Bahrain will be hosting the ninth SDMX Global Conference on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange from October 29 to November 2 on the theme of Empowering Data Communities.
The event is co-organised by the SDMX Sponsors and the Bahrain Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) with support of ESCWA and Banca d’Italia, and will bring together a broad range of official statistics compilers and users from national, regional and international agencies, academia and the private sector.
The Global Conference is a bi-annual event for the official statistics community worldwide to share information on recent and upcoming SDMX developments leveraging SDMX tools and technologies for enhanced collaboration and knowledge sharing.
It will include three days of plenary sessions followed by two days of statistical capacity building for statisticians at beginner and advanced levels. It is set to attract various levels of statisticians, SDMX experts, and data professionals, the conference is a major global event in the statistics field, providing an opportunity to discuss the latest international developments and specifically enhance the process of exchanging statistical data, indicators, and SDMX metadata.
It will also enable participants to stay up to date with the latest developments related to national data and information exchanges and enhance the capabilities of those working in the field through specialized workshops and general discussions.
Registration to attend the conference is now open via www.sdmx2023.org. Call for presentations to submit at the conference is also available till July 31 via the conference website or via email sdmx2023@sdmx.org.
The first edition of this conference was held in 2007 in the United States, with subsequent events hosted by France, the United States, Thailand, Ethiopia, and Hungary. The eighth edition was organised remotely in Mexico in line with the precautionary measures taken by governments to counter the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Bahrain News Agency