UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

Training workshop on presenting metadata for the Millennium Development Goals

Tbilisi, Georgia, 5 July 2013

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Friday, 5 July 2013
Getting the Facts Right: a workshop on presenting metadata for MDGs
1 / 09:30 – 09:45 / Opening
Introduction of the workshop and participants
Mr. Taeke Gjaltema (UNECE)
2 / 09:45 – 10:10
10:10 – 10:40 / Producing, Managing and Presenting Metadata
Presentation of the new UNECE handbook ‘ Getting the Facts Right: A guide to presenting metadata with examples on Millennium Development Goal Indicators’ .
Ms. Jessica Gardner (UNECE)
Discussion
10:40 – 11:00 / Coffee Break
3 / 11:00 – 11:25
11:25 – 11:55 / Identifying Metadata for tracking development progress
The process of identifying medadata for specific MDG indicators.
Mr. Taeke Gjaltema (UNECE)
Discussion
4 / 11:55 – 13:00 / Group Assignments: identifying metadata for selected MDG indicators for Georgia
Participants will be divided into small groups. Each group will identify all relevant metadata at all stages from data collection to data dissemination. Next, for a certain type of publication the medadata that should accompany the data will be selected and the way how to publish this information will be decided upon.
Participants divided in 4 to 5 groups
Mr. Taeke Gjaltema & Ms. Jessica Gardner
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch Break
5 / 14:00 – 15:30 / … continuation
Group Assignments: identifying metadata for selected MDG indicators for Georgia
Participants, Mr. Taeke Gjaltema & Ms. Jessica Gardner
15:30 – 15:45 / Coffee Break
6 / 15:45 – 17:15 / Group Presentations and discussion
Each group gives a short presentation on which metadata has to be provided and in which format for the given indicator and certain type of publication.
Participants, Mr. Taeke Gjaltema & Ms. Jessica Gardner
7 / 17:15 – 17:30 / Conclusion and Closure
Participants, Mr. Taeke Gjaltema & Ms. Jessica Gardner

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