ISI Academy - Recent Developments in Indigenous Statistics
| Datum | 02 Jul 2026 |
| Tijd | 12:00 CEST - 13:30 CEST |
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| Instructor |
Dennis Trewin
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| Registration fee | |
In February 2026, the ISI Executive approved the establishment of a new SIG on Indigenous Statistics. The Management Committee will be jointly chaired by Michele Connolly (USA) and Lisa Jackson-Pulver (Australia). Both are Indigenous women, but membership will be open to all persons interested in the development of Indigenous statistics.
This presentation will describe the purpose of the SIG. Although several international agencies are very interested in Indigenous statistics, no agency has a leadership role in their development. There is an opportunity for the ISI and SIG to have an influential role. The presentation will also outline the planned activities of the SIG.
Instructors
About the instructor
Dennis Trewin was trained as a mathematical statistician but had 40 years of executive management experience in official statistics in Australia and New Zealand. He was the Australian Statistician from 2000 to 2007. He has also been an Electoral Commissioner and an Associate Commissioner at the Productivity Commission. He has chaired and been a member of Boards/Councils in the superannuation and university sectors and the Policy and Advocacy Committee of the Academy of Social Sciences. Until recently, he was also the Chair of the Australian Mathematics Trust. He is a Past President of the International Statistical Institute (2001-03), the International Association of Survey Statisticians, and the Statistical Society of Australia. He has been an Editor of the International Statistical Review. He has been awarded the Order of Australia and Centenary Medal for his contribution to statistics. He won the Smart Australian (Society category) award by the Bulletin in 2004.