Embracing Open Source: Insights from the HLG-MOS Sprint Meeting in Belgrade

By Jonathan Challener, SIS-CC Community Manager, OECD Statistics and Data Directorate In September 2024, I had the privilege of attending the HLG-MOS open-source project sprint meeting hosted by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS) in Belgrade. Over three dynamic days, we dove deep into the transformative potential of open-source software within official […]

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Embracing open-source: The SIS-CC journey so far

Five years ago, in June 2019, the Statistical Information System Collaboration Community (SIS-CC) embarked on a significant journey by launching the .Stat Suite as an open-source initiative. This pivotal moment during the community’s 9th annual workshop, attended by over 90 participants from 40 organisations, was not just about unveiling a software solution; it was about […]

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SDMX+AI: A path to explore generative AI for better data accessibility

In March 2024, the “SDMX+AI” workshop, co-organised by the OECD and the BIS, brought together 70 participants from national and international statistical organisations, interested in exploring the opportunities in “unlocking the potential of Natural Language Processing to enhance data access”. Read the detailed report. The topic is not completely new. As far back as 2019, […]

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