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Learning Centre: Country Practices in SDMX 22 February 2010, 10:00 - 11:45 am Conference Room 3 (TNLB) United Nations, New York

The Learning Center will focus on SDMX, the preferred standard for the exchange of statistical data and metadata by several countries and international organization. The participants will be able to learn about the challenges in the implementation of SDMX at country level as well as presentations will be given on specific implementations of SDMX for exchanging data in the area of external debt statistics and MDGs (Millennium Development Goals). After the presentations the participants will have an opportunity to take part in a general discussion on SDMX.

Seminar Programme/Agenda
Introduction	Zoltan Nagy, Chief, Office and Technology Management Section, UNSD
Presentations	Mexico’s experience in the implementation of SDMX Dr Eduardo Sojo, President, INEGI, Mexico
	Implementation of SDMX for the exchange MDG indicators Mauricio Saavedra, Statistician, UNSD
	SDMX for the Joint External Debt Hub Ibrahim Levent, Financial Data Team, DECDG, World Bank
	World Bank External Debt System Ibrahim Levent, Financial Data Team, DECDG, World Bank
General discussion