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Second National Statistics Conference 2013 (MyStats 2013): Promoting Innovation in Economic and Financial Statistics to Support Policy Making in a Dynamic Environment, 18 November 2013, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur

Bank Negara Malaysia will be organising the second national statistics conference (MyStats 2013) with the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) and Institut Statistik Malaysia (ISM) on 18 November at Sasana Kijang. 

The theme of MyStats 2013 is "Promoting Innovation in Economic and Financial Statistics to Support Policy Making in a Dynamic Environment".

The key objective of MyStats 2013 is to facilitate greater discussion and collaboration between statisticians/compilers and users of statistics, such as economists, analysts, academicians and policy makers, in improving data compilation, communication and usage of statistics.  It will also provide an avenue for the participants to discuss new ways and innovative approaches in the compilation and usage of statistics to support analysis, surveillance and policy measures in the increasingly dynamic environment.

The topics of discussion include: (i) New Statistics for Better Surveillance and Policy Action; (ii) Innovation in Analysis and Statistics; (iii) New Horizon for Financial and Economic Statistics; (iv) Leveraging on Statistical Methods and Scientific Approaches for Better Analysis; (v) Application of Technology in Transforming Malaysia's Statistical Landscape; and (vi) Innovation in Statistics and Analysis for Responsive Policy Action.

Conference Programme

Opening Remarks

Dr. Haji Abdul Rahman Hasan, Chief Statistician, Department of Statistics Malaysia

Keynote Address

YB Senator Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia

Overview on role and initiatives of International Statistical Institute (ISI)

Prof. Dr. Vijayan N. Nair, President ISI

Session 1: New Statistics for Better Surveillance and Policy Action

Global financial and economic crises: Lag in statistics or slow in policy actions?

Per Nymand-Andersen, European Central Bank

Statistics after the financial crisis: Response to new data demands and data gaps

Dr. He Qi, International Monetary Fund

Strengthening statistical compilation and usage of relevant statistics in Malaysia

Abd. Latib Talib, Department of Statistics Malaysia

Discussant
'Allauddin Haji Anuar, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia

Session 2(A): Innovation in Analysis and Statistics

Compilation and management of labor market statistics for macroeconomic analysis at the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics Dr. John L. Eltinge, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Economic Transformation Programme: Understanding the progress through data and indicators

Ku Kok Peng, The Performance Management and Delivery Unit, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia

Domestic demand-driven growth: Analysis perspective and statistics needed
Dr. Yeah Kim Leng, RAM Holdings Berhad

Measuring core inflation: The Malaysian case

Mohd Helmi Ramlee, Bank Negara Malaysia

Discussant
Sia Ket Ee, Hong Leong Investment Bank Berhad

Session 2(B): Leveraging on Statistical Methods and Scientific Approaches for Better Analysis

An overview on the statistical methods for economic research and risk assessment
Dr. Lau Wee Yeap, University of Malaya

Aggregate financing to the real economy

Sheng Songcheng, People's Bank of China

Measurement and contribution of total factor productivity to economic growth

Prof. Dr. Noorasiah Sulaiman, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Estimating Malaysia's output gap: Have we closed the gap?
Dr. Nur Ain Shahrier, Bank Negara Malaysia

Discussant

Alan Tan Chew Leong, Affin Investment Bank Berhad

Session 3(A): New Horizon for Financial and Economic Statistics

Going beyond GDP: Social wellbeing and happiness indicators
Dr. Dahlia Rosly, Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government

Transcending the traditional approach through satellite accounts

Zubaidah Ismail, Department of Statistics Malaysia

Big data analytics: The next frontier for economic and financial analysis

Bob Chua, Pulse Group PLC

Monitoring shadow banking and its challenges: The Malaysian experience

Muhamad  Amar Mohd Farid, Bank Negara Malaysia

Discussant

Prof. Dr. Santha Vaithilingam, Monash University Malaysia

Session 3(B): Application of Technology in Transforming Malaysia's Statistical Landscape

Going beyond the traditional mode of business: Statistics from internet
Dr. Qing Wu, Google Inc.

Leveraging on Business Intelligence tools for micro- and macro-data analysis and research

Tai Yoon Foong, Bank Negara Malaysia

Addressing statistical gaps in a dynamic payment environment

Yee Chee May, Bank Negara Malaysia

Location based statistics: Knowing your place
Wan Razali Matsah, Telekom Malaysia Berhad

Panel Discussion: Innovation in Statistics and Analysis for Responsive Policy Action
Panellists:

Dr. Norhana Endut, Bank Negara Malaysia

Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Department of Statistics Malaysia
Dr. Zakariah Abdul Rashid, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research
En. Suhaimi Ilias, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad