In odd years, the SDMx consortium organises SDMx Global Conferences. These conferences are generally organised in two parts: one where achievements and future developments are presented by the SDMx bodies and one for capacity building. It is also a major forum for listening to the needs of the wider statistical community.
In even years, the SDMx sponsors organise meetings of the Expert Group on Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange. These meetings are organised in a similar way to the Global Conferences, and are announced on the SDMx official website.
Join the 13th SDMx Experts Workshop in Ankara, Türkiye (30 Nov–4 Dec 2026) and explore the latest updates on the SDMx standard.
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SDMx Pulse – the SDMx Newsletter – is now live as a new communication channel for the global SDMX community. Discover the inaugural edition and explore its sections on the SDMx Pulse website.
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Today, the SDMX Sponsors announce a significant evolution in the name and positioning of the standard. SDMX will now be known as SDMx — the standard for Statistical Data and Metadata. “SDMx reflects what our community has already achieved—a shift from data exchange to data leadership.”
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SDMx sponsors released the
business case for SDMx detailing how SDMx delivers value and addresses challenges faced by statistical agencies worldwide through modernising the data lifecycle, improving efficiency and reducing cost, complexity, and implementation risk.
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The latest global Data Structure Definitions (DSDs) for National Accounts (NA), Consumer Price Index (CPI)/ Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICPAP), Balance of Payments (BOP), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) have been released.
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