Date/Venue:    30-31 August 2001/Tokyo, Japan

Organizer/Co-organizer:
It was hosted by the Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center of Japan
under the auspices of the International Association for Official
Statistics (IAOS) in cooperation with the Japan Statistical Society
(JSS), the Japan Statistical Association (JSTAT), the Statistical
Information Institute for Consulting and Analysis (SINFONICA) and the
Institute of Statistical Research. 

Aim
There has been a remarkable development in information and 
communication technology (ICT) in recent years, and the use of ICT is
rapidly spreading into various areas deeply in the economy and the
society. It is a challenge for official statisticians to grasp
statistically such economic and social changes resulting from ICT, and
it is necessary to develop statistics with which the present economic
and social conditions may be appropriately measured and the relevant
information guiding the future directions may be provided to the policy
planners and the public at large. Efforts in this field are now being
made by international organizations and national statistical offices as
well as academic societies. 
Based on researches and studies done by various individuals and
organizations, this meeting is to provide a forum to exchange the views
and the ideas on the development of statistics, statistical
methodologies, analytical frameworks, and other related matters in this
field.

Theme
Under the main theme of "Statistics for the Information Society", the
following topics were covered during the two-day meeting.
- Measurement of e-commerce
- Measurement of diffusion of ICT in the economy or society
- ICT applied in production and utilization of statistics
- National and international statistical programs concerning ICT

(10:00-10:45)
Ms. Heli JESKANEN-SUNDSTROM (Statistics Finland)
"ICT Statistics at the New Millennium - Developing Official Statistics
- Measuring the Diffusion of ICT and its Impacts"

(11:15-12:00)
Mr. Andrew WYCKOFF (OECD)
"OECD Efforts to Address the Measurement and Policy Challenges Posed
by the Information Society"


 

  
(August 30, 13:30-15:15) 

Invited Paper Session 1 

--- Application of ICT in National Statistical Organizations ---
 


Organizer: Mr. Maarten BOON (SIAP)

Chair: Mr. Masayoshi MATSUSHITA(UNIDO)

Speakers: 

Mr. Wolfgang KNUEPPEL (Eurostat)
 (Coauthor: Mr. Uwe KUNZLER (Eurostat))
"Influence of the Internet on Data Collection and Dissemination in the 
European Statistical System (ESS)"

Mr. Ilpo SURVO (ESCAP)
"The State of Information Technology in National Statistical and Census 
Offices in Asia and the Pacific"

Dr. Kazuyuki MOTOHASHI (METI, Japan)
"New Generation Statistics System: METI's Approach to Internet 
Statistical Data Collection and Analysis"

Mr. Maarten BOON (SIAP)
Mr. Maarten BOON (SIAP)"Management Challenges for Statistical Offices
Offered by Emerging ICT; Synthesis on Basis of Experiences in Europe,
Asia and the Pacific"



 

  
(August 30, 15:45-17:15)

Invited Paper Session 2

--- Measurement of Effects of Productivity Improvement Caused by ICT---
 


Organizer: Prof. Masahiro KURODA (Keio University, Japan)

Chair: Prof. Edwin R. DEAN (George Washington University, USA)

Speakers: 

Dr. Jack E. TRIPLETT (Brookings Institution, USA)
"IT, Hedonic Price Indexes, and Productivity"

Prof. Bart van ARK (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
"The Renewal of the Old Economy: An International Comparative
Perspective"

Prof. Masahiro KURODA (Keio University, Japan)
"Measurement of the Impact of the New Technology Through Capital
Accumulation"


 

  
(August 31, 09:30-10:30, 11:00-12:00)

Panel Discussion 

--- Statistics on E-Commerce ---
 


Organizer/Chair: Mr. Hallgrimur SNORRASON (Statistics Iceland)

Panelists: 

Dr. Barbara K. ATROSTIC (US Bureau of the Census)  (Coauthor: Dr. John
GATES (US Bureau
 of the Census))
"U.S. Productivity and Electronic Business Processes in Manufacturing"

Ms. Amanda ROWLATT (Office for National Statistics, UK)
"Measuring E-Commerce: Developments in the UK"

Mr. Peter Boegh NIELSEN (Statistics Denmark)
"EC-Learnings: How to Measure E-Commerce?"

Mr. Takao ITO (Statistics Bureau, Japan)
"Official Statistical Surveys on ICT in Japan and Measuring E-Commerce"



 

  
(August 31, 13:30-15:00)

Invited Paper Session 3 

--- Development of ICT Indicators ---
 


Organizer: 

Mr. Takanobu NEGI (Statistics Center, Japan)
Mr. Shigeru KAWASAKI (Cabinet Office, Japan)

Chair: Mr. Takanobu NEGI (Statistics Center, Japan)

Speakers: 

Dr. Kyung Ae PARK (National Statistical Office, Korea)
"Development of ICT Indicators in Korea"

Dr. Carlo MALAGUERRA (Swiss Federal Statistical Office) 
 (Coauthor: Mr. Matthias NIKLOWITZ (Swiss Federal Statistical Office), 
Dr. Maja HUBER (Swiss Federal Statistical Office))
"Monitoring the Information Society"

Mr. Masafumi MAEGAWA (Information and Communications Policy Bureau, MIC
, Japan)
""Statistical Data in WHITE PAPER "Information and Communications in
Japan"



 

  
(August 31, 15:30-17:00)

Invited Paper Session 4

--- Developments in Official Statistics on the Diffusion of ICT in Society and its Effects 
---
 


Organizer/Chair: Dr. Siu-Ming TAM (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Speakers: 

Mr. Greg PETERSON (Statistics Canada)  (Coauthor: Mr. Fred GAULT
(Statistics Canada))
"Measuring the Diffusion of Information and Communication 
Technology in Society and its Effects: Canadian Experience"

Mr. Tim POWER (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
"Development in Official Statistics on the Adoption of ICT in
Australia"

Mr. Hiroshige FURUTA (Statistical Training Institute, MIC, Japan) 
 (Coauthor: Mr. Naoki MAKITA (Statistical Training Institute, MIC
, Japan))
"Overview of IT Statistics in Japan"

Discussant: 

Mr. Dominic K. T. LEUNG (Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong
, China)



 

  
(August 30, 13:30-15:15)

Contributed Paper Session 1
 


Chair: Prof. Michiko WATANABE (Toyo University, Japan)

Speakers: 

Prof. Naoko SAKURAI (Tokyo University of Information Sciences, Japan) 
 (Coauthors: Prof. Michiko WATANABE (Toyo University, Japan),  
 Mr. Tatsuki INOUE (Waseda University, Japan),  
 Prof. Chooichiro ASANO (Soka University, Japan))
"On the Joint Research Development of the Educational Web Site for 
Disseminating Statistics"

Dr. Akinobu TAKEUCHI (Rikkyo University, Japan)
"A New Approach to Development of a Statistical Software Corresponding 
to Customers Demands"

Mr. Yasunari KONO (Rikkyo University, Japan) 
 (Coauthor: Prof. Kazunori YAMAGUCHI (Rikkyo University, Japan))
"A New Statistical Tool for Extracting of the Causal Condition"

Prof. Miyoko ASANO (Daito Bunka University, Japan) 
"Relationship Between Regression with Qualitative Variables and 
Feed-forward Neural Networks"



 

  
(August 30, 15:45-17:15)

Contributed Paper Session 2
 


Chair: Prof. Tatsuo TANAKA (Keio University, Japan)

Speakers: 

Mr. Ramasamy RAMACHANDRAN (National Information Technology Council
, Malaysia)
"Measuring Knowledge Development in the Information Era"

Prof. Tatsuo TANAKA (Keio University, Japan)
"Network Externality and Necessary Software Statistics"

Ms. Rathina Pandi ASHA (National Information Technology Council
, Malaysia) 
 (Coauthor: Mr. Ramasamy RAMACHANDRAN (National Information Technology
Council, Malaysia))
"Emerging Statistical Concepts and Definitions in the Information Era"



 

  
(August 31, 09:30-10:30)

Contributed Paper Session 3
 


Chair: Mr. Naoki MAKITA (Statistical Training Institute MIC, Japan)

Speakers: 

Dr. Helmut MAIER (Berlin School of Economics, Germany)
"Rough Estimation of Economic Impact of Present BSE-illness of Cows in
Germany"

Prof. Antoni SMOLUK (Wroclaw School of Economics, Poland)
"Statistics and the Principle of Conservation in Biology"



 

  
(August 31, 11:00-12:00)

Contributed Paper Session 4
 


Chair: Mr. Akira TAKAMI (Statistics Bureau, Japan)

Speakers: 

Mr. Tatsuki INOUE (Waseda University, Japan) 
 (Coauthors: Ms. Yumi ASAHI (Rikkyo University, Japan), 
 Prof. Kazunori YAMAGUCHI (Rikkyo University, Japan))
"An Advanced Statistical Information Disclosure over the Internet"

Prof. Akimichi TAKEMURA (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
"On Recent Developments in Statistical Disclosure Control Techniques"



 

  
 (August 31, 13:30-15:00)

Contributed Paper Session 5
 


Chair: Mr. Joji SAWADA (Statistics Bureau, Japan)

Speakers: 

Ms. Yuko KANEKO (Institute for Posts and Telecommunications 
Policy, MIC, Japan)
"Promoting "Electronic Government" -With a Focus on Statistical
Activities-"

Mr. Tomonori MARUYAMA (Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd., Japan) 
 (Coauthor: Mr. Yoshiaki IGARASHI (Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd.
, Japan))
"Requirements for International Cooperation to Statistics Development: 
Practical Lessons from an Experience in Thailand"

Prof. Jozef OLENSKI (Warsaw University and the National Bank of Poland)
"Methodological Foundations of the Satellite Account of 
Information in the System of National Accounts"

Dr. Lea BREGAR (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
"ICT as a Means for Improvement of Understanding and 
Dissemination of Official Statistics"



 

  
(August 31, 15:30-17:00)

Contributed Paper Session 6
 


Chair: Mr. Takehiro FUKUI (Statistics Bureau, Japan)

Speakers: 

Ms. Kyung Hee KIM (National Statistical Office, Korea)
"Computer & Internet Use Survey"

Mr. Fumitaka OKUMURA (Jupiter Media Metrix, Japan)
"Key Findings of Statistical Data Survey via Internet"

Mr. Pali LEHOHLA (Statistics South Africa)
"The Creation of a National Statistics System-Challenges for South
Africa"




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