Webinar on 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA) Implementation

22 - 23 February 2023 | By invitation only

Virtual meeting, Chiba, Japan

System of National Accounts (SNA)

These webinar series will focus on the current status of the implementation, challenges affecting the implementation and country practices to these challenges.

Webinar 1 (22 February): The 2008 SNA Implementation
07:00
07:15

(UTC)

Welcome remarks

Organizer (SIAP)

07:15
08:00
Current status of the global and regional implementation of the 2008 SNA and Q&A

Mahinthan J. Mariasingham, ADB

Pinar Ucar, SIAP

08:00
08:10
Stretch Break
08:10
09:00
Main challenges in implementation

Country experience (Hong Kong, China)

Country experience (Malaysia)

Q&A (Presenters; Pinar Ucar, SIAP)

Webinar 2 (23 February): Country practices
07:00
08:00

(UTC)

Main challenges in implementation

Country experience in Implementation (Türkiye)

Country experience in Implementation (Indonesia)

Country experience in Implementation (Armenia)

Q&A (Presenters; Pinar Ucar, SIAP)

08:00
08:10
Stretch Break
08:10
09:00
Towards the 2025 SNA - Q&A

Pinar Ucar, SIAP

Title Speaker/Presenter
PPT
Day 1: 22 February 2023
Brief introduction to SNA 2008
Description: This session will focus on the current status of the global and regional implementation of the 2008 SNA and major challenges in the implementation
2008 SNA implementation

Pinar Ucar, Statistician/Lecturer, SIAP

Mahinthan J. Mariasingham, Senior statistician and project officer, ADB

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Country Experience in Implementation (Malaysia)
Mohd Yusri Abdul Rahim

Senior Assistant Director, National Accounts Statistics Division, Department of Statistics Malaysia

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Country Experience in Implementation (Hong Kong, China)
Yiu Po, Alfred YUEN

Statistician (National Income), Census and Statistics Department, GovHK

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Day 2: 23 February 2023
Webinar 2 : Country practices
Description: This session will focus on the country experiences who have been implemented 2008 SNA and the ones who are in the stage of implementing. Second part of the session will provide general overview of the SNA 2025 update.
Country Experience in Implementation (Türkiye)
Bengi Yosunkaya

Expert, National Accounts Department, TURKSTAT

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Country Experience in Implementation (Indonesia)
Ade Marsina Arsani

Statistician, Directorate of Expenditure Account, BPS

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Country Experience in Implementation (Armenia)
Lusya Khachatryan

Head of macroeconomic indicators and national accounts division, ARMSTAT

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Towards the 2025 SNA-Q&A
Pinar Ucar, Statistician/Lecturer, SIAP
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For more information, please contact

  • Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP)
  • +81 43 299 9782
  • escap-siaptraining@un.org