54TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS STATISTICAL COMMISSION (UNSC)
2 March 2023 (Thursday)
New York
DOSM Representatives:a. YBhg. Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician Malaysia
b. Ms. Ezatul Nisha Abdul Rahman, Director, Strategic Communication and International Division
The session continues to discuss the:
. Item 3 (j): International statistical classifications 
. Item 3 (l): Working methods of the Statistical Commission
. Item 3 (m): National quality assurance frameworks
. Item 3 (n): Big data
. Item 4 (a): Price statistics
. Item 4 (b): Integration of statistical and geospatial information
. Item 4 (c): Data stewardship 
. Item 4 (d): Crime and criminal justice statistics 
. Item 4 (e): Refugee, internally displaced persons and statelessness statistics . Item 5: All Items for information
Under Item 3(n), Malaysia appreciates the Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics' efforts in providing strategic vision, direction and coordination for a global programme on big data and data science for official statistics. As it has been suggested that big data and data science be mainstreamed into the daily operations of national statistical offices (NSOs), DOSM is actively exploring Big Data Analytics (BDA) and utilising other non-traditional data sources like earth observation data. DOSM has also embarked on using satellite imagery data for the upcoming Agriculture Census in collaboration with the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA). Besides, DOSM has participated in the International Data Science Accelerator mentoring programme to strengthen the technical knowledge and skills in satellite imagery and geospatial data, which offer opportunities to improve the range and robustness of agriculture data.For those who missed watching the live sessions, let's watch the recordings at:
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cb261cqf (5th Meeting) https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10okfjj8k (6th Meeting)
DOSM as Speaker: Beyond Open Data: Harnessing Openness for Use and ImpactOrganiser : Open Data Watch & Statistics Poland
Malaysia has promoted the most recent Open Data NextGen platform, designed to bridge the knowledge gap between decision-makers and the general public by ensuring everyone has access to the same information. This platform is being developed to support the data-sharing revolution and to empower the public with data to advance a "data-centric" culture among Malaysians.
Follow-up Meeting- OIC StatsCom & Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys member meetingBesides, Malaysia also participated in discussions with the statistical communities of OIC members on the latest progress and resolutions from the previous meetings at the follow-up meeting of the OIC Statistical Commission as well as the meeting of the ISWGHS to obtain the most recent developments of the committees.
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