About the expert dialogue
The ESCAP expert dialogue aims to discuss possible ways forward towards establishing a closer data collaboration between governments and civil society in the region. We invite you to join our webinar in which we will present some of the ongoing citizen-generated data (CGD) work of UN ESCAP, UNSD, and of the LNOB civil society coalitions in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Viet Nam. We will also receive inputs from a government and a national statistics office on their perspectives of CGD.
Relevant resources and publications
- Bangladesh: https://voicescount.org/countries/bangladesh/?tab=publications
- India: https://voicescount.org/countries/india/?tab=publications
- Nepal: https://voicescount.org/countries/nepal/?tab=publications
- Vietnam: https://voicescount.org/countries/vietnam/?tab=publications
- General guidance material on CGD: https://voicescount.org/guidance/
Agenda for this session
- Moderator: Peter Koblowsky, Senior Partnership Manager, International Civil Society Centre
- Welcome remarks:
- Rachael Beaven, Director, Statistics Division, UN ESCAP
- Haoyi Chen, Coordinator, IS Working Group on Household Surveys, United Nations Statistics Division
- Peter Koblowsky, Senior Partnership Manager, International Civil Society Centre
- CGD implementation experiences in Asia and the Pacific:Joint presentation of the LNOB coalitions in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Viet Nam:
- Vân Anh Trần, Program Director, Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD)
- Shantosh Thapa, Youth Engagement Coordinator, VSO Nepal
- NSO’s perspective on working with CGD:
- Ram Hari Gaihre, Director, Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal
- Government’s perspective on the use of CGD:
- Nguyen Thanh Nga, Focal Point for SDG report and VNR, Department of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam
- Discussion and opinion poll with audience: your perspective on working with CGD
- Conclusion and wrap-up