ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Committee on Statistics
Tenth session
25-29 November 1996
Bangkok

1. Opening of the session.
2. Adoption of the agenda.
3. Report of the Bureau.
4. Report of the Working Group of Statistical Experts.
5. Review of statistical activities in the region.
6. Functioning of the Committee and its Bureau.
7. Issues relating to the development of statistics, including those in support of the themes of the Commission:
   1. Gender statistics;
   2. Poverty estimation;
   3. Critical problems in economic statistics;
   4. Science and technology indicators;
   5. Environment statistics.
8. Statistical implications of the outcome of the Cairo, Copenhagen and Beijing global conferences.
9. Issues relating to SIAP, including the report of the Governing Board.
10. Issues relating to information technology applications and information resource management, and review of public sector computerization activities in the region.
11. Programmes of work in statistics, 1996-1997 and 1998-1999, including the development of an integrated presentation of work programmes, and review of the medium-term plan, 1998-2001.
12. Other matters.
13. Election of the Bureau.
14. Adoption of the report.