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Agenda item 8 – Metadata compilation for global SDG indicators
The open session started with a discussion on metadata compilation for global SDGs. Insofar as this is a global reporting exercise, a standardized template will be sent to agencies and individual agencies will collect the metadata from countries.
This template will address, for example, goals and targets; definition of indicators and methods of computation; rationale and interpretation; disaggregation; sources and data collection; comments and limitations; current data availability / indicator tier; responsible entities; data collection and data reference calendar; treatment of missing values; sources of differences between global and national figures; regional and global estimates & data collection for global monitoring; references...