1. CountryData Workshop – SDMX for Development Indicators Welcome to the 3 rd workshop Improving the collation, availability and dissemination of development indicators (including the MDGs)

2. Previous workshop feedback “More practical technical content” “More time on less topics”“More interaction through exercises” “More advanced SDMX techniques” “Individual exercises [hands-on, quiz & exams]” “More IT focus (tools, registry, XSLT/XSD, SDMX-ML script writing)” “SDMX Information Model” “Further demonstration, (computer-based) practice and discussion of tools & theory” “Data management & mapping process” “Go through most sessions (overall process) in more detail or more time” “Group exercises & practice” 2 nd workshop, Addis Ababa - Aug ‘13 1 st workshop, Bangkok - Mar ‘13

3. We have listened… Monday – Introduction Monday – Review of SDMX Information Model Tuesday – Review of MDG/ CountryData DSD Tuesday – Introduction to DevInfo Mapping tool & Registry Wednesday – Advanced use of di Registry Wednesday – CountryData, UNData and APIs Thursday – Split session (Further practice versus SDMX-RI) Friday – Project review

4. Dissemination model Line MinistriesNational Statistical OfficeUnited Nations Line Ministry Database National Indicator Registry National Repository DB DevInfo Upload XLS Scripts Register files Post notification Publish SDMX-ML Download Mapping tool

5. Further moves to version 7… Data repository status as of 30 November 2013;

6. feedback loop s Step 1: Review of country data and metadata Review match with intl. series Step 2: Classify series as “exact”, “consistent” or “discrepant” Step 3: Review metadata of “consistent” and “discrepant” series for explanations Step 4: Prepare report on explanations for country/ intl. agency National Statistical Office National Registry Publish & register new data and metadata Notification & download Upload, publish & visualise NSO to review and feedback in new data and metadata

7. Project Progress to date Project activities as at 30 November 2013: - 7 countries with signed MoU in place (0) - 10 SDMX installation/ training missions (+1) - 16 DSG consultancy missions (5 joint with UNSD) (+2) - 5 Metadata national workshops conducted (+1) - 4 countries made study visits to Rwanda, Thailand or Cambodia (+2) - 2 XML/XSLT training workshop (+1)

8. Project Progress to date Project outputs as at 30 November 2013: - 11 countries feature in CountryData (+1) - Over TBC MDG indicators (+tbc) and over TBC observations exchanged (+tbc) - 5 metadata handbooks / repository completed (+3) - TBC “core” MDG indicators paired (+tbc) and in TBC% of those discrepancy has been explained (+tbc%)

9. Thank you for your attention http://unstats.un.org Sources of further reference: http://data.un.org http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mdgLabs http://data.un.org/countrydata