{"slug": "data-ministry-explores-ai-friendly-global-data-standards-with-oecd-adb", "title": "Data ministry explores AI-friendly global data standards with OECD, ADB", "summary": "South Korea's Ministry of Data and Statistics opened a three-day workshop in Seoul on Tuesday with the OECD and the Asian Development Bank, bringing together more than 80 data experts from statistical agencies and central banks in 25 countries to explore AI-friendly global data standards. A key focus is Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMx), an international standard for exchanging statistics across different systems, with sessions on standardizing data for AI and using AI tools to improve data quality and streamline data production. Experts from the OECD and the Bank for International Settlements serve as instructors, and participants will take part in the SDMx + AI Innovation Ha on the final day.", "body_md": "Korea is stepping up efforts to make official statistics and other public data more accessible to artificial intelligence (AI) and explore AI-friendly global data standards to develop data that AI can more accurately understand and use, the Ministry of Data and Statistics said Tuesday. Toward that end, in collaboration with the OECD and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the ministry opened a three-day workshop in Seoul, Tuesday, bringing together more than 80 data experts from statistical agencies and central banks in 25 countries. A key focus is Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMx), an international standard that enables statistics and related information to be exchanged across different systems. Various sessions cover ways to standardize and manage data for AI and use AI tools to improve data quality and streamline data production and management. Experts in data standards and AI from major international organizations, including the OECD and the Bank for International Settlements, serve as instructors. On the final day, participants will take part in the SDMx + AI Innovation Ha", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-ministry-explores-ai-friendly-global-data-standards-with-oecd-adb", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/others/20260915/data-ministry-explores-ai-friendly-global-data-standards-with-oecd-adb?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-09-15 05:57:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-15 06:01:35.400674+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Ministry of Data and Statistics", "OECD", "Asian Development Bank", "Bank for International Settlements", "Seoul", "South Korea", "Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-ministry-explores-ai-friendly-global-data-standards-with-oecd-adb", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-ministry-explores-ai-friendly-global-data-standards-with-oecd-adb.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-ministry-explores-ai-friendly-global-data-standards-with-oecd-adb.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/data-ministry-explores-ai-friendly-global-data-standards-with-oecd-adb.jsonld"}}