Transcript ADB/ESCAP Pilot Project: Implementation of Global SDMX Data Structure Definitions in Asia-Pacific Region Putting SDMX into practice MSIS, Manila, 14-16 April 2014 Artur Andrysiak,

ADB/ESCAP Pilot Project:
Implementation of Global SDMX Data
Structure Definitions in Asia-Pacific Region Putting SDMX into practice
MSIS, Manila, 14-16 April 2014
Artur Andrysiak, Statistician
Denis Ward, Consultant
Asian Development Bank
Overview
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SDMX background
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Asia – Pacific pilot project
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Background
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Objectives
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Scope and focus
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Implementation
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Consultation aims: Country and SDMX partners
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Consultation outcomes to date: Country and SDMX partners
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Need for a structured implementation process
Background: SDMX
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Many international organizations collect statistics from NSOs,
CBs, MoFs and other line ministries in Asia-Pacific region
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Data collection is often complex and inefficient: multiplicity of
data flows between organisations; reliant on use of
questionnaires; often results in a loss of metadata
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Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) standards and
guidelines provide a standard way to describe data and metadata
as part of an exchange and allows information systems from
separate organizations to “talk to each other”
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Use of SDMX can significantly improve the efficiency of data
and metadata exchange from perspectives of both data providers
and data users
Background: Pilot Project
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Need for work in this area arose out of: deliberations of ESCAP
Committee on Statistics (2012); and outcomes of MSIS (2013)
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Currently limited capacity in the region in the area of SDMX
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SDMX recognized as one of the key priority areas – network of
experts to be established
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Recent adoption of global DSDs for BoP and National Accounts
helped provide impetus for a regional initiative
In response, ADB and UNESCAP initiated a Pilot Project: Putting
SDMX into practice to improve efficiency of data/metadata
exchanges between statistical organizations
Pilot Project: Objectives
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Promote the use of SDMX standard and guidelines among
NSSs in Asia-Pacific region
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Build regional capacities in applying SDMX to improve
[among other things] the efficiency of data and metadata
exchange across the region for both developed and
developing countries
 Required tools will be developed or adapted from existing
SDMX implementations (web services, national SDMX
data repository tools and/or mapping tools, DSDs, MSDs)
 Link into existing networks
Pilot Project: Scope and focus
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Statistical domain scope will be indicators collected by ADB for
the preparation of statistical publication Key indicators for Asia
and the Pacific and related data products
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Initial focus of pilot will be based on global SDMX DSDs for BoP
and National Accounts
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Participating countries (NSOs, CBs, other parts of NSSs):
Malaysia, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand (with the later
two playing the roles of technical advisors, as they already have
systems that are SDMX enabled)
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Project will extend over 2014
Pilot Project: Implementation
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Literature review of existing SDMX documentation – websites,
presentations, etc
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Country consultations to obtain national perspectives on SDMX
implementation
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Consultations with key SDMX partners on identified SDMX
implementation issues
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Identification of relevant SDMX implementation tools
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Capacity development
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Technical assistance – including adaptation of systems
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Knowledge sharing – Virtual networks
Discussions still continuing
Country consultations
Aims
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To obtain picture of national understanding of SDMX and its
possible use(s) across NSS: data/metadata exchange;
dissemination; data warehousing
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Identify [possible] national implementation objectives
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Identify statistical, IT and institutional barriers to
implementation
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Identify national capacity development needs and options for
delivery
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To identify interest in participating in virtual SDMX network
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Scope for possible jointly developed action plans/work plans for
SDMX implementation – with structured implementation steps
Want perspectives of both developed and developing countries
SDMX partner consultations
Aims
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Identify relevant implementation tools that could be used by
heterogeneous group of countries in A-P region
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Availability of documentation, training options
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Obtain a feel of the relevance of the tools developed by sponsoring
agencies for countries in region [developed and developing]
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Understanding of interoperability of the tools
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Access tools: initially for pilot project; subsequently by other
countries in region
Outcomes: Issues from national perspective
identified to date
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Knowledge of SDMX is partial and fragmented
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There are a range of issues need to be considered beforehand by
national agencies
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Objectives of SDMX implementation
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What statistical domains to include
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Who would be the main drivers within organisation / across NSS
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Implementation barriers to capacity development
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Current proposed IT environment – linkage issues
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Current metadata environment
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Heterogeneity across Asia-Pacific region
development, etc. No one-size fits all solution
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How / where to start? Need for structured process for capacity
development
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Outcomes: SDMX related issues (1)
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A wide range of SDMX implementations have been
developed by sponsoring agencies and national agencies
using SDMX standards and guidelines
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Most relevant and comprehensive sets of tools for multistatistical domains identified to date are:
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Eurostat’s SDMX-RI
IMF’ s SDDS+ and ODP (with AfDB)
Need to further clarify issues related to systems
compatibility and systems requirements for these tools.
Outcomes: SDMX related issues (2)
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Available SDMX information / resources, partial, fragmented –
need for Global SDMX Registry paramount – [Virtual network?]
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Information on SDMX artifacts needs to reach a broader
audience at national level involved in implementation
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More information on existing SDMX tools – especially on issues
such as interoperability
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Better articulation of current and future SDMX development
activities
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Need for coordinated development of global DSDs / MSDs
Need for more structured implementation
process
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To make use of existing SDMX resources – perhaps more clearly
structured [work with partner organisations to achieve]
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Country implementation processes envisaged could entail:
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Step 1: Acquisition of an understanding of key SDMX artifacts by national agencies in
both developed and developing countries
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Step 2: Articulation of issues to be considered by countries prior to embarking on SDMX
implementation
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Step 3: Identification of SDMX implementation barriers – IT, statistical, institutional
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Step 4: Determining which set(s) of implementation tools to use based on needs, level of
development, etc
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Step 5: Capacity development: National; support from national partner organisations / I/Os
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Step 6: Access and use of relevant SDMX implementation tools [How?]
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Step 7: Participation in virtual SDMX network [Link to global networks]
Thank you