1. ITS Meeting April 2004 Towards one consistent world trade database : OECD and UNSD data sharing. IT Issues ITS Experts Meeting – April 2004 Trevor Fletcher ITN/CBS

2. ITS Meeting April 2004 2 The OECD/UNSD joint Trade System Common application being jointly developed for processing OECD and UNSD Trade data. OECD to process member country data UNSD to process all other data Data to be exchanged between the organisations to complete each organisations database content.

3. ITS Meeting April 2004 3 Backgound Phasing out of current Oracle Software at OECD UNSD migrating away from mainframe-based system Decision taken to join forces in developing a single application Harmonisation of processing rules and technology

4. ITS Meeting April 2004 4 Application components – developed in partnership SQL-based data model designed by UNSD and synchronised at both sites. Data processing procedures: being developed at OECD and parallel tested at UNSD Database browser client: designed and developed by UNSD – tested and adapted by OECD. Data exchange via XML (SDMX): schema designed by UNSD, exchange mechanism being developed by OECD

5. ITS Meeting April 2004 5 Common Processing Module Common Processing Module Common Processing Module Common Processing Module Working Database Working Database OECDUNSD Working Database Working Database Data capture Process Disseminate Dissemination Database Dissemination Database Dissemination Database Dissemination Database Data Exchange Data Access

6. ITS Meeting April 2004 6 Opportunities Extend XML Database Exchange mechanism to other International Organisations (FAO, UNCTAD etc) Use common exchange format for data capture from National institutions providing raw data. Reuse development for other Trade related data (internally…): Monthly Trade Statistics, Trade In Services, Bilateral Trade etc

7. ITS Meeting April 2004 7 Challenges Managing joint development between different organisations Communications Testing

8. ITS Meeting April 2004 8 Next steps Stored Procedures developed through Q3 2004 Client testing now Data exchange – awaiting SDMX consortium Test full country process Q3 2004 Parallel testing Q4 2004 Deployment 2005

9. ITS Meeting April 2004 9 Thank you... questions & answers... Trevor.Fletcher@OECD.org