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Workshop on Writing Metadata
for Development Indicators
Lusaka, Zambia
30 July 1 August 2012
Workshop objective
Build capacity of countries in writing
metadata for development indicators
with a view to improving data quality
and resolve discrepancies between
national and international sources
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), Guide to the new Millennium Development Goals
Employment Indicators including the full set of Decent Work Indicators, 2009.
UNDP Guide to
Measuring Human
Development
a reference
tool that provides
guidance on
statistical
principles
Types of metadata
Uses of metadata
Data discovery
Define and describe data resources
Drive statistical production
Capture information about sources
Integral to the IT environment
Describe quality of outputs
Existing guidance
statistical systems to
improve the compilation of
metadata in countries and
their accessibility by users
On their own,
statistics are just
numbers
Who
are you
talking
to?
Conditional
metadata
Optional metadata
7. Accuracy
8. Contact information
9. References / Relevant links
National activities
1. Convince management about need for action
2. Create awareness about importance of
metadata
3. Establish a technical working group on
metadata
4. Develop metadata framework and strategy
5. Create a metadata-friendly culture
6. Develop standards and produce metadata
tools (e.g. national compendiums, guidelines,
templates)
7. Produce a training manual
National activities
8. Train statisticians / other data producers
in writing metadata
9. Collect, edit and compile national MDGrelated metadata from across the NSS
10.Disseminate metadata (hard and soft
copy)
11.User-producer workshops to get feedback
12.Create a data quality assessment
framework
13.Ensure AU Handbook is used by the NSS
Regional activities
1. Campaign for action / convince heads of NSOs
2. Agree on a minimum standard for writing
metadata
3. Translate metadata guide into other
languages
4. In-depth training on SDMX (train the trainer)
5. Further training on metadata
6. Collate national metadata at the regional level
7. Create technical committee to review
metadata and provide feedback to NSOs
8. Compile and publish regional metadata
Regional activities
9. Needs assessment to identify gaps in
statistical capacity
10.Standard set of indicators, AU
handbook and legislation
11.Build adequate capacity in
implementing a quality framework
statistics
Benefits of managing
metadata
Use up-to-date classifications and
definitions
Gain resources
Increase morale and productivity
Capitalising on lessons learned
Make it available to users
Easier for data users to understand
Increased trust in official statistics
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