SDMX Global Conference 2025
29th September to 3rd October 2025
Rome, Italy
In person and online

Organised by the SDMX Sponsors and hosted by Banca d’Italia

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Banca D'Italia Eurosistema

SDMX Sponsors

BIS
eurostat
OECD
European Central Bank - Eurosystem
International Monetary Fund
United Nations
World Bank Group
ILO

About the conference

The SDMX Global Conference is a premier biennial event dedicated to producers and users of structured data providing a unique platform to share knowledge, developments, and best practices centered on the SDMX international standard for data and metadata.

This conference is a gathering point for thought leaders, innovators and practitioners at the forefront of the data ecosystem, united by a shared passion for leveraging structured data to deliver actionable insights and advance evidence-based policy making.

The event draws together a diverse international network of statisticians, economists, policy makers, data officers and IT specialists plus data scientists, AI and machine learning experts. Participants come from a wide array of national, regional, and international organizations, as well as academia, non-profit and commercial sectors.

The three-day plenary agenda is carefully curated to offer a comprehensive mix of themed sessions incorporating presentations, discussions, interactive Q&A, live polling and more. The final two days are dedicated to capacity building workshops providing deep insights into the latest trends, innovations and practices. In addition, the parallel exhibition offers an exciting opportunity to dive into the wide array of software, services and initiatives that are driving the structured data value chain.

2025 marks a significant milestone as we celebrate the 10th edition of the SDMX Global Conference. For the first time, this prestigious event will be hosted by Banca d'Italia in the historic city of Rome. While the conference is primarily an in-person event, we are pleased to announce that the plenary sessions will also be available via live stream, ensuring global accessibility and participation.

It's free to register.
Join us in Rome to connect with an international community of experts, exchange groundbreaking ideas, and explore the transformative potential of SDMX and structured data. This is an unmissable opportunity to be part of a dynamic and forward-thinking event that shapes the future of data and policy making.

Watch this space for further announcements including the call for abstracts, registration details and the conference programme.

Past events: SDMX Global Conference 2023

The 9th Conference was held from 29th October to 2nd November 2023 in the Kingdom of Bahrain co-organised by the SDMX Sponsors and the Bahrain Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) with the support of UN ESCWA and Banca d’Italia.

The event gathered over 200 representatives from national, regional and international agencies, academia and the private sector to explore the theme of Empowering Data Communities.

The rich agenda included over 50 presentations and panel discussions organised into nine separate sessions:

  • New techniques and technologies for SDMX
  • Innovation in SDMX visualisation
  • Integrating SDMX in the statistical value chain
  • Using SDMX with other standards
  • SDMX data governance and management
  • SDMX partnerships and cooperation
  • Implementation of SDMX and lessons learnt
  • Current and future development of the SDMX standard
  • SDMX capacity building initiatives

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