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SDMX for Sustainable Development Goals Indicators: The Way Forward

Learn about the global SDG indicator framework, data exchange mechanisms, and follow-up principles for evidence-based reviews. Join the discussion on progress and actions for effective SDG monitoring.

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SDMX for Sustainable Development Goals Indicators: The Way Forward

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  1. SDMX for Sustainable Development Goals Indicators: The Way Forward Abdulla Gozalov United Nations Statistics Division

  2. Sustainable Development Goals • From United Nations General Assembly resolution 70/1 “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development“ 74. Follow-up and review processes at all levels will be guided by the following principles: … (g) They will be rigorous and based on evidence, informed by country-led evaluations and data which is high-quality, accessible, timely, reliable and disaggregated by income, sex, age, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability and geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts.

  3. SDG Indicators • General Assembly resolution 70/1: • SDG framework: 17 Goals, 169 Targets • Global indicator framework to be developed by the Inter-agency Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed by the UN Statistical Commission • General Assembly resolution 71/313 of 6 July 2017: global SDG indicator framework adopted • 232 unique indicators

  4. SDMX-SDGs Working Group • Working Group on SDMX for SDG Indicators established by IAEG-SDGs in April 2016 • First meeting in October 2016 • Monthly virtual meetings

  5. SDMX for Development Indicators • Dates back to 2007 when the Interagency and Expert Group for MDG Indicators established an SDMX Task Team • Data and metadata exchange on development indicators between UNSD and 11 countries • As part of the UNSD-DFID Project on MDGs (2010-2015); a further 4 countries joined exchange later • Facilitated comparison and analysis of national and international MDG indicators http://data.un.org/countryData

  6. SDMX-SDGs: Who? • Working Group composed of 12 countries, 10 international agencies • Chaired by Colombia • UNSD acts as the Secretariat

  7. SDMX-SDGs: What? • Develop global Data Structure Definition(s) and Metadata Structure Definition(s) for SDG Indicators • Standards for the packaging of SDGs data and metadata including concepts, codes, structures • Develop, pilot, and establish data exchange mechanisms for SDG indicators • Dissemination and reporting at national, regional, global level

  8. SDMX-SDGs: When? • Draft DSD(s): end 2017 • Pilot data exchange: 2018Q1 • Production data exchange: 2018Q4

  9. SDGs Data and Visualization Platform • At the moment, built from data submitted by international agencies • To be implemented: exchange with international agencies as well national and regional agencies and publication of their data at the platform • With support provided by the UK Department for International Development

  10. National and International Data • National and international data and metadata will be compared and analyzed • Greatly simplified by SDMX • Reasons for differences: see metadata! • Once ready, all countries will be invited to submit their data to the platform • Data exchange with 20 countries funded through a new UNSD-DFID SDGs Project

  11. THANK YOU Abdulla Gozalov Email: gozalov un.org

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