US/UK Open Source SDGs National Reporting Platform
This case study explores the development and benefits of an open-source platform for national reporting of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) data in the US and UK. The platform focuses on global indicator definitions, institutional ownership, data collection, and dissemination. It leverages existing collaboration platforms, offering quick setup, modular customization, and enhancements such as data filtering and visualizations. The project highlights the advantages of open source for collaboration, shared expertise, and resource efficiency, with lessons learned on iterative development and international cooperation.
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Case Study: US/UK open source SDGs National Reporting Platform Philip Ashlock US, General Services Administration Ann Corp UK, Office for National Statistics
Scope & Purpose of NRP National data for global indicator definitions (could expand to include national defined indicators) SDG focused (currently) Institutional ownership Data collection and dissemination (currently) 2
NRP Background & Features Builds on existing open source collaboration platforms like GitHub Rapidly reusable etc Security, etc Version tracking, provenance 3
Benefits of the Platform Open source and free opportunity to collaborate No hardware/software investment Quick to set up Good foundation - met many NRP principles Appropriate platform for experimenting Modular and easily customizable 4
Enhancements by UK NRP Disaggregations data filtering and visualisations Data format long (tidy) not wide more machine readable Meet government service standards eg accessibility standards browser standards New features eg search bar, enhanced charts Additional national metadata requirements Input validation to improve quality 5
Development & Maintenance Arrangements Open source intermediaries supporting the platform, e.g. Center for Open Data Enterprise Communities and institutions supporting different modular components. In house developer support Cross-border collaboration on features & fixes 6
Benefits of open source Open source helps great collaboration (started in Philadelphia) Shared expertise and code Collaboration means less overall resource required 7
What other lessons did US/UK learn? Iterative development works best Benefits of connecting with other countries Understanding data characteristics makes development easier Github is a great tool for collaboration 8
Next steps for NRP development Review data/metadata input and processing Data feeds: APIs and SDMX Exploring how to expand to sub-national data Use of GIS users keen to see Geographical breakdowns User research to inform future developments 9
Want to copy the US/UK NRP? It s open source and free! Online guidance and resources US training guide, UK wiki pages Some support available through International Development Initiatives Collaboration with US/UK Other countries (e.g. Armenia, and more) International outreach and promotion now taking forward with CODE 10
What its all about It is absolutely key that we share what we learn with other countries, and indeed we have benefitted too from sharing, as our open source reporting platform for SDGs has been developed in collaboration with the US and both countries are working with their international development teams to share our experience globally. John Pullinger UK National Statistician 11
Contacts Email: Philip Ashlock philip.ashlock@gsa.gov email: Ann Corp and Matt Steel sustainabledevelopment@ons.gov.uk websites https://sdg.data.gov/ https://sustainabledevelopment-uk.github.io/ 12
