National statistical offices have experienced significant changes in recent years, urging them to re-think the way they collect, manage and disseminate data. Information technology (IT) has played a critical role in helping to save time, improve accuracy, and enhance access to their products. Yet, the move from a paper-based to a fully digital system requires […]
Let us start with two questions statisticians, data producers and analysts might face: With hundreds, thousands, or even millions of rows of data stored in my data warehouse, how do I effectively tell a story using that data? How can I help my users identify and understand patterns in this massive amount of information to […]
This month the UK Data Service Aggregate Data Unit will begin migrating its international data platform to the latest version of .Stat Suite. In this article, published on the Data Impact Blog, Eric Anvar, Head of Smart Data at the OECD, explains how the Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) standard has improved the new […]
The October issue of the new SIS-CC newsletter zooms in on the latest SDMX breakthroughs presented at the 2021 SDMX Global Conference as well as the community’s presence at the 2021 UN World Data Forum. Further, it announces .Stat Suite feature releases and upcoming articles on the SIS-CC SDMX-Power BI Connector and the value of […]
From 27 to 30 September 2021, compilers and users of official statistics from across the world gathered at the 8th Global Conference on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) to present and discuss recent achievements and upcoming SDMX developments. This year’s event was hosted virtually by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico […]