1. Lao PDR Presented by: Vilaysook SISOULATH
Outstanding issues with the implementation of country data exchange, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 21 – 25 April 2014, Hotel Cambodiana
Lao PDR
Presented by: Vilaysook SISOULATH

2. Outlines Key achievements Challenge and issues Next steps
Propose to international organization

3. Key achievements
Training workshop on SDMX and compiling metadata of development indicators for LSB and line ministries staffs;
Develop metadata for some key indicators and produce metadata handbook;
Improve IT infrastructure (servers) to support the project-data sharing and exchange;
National data reparatory and national registry are in place;
Promote the use of LaoInfo and improved coordination and collaboration with line ministries.

4. Challenges and issues Resource and capacity
Lack of number of statistical staffs at line ministries and LSB
Limited knowledge on statistical skill , metadata, database.
Shortage of ICT infrastructure
Lack of documentation on indicator, metadata, methodology
Limited of data available

5. Challenge and issues, conti
Coordination
Project committee members by high level staff in LSB, but only technical staffs from other line ministries
Unstable of focal point at line ministries
Infrequent workshop and training for the line ministries' focal persons
Data mapping
lack of work and documentation on indicators and methodology standardization
Different method between national and international (even within international)
Due to the lack of data available, so some other proxy indicator were used

6. Challenge and issues, conti
Database management
Lack of IT specialist who particularly worked on the database management
Advance training on database management in both DevInfo 7 and SDMX

7. Next step
Conduct series workshop with line ministries to improve the metadata handbook
Continues strengthening the focal point network at line ministries
Strengthen the LaoInfo7 online for users friendly such as database quality, data updates regularly and localization user interface
Study the feasibility on expanding new core NSEDP indicators for sharing and publishing thru national SDMX registry and UN website.

8. Propose to international organization
Agree on international standards for MDG data and metadata presentation
Emphasize the importance of good metadata
Continue to strengthen capacity for national project team on metadata and database management and presentation of statistics.

9. Thank you