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CountryData
Using SDMX to exchange MDG data
between national statistical offices and
international agencies
UN Millennium Declaration
Resolution 55/2, 8th plenary meeting, 8 September 2000
Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs)
MDG Indicators
UNSD
Statistical Commission
MDGlabs
unstats.un.org/unsd/mdglabs
Data exchange problems
Statistical Data & Metadata eXchange
• A set of standards, guidelines, and tools to be used for
efficient exchange of statistical data and metadata.
Data
Access
Metadata
• Registration
• Series name
• Definition
• Subscription
• Unit of Measure
• Methodology
• Notification
• Sex
• Data source
• Download
• Age group
• …etc.
• Location
•…etc.
CountryData SDMX
Data Exchange Model
National Statistical Office
National
Repository DB
CountryData
Web Site
1. Publish
6. Publish
and Visualize
SDMX Dissemination
Site
CountryData DB
2. Register
International
MDG DB
5. Upload
4. Download
3. Notify
National
Registry
CountryData
Web Service
DevInfo SDMX Mapping Tool
• Visual interface that greatly simplifies mapping
between DevInfo database structures and MDG
Data Structure Definition
• Support for reference metadata in addition to data
• Key to lowering barrier to entry to SDMX
• Available as part of DevInfo v. 7 installation
Generic SDMX tool
Thank you for your attention
http://data.un.org/countrydata
http://data.un.org
http://unstats.un.org