1. ESSnet on SDMX phase II Laura Vignola
ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics
Division of Users’ Needs, Integration and Territory
October , Luxembourg

2. Objectives of ESSnet on SDMX phase II
ITDG Meeting
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.
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3. General information on ESSnet
ITDG Meeting
General information on ESSnet
Countries: Bulgaria, Italy, Slovak Republic and Sweden.
Coordinator: Italy.
Amount: 595,492 euro (70% contribution from EC).
Starting date:
Duration: 18 Months.
WPs proposed: 4 Work packages + Management.
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4. Work packages presented
ITDG Meeting
Work packages presented
WP1 - Management of the action (IT)
WP2 - PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II (SW)
WP3 - Support of SDMX application for Micro Data handling (SK)
WP4 - Harmonization of existing SDMX tools (IT,BG)
WP5 - Capacity building actions (IT)
October , Luxembourg

5. Integration of the PC-Axis environment with SDMX
ITDG Meeting
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
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6. The PC-Axis environment
ITDG Meeting
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
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7. WP2 – PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II
ITDG Meeting
WP2 – PC-Axis SDMX integration phase II
Starting point:
WEB SERVICE
WEB SERVICE
SDMX-RI
SDMX-RI
PC-Axis
file
SQL
Database
WEB HOST
PC-AXIS Environment
WEB HOST
PC-AXIS Environment
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8. WP2 – Activities and gantt
ITDG Meeting
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.

9. WP2 – Main deliverables and Progress report
ITDG Meeting
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)
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10. Support the description and the export of Micro Data in SDMX format
ITDG Meeting
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
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11. Questionnaire definition
ITDG Meeting
WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling
Starting point:
Questionnaire definition
User
Respondent
User
E-Collect-X
SDMX Metadata
Editor
Questionnaire
Metadatabase
Questionnaire
data
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12. WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling
ITDG Meeting
WP3 – SDMX for Micro-data handling
Questionnaire
Metadatabase
Questionnaire
data
SDMX-RI
Mapping
Assistant
DSD generator
SDMX-RI
SDMX Data Generator
Data Retriever
DSD
Mapping
Store
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13. WP3 – Activities and gantt
ITDG Meeting
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.
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14. WP3 – Main deliverables and Progress report
ITDG Meeting
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 , Luxembourg

15. Provide the necessary instruments to reuse some modules of SDMX-RI
ITDG Meeting
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
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16. WP4 – Activities Activities:
ITDG Meeting
WP4 – Activities
Activities:
Analysis of the source code of the modules: sdmx_model , sdmx_io, DataGenerator and QueryParser.
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 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.
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17. WP4 – Gantt and main deliverables
ITDG Meeting
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.
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18. WP4 – Progress report Progress report (Bulgaria):
ITDG Meeting
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.
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19. Increasing of knowledge on SDMX
ITDG Meeting
WP5 – Capacity Building
Increasing of knowledge on SDMX
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20. WP5 – Activities and gantt
ITDG Meeting
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
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21. WP5 – Main deliverables and Progress report
ITDG Meeting
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
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22. Next activities WP2 Start the upgrade of the User’s Manual WP3
ITDG Meeting
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

23. ESSNet web site http://www.essnet-portal.eu/
ITDG Meeting
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
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24. ITDG Meeting
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 , Luxembourg

25. ITDG Meeting
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 , Luxembourg