APA Scientific Group 2 Workshop: A New Outlook for the Future of Population and Health Data in Asia
APA Scientific Group 2
“Responsible Use of Demographic Data in Traditional and AI-Driven Methods”
Workshop: A New Outlook for the Future of Population and Health Data in Asia
Context and Overview
This workshop will explore the future of population and health surveys in the context of a rapidly changing global funding environment. Recent shifts in international development assistance have created significant uncertainty for many long-standing household survey programs, prompting renewed discussion about how population and health data will be financed, collected, disseminated, and sustained in the years ahead. The shift reflects growing maturity and self-reliance in statistical infrastructures and presents a timely opportunity to reconsider how population data are collected, produced, and disseminated particularly in the Asian countries.
This workshop is organized by APA Scientific Group 2 Responsible Use of Demographic Data in Traditional and AI-Driven Methods, in collaboration with the UN ISWGHS Task Force on Sustainable Demographic and Health Statistics through Surveys and IPUMS.
It will begin with presentations from the ISWGHS Task Force discussing ongoing efforts to strengthen the sustainability, quality, and relevance of survey-based data systems, highlighting the revision of the United Nations Handbooks on Household Surveys.
A presentation from IPUMS will then explore the changing landscape of population and health data dissemination. This segment will focus on the opportunities and challenges for data access, harmonization, global comparability, and long-term preservation in an era increasingly characterized by country-initiated and country-owned surveys.
The workshop will conclude with an interactive discussion among APA members. As primary users of demographic and health survey data, APA members are uniquely positioned to identify emerging research needs and provide diverse perspectives on the emerging concerns, priorities, and innovations that should shape the future of population and health data collection, dissemination, and use in Asia.
Please join us for cutting-edge insights and an engaging live discussion.
Time and Date:
Thursday, 20 August 2026
- 20:00 –21:30 Bangkok
- 22:00–23:30 Tokyo
- 18:30 –20:00 India
- 09:00 - 10:30 New York
Online via Zoom
Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_J8pA5B2Q-S_uCMj5UrwgQ
Language
English
Agenda (Bangkok time):
20:00 – 20:10
Opening Remarks
Reiko Hayashi, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), Japan
20:10 – 20:30
Report from the ISWGHS Task Force on Sustainable Demographic and Health Statistics through Surveys
Haoyi Chen, Intersecretariat Working Group on Household Surveys, United Nations
20:30–20:50
Landscape of health and demographic data dissemination in a future of country-initiated and country-owned surveys
Lara Cleveland, IPUMS Center for Data Integration, University of Minnesota
20:50 – 21:15
APA Member initiated discussions and Questions
Moderated by Sula Sarkar, IPUMS Center for Data Integration, University of Minnesota
We are seeking up to five APA members to participate as discussants on the future of data and its implications for research. Each participant will be invited to speak for approximately 3–5 minutes, sharing their perspectives, raising pertinent questions, and highlighting key concerns or considerations related to the future of health and demographic data and its impact on their research and professional work.
Interested in participating? Please reply from the registration link above
21:20 -21:30
Closing Remarks
James S. Kuriath, President of Asian Population Association