We had 18 people from 15 different National Statistical Institutes of the European Union plus one from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on our DDI and SDMX training course in March. There had been much development in both of the standards since out last course in early 2010, and so we worked hard to ensure we had up-to-date content, and the software that supported the new part of the standard.

The venue was, as always, well appreciated – it’s not often you get the opportunity to sleep in the same building as many of the past Kings and Queens of England.