UNWDF Webinar on Commit to Data on the Road to Riyadh | 20 January at 15:30 IST

UN World Data Forum Webinar on Commit to Data on the Road to Riyadh

Tuesday 20 January at 15:30-16:30 IST / 11:30-12:30PM CET

Register for the webinar.

As part of the Road to Riyadh toward the 2026 UN World Data Forum this November, the UN Statistics Division, together with the General Statistics Authority of Saudi Arabia, Open Data Watch, and PARIS21, will host a webinar on the UNWDF's Commit to Data. Launched at the 2024 UN World Data Forum in Medellín, Commit to Data brings together governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector around concrete commitments to strengthen data systems and data use. This webinar will share updates on the initiative, highlight existing and new commitments, and provide the latest information on how to get involved, including the call for session proposals deadline of 26 January.

Speakers 

• Shantanu Mukherjee, Acting Director, United Nations Statistics Division

• Dr. Fahad Aldossari, President, General Authority for Statistics of Saudi Arabia (GASTAT)

• Shaida Badiee, Managing Director, Open Data Watch

• Johannes Jütting, Executive Head, PARIS21

• Amelia Greaves, Senior Program Manager, Equality Insights, International Women's Development Agency

• Professor Samuel Annim, Director, African Centre for Statistics, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

• Ian Rutherford, Statistician, UN Statistics Division