Database and Development Indicators

ICP Regional Inception Workshop

Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
28 July - 01 August 2003

• Program of Activities [PDF: 225 kb | 5 pages]
• List of Participants [PDF: 600 kb | 15 pages]
• Papers and Presentations
  • Plenary, Day 1, Monday, 28 July
  • Plenary, Day 2, Tuesday, 29 July
  • Workshop for National Accountants
    • Day 3, Wednesday, 30 July
    • Morning, Day 4, Thursday, 31 July
  • Workshop for Price Statistician
    • Day 3, Wednesday, 30 July
    • Morning, Day 4, Thursday, 31 July
  • Plenary, Afternoon, Day 4, Thursday, 31 July
  • Plenary, Morning, Day 5, Friday, 1 August

Plenary Day 1 (Monday, 28 July)
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.	Opening Welcome/Session Inception Speech [PDF Presentation: 90 kb | 6 pages] Ifzal Ali Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank Jean-Louis Armand President, Asian Institute of Technology Regional Inception Workshop [PDF Presentation: 223 kb | 29 pages] Bishnu Pant Regional Coordinator, ICP Asia Pacific Overview [PDF Presentation: 609 kb | 39 pages] Fred Vogel   Global Coordinator, International Comparison Program (ICP)
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.	Election of Facilitators and Rapporteurs
9:45 – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break and Photo Session
Session 1
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Introduction to ICP 2004 Fred Vogel ICP Global Coordinator, World Bank
Session 2
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Regional Strategies to Implement ICP Asia Pacific Mr. Bishnu Pant Regional Coordinator, ICP Asia Pacific
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.	Lunch Break
Session 3
1:45 - 3:00 p.m.	Introduction to ICP Keith Blackburn Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics Derek Blades Consultant, World Bank
3:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Continuation of Session 3
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.	Cocktail Reception Hosted by the Asian Development Bank
Plenary Day 2 (Tuesday, 29 July) Top
Session 4
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Timeline for ICP 2004 [PDF Presentation: 123 kb | 7 pages] Bishnu Pant Regional Coordinator, ICP Asia Pacific
Session 5
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.	PPPs and Poverty Assessment [PDF Presentation: 117 kb | 5 pages] Michael Ward Consultant, Asian Development Bank
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break
Session 6
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Harmonization of CPI and ICP Keith Blackburn Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break
Session 7
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Basic Headings and Key Requirements from the National Accounts Derek Blades Consultant, World Bank
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Continuation of Session 7 Bishnu Pant Regional Coordinator, ICP Asia Pacific Andrew Flatt Chief, Statistics Division, UNESCAP
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.	Tool Pack Fred Vogel ICP Global Coordinator, World Bank

Workshop for National Accountants Day 3 (Wednesday, 30 July) Top
Session 8
8:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Exhaustiveness of GDP Estimates, Data Sources and Expenditure Weights Software [PDF: 215 kb | 10 pages] Derek Blades Consultant, World Bank
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.	Continuation of Session 8
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:30– 5:00 p.m.	Continuation of Session 8
Day 4 (Thursday, 31 July) Top
Session 9
8:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Country Reports Derek Blades Consultant, World Bank Virginia Gañac Consultant, Asian Development Bank
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break

Workshop for Price Statisticians Day 3 (Wednesday, 30 July) Top
Session 9
8:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Pricing Concepts Keith Blackburn Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
Session 10
10:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Comparability and Representativity Equi-representativity Keith Blackburn Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics Mark King Australian Bureau of Statistics
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break
Session 11
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.	Establishing the Product List Keith Blackburn Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics Mark King Australian Bureau of Statistics Lutgarda Labios Asian Development Bank
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.	Continuation of Session 11
Day 4 (Thursday, 31 July) Top
8:30 - 12:00 p.m.	Continuation of Session 11 Keith Blackburn Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics Mark King Australian Bureau of Statistics
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Coffee break
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break

Plenary Day 4 (Thursday, 31 July) Top
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	Report of Price Statisticians’ Workshop [PDF: 83 kb | 5 pages] Keith Blackburn and Participants Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Report of National Accountants’ Workshop [PDF: 119 kb | 4 pages] Derek Blades and Participants Consultant, World Bank
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Dinner Hosted by the Asian Development Bank
Day 5 (Friday, 1 August)
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Round Table Discussions Margarita Guerrero Lecturer/Statistician, Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific Derek Blades Consultant, World Bank Keith Blackburn Product List Coordinator, Australian Bureau of Statistics Michael Ward Consultant, Asian Development Bank
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.	Review of Timeline for the next 12 months
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.	Summary Discussions/Conclusions Margarita Guerrero Lecturer/Statistician, Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific Michael Ward [PDF: 110 kb | 6 pages] Consultant, Asian Development Bank

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