On March 22, 2024, we conducted a webinar on the Journey from MPD to Official Statistics. This webinar is organized by the Regional Hub on Big Data and Data Science for Asia and the Pacific, hosted by the Indonesian Government, in partnership with ESCAP.
The rapid development of Big Data technology provides opportunities for the modernization of business processes in statistical activities, including the potential use of Mobile Positioning Data (MPD) for official statistics. MPD is a form of big data which results from the high data volumes of mobile positioning by tracking the location of mobile phones. Mobile positioning data can be used for a wide range of purposes, including generating population and tourism statistics, measuring human mobility, creating data-driven solutions in urban planning, and establishing a response plan to disasters.
Indonesia is one of a few countries that are already using MPD for its official tourism statistics. Since 2016, BPS Statistics Indonesia has been using MPD for cross-border tourism statistics and has also been exploring other use cases. The extensive experience and lessons learned from Indonesia's journey in using MPD, can provide valuable insights for other National Statistical Offices (NSOs) seeking to adopt similar innovative approaches.
The specific objectives of this webinar include:
- Increasing awareness of the potential uses of MPD for official statistics.
- Sharing they journey of how MPD has been used for official statistics in Indonesia.
- Discussing opportunities for leveraging MPD in various statistical domains.
The opening remarks were delivered by Ms. Rikke Munk Hansen as Chief of Economic and Environmental Statistics of ESCAP and Mr Setia Pramana from Polytechnic of Statistics-STIS on behalf of the secretariat of Regional Hub on Big Data and Data Science for Asia and the Pacific. Webinar material was delivered by the experts from ITU as representatives of UN Task Team MPD, BPS Statistics Indonesia, and Telkomsel as one of MNO in Indonesia. This webinar was moderated by Alfatihah R.M.N.S.P. Munaf, BPS Statistics Indonesia. Table below shows us the detailed agenda.
| Agenda item | Speaker | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Opening and Welcome | Rikke Munk Hansen Chief of Economic and Environmental Statistics ESCAP Setia Pramana Regional Hub on Big Data and Data Science for Asia and The Pacific BPS Statistics Indonesia |
14:00 – 14:10 |
| Presentation: “Unleashing Potential of MPD for Official Statistics” |
Esperanza Magpantay ITU, UN Task Teams of MPD | 14:10 – 14:30 |
| Presentation: “From MPD to Official Statistics: A Journey in Indonesia” | Ignatius Aditya Setyadi MPD Teams of BPS Statistics Indonesia |
14:30 – 14:50 |
| Presentation: “Data Governance of MPD” | Alfian Manullang Telkomsel Representative of MNO in Indonesia | 14:50 – 15:10 |
| Open Discussion | All | 15:10 – 15:40 |
| Closing | 15:40 – 15:45 |
This webinar was attended by 108 participants, including NSOs Maldives, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Gambia, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, New Zealand, Cambodia, Brunei, Republic of Armenia, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, Timor-Leste, China, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. There were also participants from representatives of MNOs, UNs, universities, private sectors, and other government agencies.
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