Statistics Korea Commissioner Attends OECD Committee on Statistics Policy Meeting... "Promoting Paradigm Shift in Statistics Production"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] The Statistics Korea announced on the 25th that Kang Shin-wook, Commissioner of Statistics Korea, attended the '17th OECD Committee on Statistics Policy' held via video conference from 7 PM to 10 PM on the 24th.

This meeting, attended by the heads of statistics from 37 member countries, is the highest-level annual forum in the statistics sector that decides on statistical standards and international comparison methodologies necessary for promoting global policy issues such as the economy and quality of life. It will be held over three days until the 26th.

In particular, this time, a special session on the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was organized jointly with the statistical agency heads' consultative body of European countries (UNECE-CES), discussing ▲ sharing cases of emergency statistics compilation related to COVID-19 ▲ exploring innovative data collection methods applicable in similar crisis situations ▲ prioritizing international cooperation areas related to COVID-19.

In this regard, Commissioner Kang introduced ▲ detailed trends in the service industry using card approval amount data ▲ daily prices and out-of-stock rates of COVID-19 prevention items such as masks and hand sanitizers ▲ cases of population movement statistics utilizing mobile data.

Additionally, in the international cooperation sector, he reminded that global crises generally deepen the 'gap' between countries and proposed discussions on efficient collaboration methods to support developing countries (ODA) in the COVID-19 situation where physical movement is impossible, receiving strong support from many member countries.

Commissioner Kang emphasized the necessity of international cooperation, stating, "In Korea's case, we plan to promote a paradigm shift in statistical production, including transitioning to non-face-to-face (untact) surveys and expanding the use of innovative data sources, taking this crisis as an opportunity."

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