METANET is a network bringing together experts from national statistical institutes, users of official statistics, researchers and developers to harmonise metadata and the methodology, definitions and models used to describe statistical processing systems. METANET is an open access network where it is possible to participate at different levels. METANET aims to build on all standards developed for metadata including ISO 11179, the Dublin Core, SDDS, GESMES/CB and those developed by METIS.