UNSD conference

• Approx 20 countries and 10 solution providers attended, along with UN and other international orgs.
• Key ideas that recurred: Interoperability between national, regional and international systems; Developing modular systems that can be shared and connected; Timeliness; Quality metadata; Streamlining data collection; Putting user needs at the heart of reporting efforts; Open standards and open source; building APIs
• Interest in open source approach from Ghana and Rwanda

UK NRP developments

• ONS has a strategic partnership with several countries, including Ghana and Rwanda. Trips planned in next weeks.
• Starting a development sprint to improve data filtering with charts and tables
• Going to explore obtaining and visualizing lower level geographic data
• Recruiting in-house developer currently

US NRP developments

• In conversations with GPSDD and new countries to join the partnership, in particular countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. In conversations with Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi.
• Looking into additional subnational indicators for Brock to develop subnational visualizations.
• Looking into Orlando as a city interested in subnational reporting

CODE NRP developments

• Developing script for importing data, using SDG API for proof-of-concept, with purpose of allowing countries to maintain data in separate systems and import it automatically without having to create and upload csv files
• Updated subnational page on github: https://github.com/GSA/sdg-indicators/wiki/Subnational-notes-and-status
• Wiki updated to list documentation in lieu of the READ.me file

GPSDD DataFest Conference in Bristol (March) Three sessions of interest:

• Approaches to SDG reporting and monitoring session (CODE)
• Data ecosystems session featuring DG and MCC work (ODI and State Dept)
• Open data as it relates to SDG indicators (ODI and State Dept)

World Data Forum in Dubai (October)

• State Dept submitted session on youth engagement and data (working with SDSN Youth), and also offered to talk about PEPFAR work and youth data dashboard as part of UNFPA session
• CODE submitting two session: 1) SDG reporting, and 2) User personas

• Starting a new call format, with updates sent beforehand

• Ann and Phil to connect re: new UK developer
• Kali to write up list of subnational data and indicators available for visualizations
• Ann to find out more about WDF participation
• Greg to find out more about DataFest sessions and share with the group
• Laura to provide update on SDG compacts meetings