UN World Data Forum 2018

22 Oct 2018 - 24 Oct 2018

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Session reports

02:00 - Big data for sustainable development: What does it take to get to the next level?
02:00 - Bringing statistics where opinions and decisions are made
02:00 - Effective capacity building and technical assistance in a world of data: How to say no and better coordinate technical assistance
02:00 - Opening session: Harnessing the power of data for sustainable development
02:00 - Developing capacities for the 2030 Agenda: Moving towards implementation
02:00 - Increasing trust in data and statistics
02:00 - Matchmaking for the data revolution: Bringing data producers and users together
02:00 - The open algorithms (OPAL) project: What has been achieved in Senegal and Colombia and how can it scale?
02:00 - Relevant to everyone’s sense of “me, here, now”: Data literacy as the means towards a social inclusion revolution
02:00 - Closing session: Implementation of the Cape Town global action plan for sustainable development data: The way forward
01:00 - Data and diplomats: Capacity development for diplomats and policy-makers in the data age

The United Nations World Data Forum 2018 will take place on 22-24 October 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Forum will be hosted by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority with the support of the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance of the United Nations Statistical Commission and the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Forum is organised by the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLG-PCCB) and it will be focused on the following thematic areas:

  • New approaches to capacity development for better data
  • Innovations and synergies across data ecosystems
  • Leaving no one behind
  • Understanding the world through data
  • Building trust in data and statistics
  • How far have we come?

For more information about the Forum, visit the dedicated webpage.

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