Thursday, 29 September 2016

• Registration of participants  9:00am —9:30am

• Follow-up from the Fifth Meeting of the HLG (closed session) 9:30am—10:30am
  • -Introduction
  • -Adoption of the report of the fifth meeting
  • -Joint IAEG-SDGs / HLG subgroup
  • -Rotation mechanism for the HLG members and co-chairs

Morning session

• 1Opening  10:30am—11:00am
  • -Welcome from Host/ co‐Chair
  • -Remarks from UNSD
  • -Introduction of issue partners

Coffee break

• 2The Global Action Plan for Data 11:15am—12:30pm
  • -Presentation by the subgroup on current status of the draft
  • -Discussion on the document to be submitted to the Statistical Commission

Lunch break

Afternoon session

• 3 Global Action Plan for Data (continued) 2:00pm—3:30pm
  • -Launch of the document at the UN WDF
  • -Additional comments by issue partners

Coffee break

• 4 The First United Nations World Data Forum 3:45pm—5:30pm
  • -Update by the Secretariat and host country
  • -Update on the Programme Committee

Cultural excursion planned by the Host country

Friday, 30 September 2016

Morning session

• 5 The First United Nations World Data Forum (continued)  9:30am—11:00am
  • -Update on the Programme Committee (continued)
  • -Key milestones and timeline for the UN WDF

Coffee break

• 6 Initial discussion on preparations for the second UN World Data Forum  11:15am—12:30pm
  • -Call for Host Country of the second UN World Data Forum
  • -Timeline for the decision on the host country for the second UN World Data Forum

Lunch break

Afternoon session

• 7 Conclusions and next steps 1:30pm—3:00pm

Coffee break

• Closed session 3:30pm—4:30pm
  • -Presentation on the proposed work plan for 2017
  • -Preparation of the report of the HLG to the UN Statistical Commission
  • -Other activities, including UN Statistical Commission side events
  • - Any other business