Statistician Douglas Kimi joined professionals from other Pacific countries at the annual Pacific Statisticians
Leadership Forum (PSLF) held in Australia, recently.
In recognition of the need to support statistical leadership and institutional strengthening, as well as improved
planning and governance, the objective of the 2018 PSLF is to share ideas on ways to increase the effectiveness of
National Statistics Offices (NSOs) to see data and statistics used in national decision making, and drive demand for
official statistics at a national and regional level.
The Forum provided leadership coaching in key concepts around leading innovative dissemination and informed
decision-making. Through a statistical leadership lens, the forum intended to identify practical options and strategies
for enhancing use of official statistics – from dissemination to decision-making.
Also, it provided an opportunity for National Statistical Office (NSO) leaders from across the region to share key
achievements, learn from common challenges and discuss opportunities for future collaboration.
Mr. Kimi was accompanied by Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO), Chief Social Statistician, Anterlyn
Tuzakana.
The forum was held with the theme: Statistical Leadership: From Dissemination to Decision-making.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has organised the event.
Mr. Kimi pleased with the forum and acknowledged the ABS for organising it.
Pacific partner countries participated in the Forum, along with key partners in the Australian Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Statistics New Zealand and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Secretariat of the
Pacific Community (SPC), the Pacific Finance Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC), World Bank, UN agencies, expert
consultants, and ABS Executives.