Presentation made at the UN Conference on National platforms for SDG reporting - Identifying best practices and solutions in New York from 22-24 January.

1. Prepared and presented by Jonathan Challener, OECD
Email: jonathan.challener@oecd.org
LinkedIn: fr.linkedin.com/in/jonathanchallener
Twitter: @Challener
National platforms for SDG reporting Conference – New York, 22-24 January 2018
The role of statistical standards in
Building National Data Backbones
National platforms for SDG reporting Conference – New York, 22-24 January 2018

2. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
SDGs Dissemination
The iceberg syndrome: 10% of what is
going on!

3. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
SDGs Dissemination
Much more than SDGs reporting, if we
don't look below the surface and
reflect on how a national level
statistical network works, then we
cannot build National Data Backbones
and will miss the boat!

4. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
SDGs Dissemination
NSO can orchestrate the information
flows within the national network,
acting as the experts to guide and
enforce standards and building a
shared knowledge.
NSO

5. Component-based
following international standards
CSPA, SDMX, GSIM, GSBPM.
Full data lifecycle
support from collection, processing,
through to dissemination
Community driven
by the SIS-CC a strong well-
established community continually
investing in product development
Open-source
enabling to be used by a wider
set of users for free.
4
The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Our conviction and guiding principles

6. Component-based
following international standards
CSPA, SDMX, GSIM, GSBPM.
Full data lifecycle
support from collection, processing,
through to dissemination
Community driven
by the SIS-CC a strong well-
established community continually
investing in product development
Open-source
enabling to be used by a wider
set of users for free.
The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Statistical standards
GSBPM provides the conceptual
framework for Full Data Lifecycle.
In the context of a NDB, GSBPM
defines the 'data aggregator' use case.

7. Component-based
following international standards
CSPA, SDMX, GSIM, GSBPM.
Full data lifecycle
support from collection, processing,
through to dissemination
Community driven
by the SIS-CC a strong well-
established community continually
investing in product development
Open-source
enabling to be used by a wider
set of users for free.
The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Statistical standards
CSPA is driving the Componentised
Architecture approach.

8. Component-based
following international standards
CSPA, SDMX, GSIM, GSBPM.
Full data lifecycle
support from collection, processing,
through to dissemination
Community driven
by the SIS-CC a strong well-
established community continually
investing in product development
Open-source
enabling to be used by a wider
set of users for free.
The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Statistical standards
SDMX is the most important and central
enabler to a Componentised Architecture;
GSBPM; Open Source tools; Community.

9. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
SDMX Native
{“SDMX-#format(s)”}{“SDMXSource”}
{“SDMX IM”}
{“SDMX Web Services”}
SDMX facilitates for a standardised full
data lifecycle, and guides data modelling
to ensure a coherent output suitable for
consumption by data portals and
visualisations.

10. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Standards are not enough
Not everyone is an SDMX expert?

11. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Standards driven can
sometimes contradict
user-centric design!

12. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Gaps in Standards
SDMX was developed as an
data exchange protocol, and is
being used for much more
exposing it's constraints.
Sparse dataset!

13. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Standards need to evolve!

14. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
SDMX Evolution
SDMX has and continues to evolve into
a software architecture protocol with
an increased format offering.
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15. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
New Standards?
A need for a standard to
exchange at technical level. For
example, Reusable Components
for the Web.

16. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Integrate Market Standards

17. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Component-based
following international standards
CSPA, SDMX, GSIM, GSBPM.
Full data lifecycle
support from collection, processing,
through to dissemination
Community driven
by the SIS-CC a strong well-
established community continually
investing in product development
Open-source
enabling to be used by a wider
set of users for free.
4
Standards is fundamental to develop the conceptual framework to build
a shared knowledge by bringing together a community of practitioners
and statistical experts.

18. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones

19. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
Component-based
following international standards
CSPA, SDMX, GSIM, GSBPM.
Full data lifecycle
support from collection, processing,
through to dissemination
Community driven
by the SIS-CC a strong well-
established community continually
investing in product development
Open-source
enabling to be used by a wider
set of users for free.
4
What we are trying to create is a Community of practice with shared
knowledge.

20. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
SDGs Dissemination
Ministries will continue to report to
their related IO or exchange with
other national entities - it's not a
hub and bespoke, rather it's open,
transparent and structured -
orchestrated by the NSO.
NSO

21. The role of statistical standards in Building National Data Backbones
.Stat Suite National Data Backbones use cases