Francesca Grum, United Nations Statistics Division A market place for official statistics
Internet-based data service system for official statistics Provides Free and Easy access to data resources of UN system through a single entry point - “One stop shop” (data.un.org)data.un.org Simplifies dissemination and consuming of official statistics scope
33 databases 19 statistical areas +200 country profiles 60 Million records 16 partner agencies 0.74 seconds search execution time facts
Federated data system for flexibility Decentralized databases linked by search engine Search algorithm based on proximity search SDMX data exchange system
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