UNSD in cooperation with other partners is regularly conducting trainings on the implementation of SDMX for data exchange and national data and metadata dissemination. In particular, many countries are lagging behind in the standard dissemination of their metadata. The integration of SDMX dissemination into digital products offers an opportunity to address this deficiency. In this proposal on the integration of SDG data and metadata into statistical outputs via SDMX, UNSD will implement a linkage of SDG data and metadata with the UNdata mobile app.

All global SDG data and metadata is available on UNSD’s Global SDG Indicators Data Platform via SDMX APIs. In particular, the SDG metadata is disseminated through a SDMX API in a machine-readable format. A template is used to convert the metadata and the infrastructure behind is maintained by UNSD. The UNdata mobile app is a free app produced by the United Nations that gives users portable access to a compilation of key statistical indicators organized into 4 sections: general information, economic indicators, social indicators, environmental and infrastructure indicators for 30 geographical regions and over 200 countries and areas of the world. It responds to the General Assembly resolution 2626 (XXV), in which the Secretary-General has requested to supply basic national data that will increase international public awareness of countries' development efforts. The app is multilingual, and users can choose between English, French and Spanish.