SDMX Global Conference 2025
Smarter Data for Better Insights
29th September to 3rd October 2025
Rome, Italy
SDMX Global Conference 2025
Smarter Data for Better Insights
29th September to 3rd October 2025
Rome, Italy

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

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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 ISO 17369 international standard for data and metadata.

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

The event draws together a diverse international network of statisticians, economists, policy makers 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 plenary agenda is carefully curated to offer a comprehensive mix of themed sessions incorporating presentations, discussions, interactive Q&A and live polls. The plenary sessions are complemented by capacity building workshops providing deep insights into the latest trends, innovations and practices and a parallel exhibition offering an exciting opportunity to dive into the wide array of software, services and initiatives.

2025 marked a significant milestone as we celebrated the 10th edition of the SDMX Global Conference. For the first time, this prestigious event was hosted by Banca d'Italia in the historic city of Rome.

The Conference is free to register.
Join for the 11th edition of the conference in 2027 and 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.

Motto

The motto for the 10th edition of the SDMX Global Conference was Smarter Data for Better Insights centring on the three key themes of Innovation, Implementation and Standards and tools.

Conference programme

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The programme started with three days of plenary sessions from 29 September to 1 October and concluded with two days of capacity building on 2 and 3 October.

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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