## IMF Data Standards Initiatives

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [IMF Data Standards Initiatives](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/dsixol26-241)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 26.241
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: July 20, 2026 - December 31, 2026 (24 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by December 15, 2026

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### Course logistics and qualifications
- Session No.: OL 26.241
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: July 20, 2026 - December 31, 2026 (24 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English
- Qualifications: Some knowledge of economics and statistics is helpful. Access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and basic Microsoft Excel skills are essential.

### Target audience
- Global audience of professionals engaged in the production, dissemination, and use of official macroeconomic and financial statistics.
- Particularly targeting staff in ministries of finance, central banks, national statistical offices, and other public institutions responsible for data compilation, dissemination, and coordination under the IMF's data standards frameworks.
- Suitable for participants new to the Data Standards Initiatives and for those seeking to refresh or deepen their understanding of the DSIs.

### Course description and structure
- Purpose: Introduces the global framework that helps countries strengthen the dissemination of key macroeconomic and financial statistics to support better policymaking, greater credibility, and stronger confidence among data users.
- Emphasis: Explains why data transparency is a global public good and how the DSIs promote more accessible information for policymakers, markets, and the public.
- Design: Practical and easy to follow, with clearly defined learning objectives.
- Modules:
  - Introduction to data transparency and the DSIs
  - Module focused on the e-GDDS
  - Module covering the SDDS and SDDS Plus

### Learning outcomes and course objectives
- By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
  - Explain the importance of data transparency and the benefits of data dissemination standards
  - Summarize the benefits of dissemination standards
  - Describe the structure and requirements of the DSI framework across its three tiers—the e-GDDS, SDDS, and SDDS Plus
  - Identify strategies to enhance transparency and develop a roadmap for progressing to the next tier

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Apply Now](https://www-ins.imf.org/TAS/signon.aspx?pkey=OL26.241E)
- [Integrating Basel III Liquidity Standards with ILAAP A Framework for Effective Liquidity Risk Management](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/ce26-31)
- [Climate in Macroeconomic Framework (CMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/cmfat26-22)
- [Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/bdmsat26-27)
- [Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2026/dsixol26-241_