The Statistics Indonesia (BPS), represented by Deputy Chief Statistician for Distribution and Services Statistics, Pudji Ismartini, attended the Ninth Session of the Committee on Statistics held in Bangkok from December 9 to 13, 2024. This event is part of the Asia-Pacific Statistics Week 2024, themed "Power of Data." The session consists of two segments: the senior officials segment on December 11 and the high-level segment on December 12 and 13.

In the high-level segment, representatives of member states discussed progress in implementing the "Declaration on Navigating Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind." Delegates also reflected on priority actions requiring resources, initiatives, and government engagement, as well as community participation, to ensure the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

In the Senior Officials segment, delegates discussed key issues related to building an agile and responsive statistical system to address future challenges and highlighted priority issues in implementing the decisions made.

Through active participation in various agendas, Indonesia presented strategic initiatives such as Satu Data Indonesia, the use of new data sources to produce official statistics, and various statistical innovations to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indonesia also had the opportunity to showcase its statistical innovations and achievements through a dedicated booth at the exhibition event. This reflects Indonesia's commitment to improving the quality and relevance of data at both regional and global levels.

At the side event EXPERT GROUP: Unleashing the Power of Big Data in Official Statistics, BPS had the opportunity to share its country research and experiences from a collaborative project with ESCAP titled “The 2030 Data Decade – Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of National Statistical Offices in Asia and the Pacific to Use Innovative, New, and Big Data Sources for Official Statistics in Support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” On this occasion, BPS presented its experience in integrating big data, specifically Earth Observation data, to modernize the rice data collection process.

This session was held alongside the 20th session of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (December 9–10, 2024). Various expert group meetings and side events, including the 19th Management Seminar for Heads of National Statistical Offices, were organized to enrich and complement the committee's discussion activities.