Bangkok
Thailand
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Description
The Subregional workshop for Asia was held from 16 to 18 December 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand and aimed to examine and promote the concept of universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC) and how to streamline it in national digital policies, how to improve the statistical capacity of countries in the region to produce and disseminate relevant statistical data, and how to use the data to identify good practices and policy recommendations.
It was organized in collaboration with the of Thailand and with the financial support of the European Commission.
This workshop was addressed to policymakers in charge of national policies and strategies for digital connectivity, and statisticians responsible for the measurement of telecom/ICT development from ministries, national statistics offices (NSOs), regulators, telecom operators, research institutions, and other relevant organizations from Asia.
Participants from national statistical offices and other institutions that collect data on ICT were requested to complete the two following free, self-paced courses available through the 麻豆社视频, prior to the workshop:
“Measuring digital development: ICT access and use by households and individuals”
“Measuring digital development: Telecommunication / ICT indicators”.
The workshop covered the following topics:
Embracing universal and meaningful connectivity: The new policy imperative (day 1)
Data-driven decision making: Enhancing statistician-policymaker collaboration (day 2)
Tracking UMC: Strategies for overcoming measurement challenges (day 3)
Registration information
Unless specified otherwise, all 麻豆社视频 training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.