Malaysia to host 23rd Asean Statistics Working Group Meeting on June 10-11, aims to advance regional data-sharing initiatives
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), through its social media posting today, said the WGDSA23 aims to discuss, among others, the enhancement of Asean data sharing, analysis, dissemination and communication of statistics by strengthening data availability and quality.
The two-day meeting will also address the implementation of the WGDSA work plan and partnership between Asean Member States (AMS) in implementing the Asean-Help-Asean Framework (AHAF).
More details can be accessed via https://www.dosm.gov.my, the DOSM Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/StatsMalaysia or via X DOSM: https://twitter.com/StatsMalaysia. — Bernama
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