The World Data Forum brings together data leaders from national and international statistical systems, academia, business community and civil society, among other stakeholder groups, to foster exchange of ideas, showcase innovations, identify solutions, discuss future strategies, and provide mutual learning opportunities. Both the virtual and in person versions of the third World Data Forum will be organized around six thematic areas. The World Data Forum 2021 Bern UNWDF will be hosted by Swiss Confederation and Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland, with support from the Statistics Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, under the guidance of the UN Statistical Commission and the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The provisional programme structure and session titles can be found here. The programme is organized around six thematic areas:

• New approaches to capacity development for better data;
• Innovations and synergies across data ecosystems;
• Leaving no one behind;
• Understanding the world through data;
• Building trust in data and statistics;
• How far have we come?

Registration for virtual participation will open on 15 September 2021.