Global conference on macroeconomic statistics for the future
Eurostat and the United Nations Statistics Division organised a global conference on 'Macroeconomic Statistics for the Future', which took place on 10-11 November 2022 at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels.
The event was held on the occasion of the ongoing update of the 2008 system of national accounts (SNA) and balance of payments manual (BMP) 6, and their planned adoption in 2025. Priority areas of discussion were:
- sustainability and beyond GDP
- digitalisation
- globalisation
- communication.
The conference brought together around 250 high-profile participants from all over the world, including politicians, public officials working in policy development, national accounts compilers, and academics. An interesting programme was offered to the participants.
10 November 2022
- 9.30–9.45: Opening, welcome message from Mariana Kotzeva (Eurostat) and Stefan Schweinfest (UN Statistics Division)
- 9.45–10.45: Opening Panel: Discussion on 'Statistical needs for policy making in a changing world'
- Moderator: Mariana Kotzeva, Eurostat
- Panellists : Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy at the European Commission Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD Kerri-Ann Jones, Deputy Secretary-General at the OECD Irene Tinagli, MEP, Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
- 11.15–12.30 Session 1: Communication
- Chair: Haishan Fu, World Bank
- Background and overview of changes to the SNA, including communication aspects – Peter van de Ven, lead editor 2008 SNA update
- Coordination between the SNA and BPM in the update process – Carlos Sanchez-Munoz, IMF Plenary discussion
- 14.00–17.30 Session 2: Beyond GDP
- Chair: Paul Schreyer, OECD
- Keynote speech – Janez Potočnik, UN Environment Programme
- A Broader SNA framework for Wellbeing and Sustainability – Jorrit Zwijnenburg, OECD Environmental economic issues – Mark de Haan, IMF
- Plenary discussion
- Distributional national accounts – Giovanni Savio, Istat
- Labour accounts, education and human capital – Sanjiv Mahajan, ONS
- Plenary discussion
Friday 11 November 2022
- 9.00–10.20 Session 3: Digitalisation
- Chair: Gallo Gueye, Eurostat
- Keynote speech – Avinash Collis, University of Texas
- The digital economy in the updated SNA – Focus on Data and Free Services – Erich Strassner, IMF
- Plenary discussion
- 10.40–12.00 Session 4: Globalisation
- Chair: Bert Kroese, IMF
- Keynote speech – João Sousa, European Central Bank
- Overview of globalisation issues and how they have been addressed for the SNA update – Michael Connolly, CSO Ireland
- Plenary discussion
- 13.00–15.00 Session 5: The United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians – overview of activities and findings with focus on Beyond GDP consultations
- Chair: Stefan Schweinfest, UNSD
- Overview of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians activities – Aishath Shahuda, Maldives Bureau of Statistics
- Findings on the Beyond GDP consultation Towards an integrated statistical system for inclusive and sustainable well being – Richard Heys, UK Office of National Statistics
- Beyond Dutch GDP: concepts, policy use and challenges – Gerard Eding, Statistics Netherlands
- Network’s roadmap and forward-looking beyond GDP conceptual framework – André Loranger, Statistics Canada
- Plenary discussion
- 15.20–16.20 Session 6: Panel discussion
- Moderator: Mariana Kotzeva, Eurostat
- Panellists: Stefan Schweinfest, Director of the UN Statistics Division Paul Schreyer, OECD chief statistician Jaroslav Sixta, Vice-President of the Czech Statistical Office Graciela Márquez, President of INEGI, Mexico
- 16.20–16.30 Concluding remarks by Gallo Gueye, Eurostat
- 'How should we measure the digital economy?', Avinash (Avi) Collis
- 'Overview of globalisation issues and how they are addressed for the SNA update', Michael Connolly
- 'SNA update: Environmental-Economic topics', Mark de Haan
- 'Beyond Dutch GDP: concepts, policy use and challenges?', Gerard J. Eding, Jan-Pieter Smits
- 'Network of Economic Statisticians', Richard Heys
- 'Network of Economic Statisticians', André Loranger
- 'Labour, education and human capital', Sanjiv Mahajan
- Beyond GDP: Measuring the Real Progress', Janez Potočnik
- 'Distributional National Accounts', Giovanni Savio
- 'Network of Economic Statisticians', Aishath Shahuda
- 'Globalisation: Challenges for Macroeconomic Statistics', João Sousa
- 'The Digital economy in the updated SNA. Focus on Data and Free Services', Erich H. Strassner, Nicola Massarelli
- 'Changes to the SNA and BPM, including communication and collaboration', Peter van de Ven, Carlos Sánchez Muñoz
- 'Broadening the SNA framework to obtain more insights into well-being and sustainability', Jorrit Zwijnenburg
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Avinash Collis, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin, United States
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Michael Connolly, Head of National Accounts Analysis and Globalisation, Central Statistical Office (CSO), Ireland
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Mark de Haan, Senior economist, IMF, Netherlands
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Gerard J. Eding, Director of National Accounts at Statistics Netherlands, Netherlands
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Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy, Belgium
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Gallo Gueye, Deputy Director- General, Eurostat, Luxembourg
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Albert Hendrik Kroese, Director, Statistics Department, Netherlands
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Richard Heys, Deputy Chief Economist, Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom
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Kerri-Ann Jones, Deputy Secretary General, OECD, France
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Mariana Kotzeva, Director General, Eurostat, Luxembourg
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André Loranger, Statistics Canada, organization’s information data holdings, Canada
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Sanjiv Mahajan, Head of Methods and Research Engagement, ONS, United Kingdom
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Graciela Márquez Colín, President of the Governing Board and the Institute, Mexico
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Janez Potočnik, Partner of SYSTEMIQ, Slovenia
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Carlos Sánchez Muñoz, Assistant Director and Chief Balance of Payments Division, United States
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Giovanni Savio, Director of the National Accounts, ISTAT, Italy
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Paul Schreyer, Chief Statistician and Director, OECD, France
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Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division, United States
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Aishath Shahuda, Deputy Chief Statistician, Maldives Bureau of Statistics, Maldives
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Jaroslav Sixta, Vice President, Czech Statistical Office, Czech Republic
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Erich H. Strassner, Chief, Real Sector Division, International Monetary Fund, United States
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Irene Tinagli, Member of European Parliament, Belgium
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Peter van de Ven, 2008 SNA Update Lead Editor, ISWGNA, Netherlands
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Jorrit Zwijnenburg, Head of Section, OECD, France