Han Hoon, Commissioner of Statistics Korea, Attends OECD Committee on Statistical Policy Meeting

Discussion on International Statistical Issues such as 'Digital Platform Employment Measurement' and Strengthening Statistical Cooperation

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] The Statistics Korea announced on the 24th that Han Hoon, Commissioner of Statistics Korea, attended the '19th OECD Committee on Statistics Policy' held in Geneva, Switzerland on the 22nd-23rd (local time) as South Korea's chief representative.

The OECD Committee on Statistics Policy is an advanced international annual meeting in the statistics sector where heads of statistics from 38 OECD member countries and major international organizations gather to discuss the development and advancement of statistics necessary for setting global issues and national key policy directions.

At this Committee on Statistics Policy, member countries discussed ▲ measurement of digital platform employment ▲ expansion of geospatial data utilization ▲ recent international statistical issues such as income, consumption, savings, and wealth distribution.

Commissioner Han Hoon stated, "Measurement of platform labor is very important for establishing policies to improve the working conditions of the rapidly increasing platform workers." He then introduced three pilot surveys conducted by Statistics Korea since 2019 to support policies related to digital platform workers and emphasized the need for efforts to establish international guidelines based on various countries' cases.

He also stressed the necessity of utilizing geospatial information to distinguish between 'urban' and 'non-urban' areas for measuring and addressing regional inequality phenomena.

Furthermore, he held consultations and discussed mutual cooperation plans with heads of statistics from countries such as the UK Office for National Statistics and the UN Statistics Division, as well as other international organizations.

Commissioner Han Hoon said, "By attending this OECD Committee on Statistics Policy, we introduced the advanced statistical compilation techniques of Statistics Korea and contributed to the establishment of international statistical standards," adding, "Statistics Korea will continue to actively contribute to the development of international statistics."

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