ESSnet on SDMX phase II Dario Camol ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Division of Users’ Needs, Integration and Territory October 27 - 28, Koln

Objectives of ESSnet on SDMX phase II ESSnet workshop SISAI Objectives of ESSnet on SDMX phase II Implementation of SDMX at international or national level; the further development of the SDMX technical standards used for data and metadata; the further development of the SDMX Content-oriented Guidelines; the further development and use of the SDMX service infrastructure and IT tools; the increase of the SDMX capacity and knowledge. October 27 - 28, Koln 2

General information on ESSnet ESSnet workshop General information on ESSnet Countries: Bulgaria, Italy, Slovak Republic and Sweden. Coordinator: Italy. Amount: 595,492 euro (70% contribution from EC). Starting date: 28.03.2011 Duration: 18 Months. WPs proposed: 4 Work packages + Management. October 27 - 28, Koln

Work packages presented ESSnet workshop Work packages presented WP1 - Management of the action (IT) WP2 - PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II (SE) WP3 - Support of SDMX application for Micro Data handling (SK) WP4 - Harmonization of existing SDMX tools (IT,BG) WP5 - Capacity building actions (IT) Wp2-Wp3 Followup of the previous ESSnet October 27 - 28, Koln

Integration of the PC-Axis environment with SDMX ESSnet workshop WP2 – PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II Integration of the PC-Axis environment with SDMX For the objective of all WPs I have thought to use one or two central written to focus the interest on the principal purpose October 27 - 28, Koln

The PC-Axis environment ESSnet workshop The PC-Axis environment A family of programs: PC-Axis/PX-Web PX-Edit PX-Make PX- Map A network of members: 58 International members 17 Swedish members October 27 - 28, Koln

WP2 – PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II ESSnet workshop WP2 – PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II Starting point (ESSnet phase I): WEB SERVICE WEB SERVICE SDMX-RI SDMX-RI PC-Axis file SQL Database WEB HOSTING DATA WEB HOSTING DATA PC-AXIS Environment PC-AXIS Environment October 27 - 28, Koln

WP2 – Activities and gantt ESSnet workshop WP2 – Activities and gantt Activities: Test of the architecture already in place. Process description & diffusion of process. Further implementation: Add attributes at cell level (PX-Web), Implementation of a Generic SDMX data file for visualization (PX-Web). Integration of the User Manual of the process with more types of statistics.

WP2 – Main deliverables and Progress report ESSnet workshop WP2 – Main deliverables and Progress report Deliverables: Software: a new version of PX-Web (.Net version). Documentation: a more complete User’s Manual about the architecture. Workshop: for Pc-Axis community and for other NSIs, in which will be described the process and tools used (16-18 April 2012, the third day). Progress report: Testing the architecture. For deliverables I used this pic give me your impression (I can use also a bullet list but I tougth this was more nice) October 27 - 28, Koln

Support the description and the export of Micro Data in SDMX format ESSnet workshop WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling Support the description and the export of Micro Data in SDMX format Only few words to describe the objective October 27 - 28, Koln

Questionnaire definition ESSnet workshop WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling Starting point (ESSnet phase I): : Questionnaire definition User Respondent User SDMX Metadata Editor E-Collect-X Questionnaire Metadatabase Questionnaire data October 27 - 28, Koln

WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling ESSnet workshop WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling Questionnaire Metadatabase Questionnaire data SDMX-RI SDMX Data Generator Data Retriever SDMX-RI DSD generator Mapping Assistant Data retriever DSD Mapping Store October 27 - 28, Koln

WP3 – Activities and gantt ESSnet workshop WP3 – Activities and gantt Activities Development of “DSD generator”. Test of the tool with two pilot projects. Enhancement of E-Collect-X application with more complex calculations. Analysis of DDI vs SDMX standard. October 27 - 28, Koln

WP3 – Main deliverables and Progress report ESSnet workshop WP3 – Main deliverables and Progress report Deliverables Software: “DSD generator” application and enhancement of E-Collect-X Documentation: user and system documentation of “DSD generator” a report on the results of the pilot projects a report on the result of DDI vs SDMX analysis Progress report Development in progress of the “DSD generator”. Enhancement in progress of the E-Collect-X functionalities. First study of DDI for Micro data handling. October 27 - 28, Koln

Provide the necessary instruments to reuse some modules of SDMX-RI ESSnet workshop WP4 – Harmonization of existing tools Provide the necessary instruments to reuse some modules of SDMX-RI Integration of the “Loader” application into the SDMX-RI framework October 27 - 28, Koln

WP4 – Activities Activities: ESSnet workshop WP4 – Activities Activities: Analysis of the source code of the modules: sdmx_model , sdmx_io, DataGenerator and QueryParser. (Italy .NET, Bulgaria Java) Realization of step-by-step tutorials on two examples that reuse some of the modules. Loader development: merge of two software modules from Istat SDMX framework (http://bms.istat.it/sodidownload) and to be integrated in the SDMX-RI framework. The merge will include: interaction with Mapping Store, rewriting of the code in C#, use of modules developed by Eurostat in order to guarantee coherence and maintainability. October 27 - 28, Koln

WP4 – Gantt and main deliverables ESSnet workshop WP4 – Gantt and main deliverables Deliverables Documentation: A technical paper on the analysis of the modules of the SDMX-RI (intermediate deliveries are scheduled according to the timetable defined by Eurostat for the modification of the modules); Step-by-Step tutorials on two examples; Documentation about the Loader application Software: Loader application. October 27 - 28, Koln

WP4 – Progress report Progress report (Bulgaria): ESSnet workshop WP4 – Progress report Progress report (Bulgaria): Analysis of the documentation on the SDMX-RI. Start of the source code analysis about “sdmx_model” and “QueryParser“ modules and releasing of a first draft document. Progress report (Italy): Development in progress of the first example and production of a draft step-by-step tutorial. Start of the development of the second example. Release of a draft analysis document of the Loader application. October 27 - 28, Koln

Increasing of knowledge on SDMX ESSnet workshop WP5 – Capacity Building Increasing of knowledge on SDMX October 27 - 28, Koln

WP5 – Activities and gantt ESSnet workshop WP5 – Activities and gantt Activities Producing a Handbook on “How to use SDMX” for statisticians Workshop on SDMX based on the model of UNESWA (United Nation's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia's) for IT staff and statisticians October 27 - 28, Koln

WP5 – Main deliverables and Progress report ESSnet workshop WP5 – Main deliverables and Progress report Deliverables Documentation: A handbook on how to use SDMX Workshop documentation: agenda, slides, workshop user guide Workshop: for all the EU countries (16-18 April 2012, the first and second day) Progress report definition of the agenda of the workshop proposal for a skeleton of the Handbook October 27 - 28, Koln

Next activities WP2 Start the upgrade of the User’s Manual WP3 ESSnet workshop Next activities WP2 Start the upgrade of the User’s Manual WP3 Continue the development of the “DSD generator” WP4 Start the development of the first example (BG) Start the analysis of the source code of the “QueryParser” module (IT) WP5 Start the production of the Handbook

ESSNet web site http://www.essnet-portal.eu/ ESSnet workshop ESSNet web site http://www.essnet-portal.eu/ The deliverables of this WP will be: a handbook on how to use SDMX, a workshop documentation that could be used in other meetings and the workshop for two people of every European countries October 27 - 28, Koln

ESSnet workshop ESSNet web site The deliverables of this WP will be: a handbook on how to use SDMX, a workshop documentation that could be used in other meetings and the workshop for two people of every European countries October 27 - 28, Koln

ESSnet workshop ESSNet web site The deliverables of this WP will be: a handbook on how to use SDMX, a workshop documentation that could be used in other meetings and the workshop for two people of every European countries October 27 - 28, Koln

ESSnet on SDMX phase II Thank you… Dario Camol ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics Division of Users’ Needs, Integration and Territory October 27 - 28, Koln