1304.5 - Stats Talk WA (Newsletter), Oct 2004  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/12/2004   
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International Relationships

Memorandum of Understanding strengthens Australian and Indonesian statistical ties.


Image: Dr. Soedarti Surbakti, Director General (BPS), and Mr. Dennis Trewin, Australian Statistician
Dr. Soedarti Surbakti, Director General (BPS), and Mr. Dennis Trewin, Australian Statistician signed the new MOU in Canberra on behalf of their agencies.
A delegation from Statistics Indonesia visited the WA office on April 27 to discuss regional statistics issues, then travelled to Canberra for high level planning discussions with senior ABS staff.

Statistical cooperation between Australia and Indonesia continues to strengthen through a third Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), Statistics Indonesia, and the ABS.

The purpose of the visit was to discuss statistical priorities and issues, together with matters of mutual interest, including:

  • the Australia-Indonesia Government Sector Linkages Program (GSLP), funded by AusAID
  • other ABS work and international programs of interest to the BPS.