum. “More importantly, it is critical to leverage data and statistics to ensure that no one is left behind.”
“The 2020 virtual UN World Data Forum builds upon the momentum generated at the Forums in Cape Town and Dubai and provides a unique opportunity to identify solutions for better data and better financing for the development of data and statistical systems,” he said.
The first UN World Data Forum was hosted by Statistics South Africa in Cape Town, South Africa in January 2017 and the second forum was hosted by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority of the United Arab Emirates in October 2018 in Dubai.
Registration
To watch the live and pre-recorded sessions, get access to the exhibit spaces, and connect with the data and statistics community, register in 2 easy steps:
(1) Get your ticket here: UNDataForum.org and
(2) Create your profile by signing up to the Attendify platform using the instructions on your ticket
For Media: Media wishing to cover the Forum should register and check the accredited media box. For more details, see https://unstats.un.org/unsd/undataforum/media
More information
Event programme: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/undataforum/programme
Live-stream and pre-recorded sessions: watch on the Attendify platform
Event website: UNDataForum.org
Follow on social media: @UNDataForum
Media contacts:
Daniella Sussman | E: dataforum@un.org | M: +1 347-395-0345
Helen Daun Rosengren | E: rosengrenh@un.org | M: +1 646-287-2641
Michal Szymanski | E: michal.szymanski2@un.org | M: +1 718-753-6336
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