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   The NTTS (New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics) seminar is an international scientific conference on the impact of new technologies on statistical collection, production and dissemination systems. The conference is intended to stimulate and facilitate the preparation of new innovative projects for the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development, to encourage co-operation and possible building of consortia by researchers with the aim of enhancing the quality and usefulness of official statistics.

    The objectives are to have an overview of the methodological and technological developments in statistics, to develop and promote new research orientations, to disseminate and demonstrate state-of-the-art results in statistics. The idea is also to put together NSIs and researchers in order to inform each other of the different needs for research as well as already available research results coming from 5th Framework Programme for Research and Development (FP5), FP6 and current activities in FP7 projects.



A last objective of such a conference would be to start establishing a research agenda for statistics for the next 5 to 10 years in order to prepare discussions for the next phase of FP7 work programmes definition and it possible for FP8.

   

Participation

   

    * Number of participants: maximum 250 delegates will participate to this conference



    * No registration fee required





Conference programme



Day 1 -  Wednesday 18 February 2009



    * 14.00-15.40 Opening session

      Chair: Walter Radermacher, Director General  (Eurostat)

          o 14.00-14.30 NTTS-ETK 2009 opening session - Walter Radermacher (Eurostat)

          o 14.30-14.50 Funding research in Statistics - Pierre Valette (DG RTD)

          o 14.50-15.10 JRC statistical research agenda - Andrea Saltelli (DG JRC)

          o 15.10-15.40 Importance of Statistics for Improving the Efficiency of Public Administration - Daniel Peña (University Carlos III of Madrid)

    * 15.45-16.15 Coffee break

    * 16.15-18.15 Panel session

      Chair: Pedro Díaz Muñoz (Eurostat)

          o 16.15-16.50 Research in Statistics, What's the future? - David Hand (Imperial college)

          o 16.50-17.25 Research in Statistics outside EU - Fritz Scheuren (University of Chicago)

          o 17.25-17.55 Doing Research for Official Statistics, Some Experiences and Some Suggestions - Beat Hulliger (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland)

          o 17.55-18.15 Discussion - Tim Holt (University of Southampton)

    * 18.15-18.45 Open discussion with all speakers: Questions from public? Pedro Díaz Muñoz (Eurostat)

    * 19.00 Welcome Dinner



Day 2 - Thursday  19 February 2009



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