HE Mr. Nebil Dabur, Director General of SESRIC, participated in the 62nd International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress (ISI WSC) 2019 organized by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), Bank Negara Malaysia BNM) and Malaysia Institute of Statistics (ISM) on 18-23 August 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Being one of the panellists of the Special Topic Session (STS) on 19 August 2019 on the margins of the 62nd ISI WSC, HE Mr. Dabur informed the audience about the prioritisation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the OIC level and efforts of SESRIC in this regard through OIC Statistical Capacity Building Programme and OIC Statistical Commission.

At the end of the STS panel, the Director General of SESRIC gave an interview to the Web TV of the ISI WSC 2019 in which he explained the importance of statistical modernisation in OIC countries and how to overcome the challenges on this path.

HE Mr. Nebil Dabur also paid a courtesy visit to Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, Chief Statistician of Malaysia and Chairman of the ISI WSC National Organising Committee. They exchanged ideas on how to further the statistical cooperation between two organisations for the benefit of OIC countries.

For more information, please visit: http://www.isi2019.org/

Media:

• Presentation of SESRIC at the Special Topic Session-479 (English)
• Interview with HE Mr. Nebil Dabur (Video)

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