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Modalities for exchanging census IT expertise in the region

Modalities for exchanging census IT expertise in the region. Ilpo Survo, United Nations ESCAP, Bangkok, survo.unescap@un.org for UNECE Training Workshop on Census Technology for SPECA member countries, Astana, 7-8 June 2007. Accessing information about technologies – Desk search and e-mail.

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Modalities for exchanging census IT expertise in the region

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  1. Modalities for exchanging census IT expertise in the region Ilpo Survo, United Nations ESCAP, Bangkok, survo.unescap@un.org for UNECE Training Workshop on Census Technology for SPECA member countries, Astana, 7-8 June 2007

  2. Accessing information about technologies – Desk search and e-mail • Search engines, search techniques • Vendors' support sites • User communities • Local IT specialists – public and private sectors • Censuses conducted elsewhere • Leading national web implementations • Advanced statistical offices abroad • International organizations

  3. Sources of expertise • Own organization • Technology is evolving rapidly -> past censuses or ex-colleagues may not be the best source • Past project management and application evaluation expertise useful • Own country • Character recognition and space-based technologies are universal • So are web-based technologies • Innovative solutions can come from other sectors • Bilateral exchange with another country/office • Regional and global forums, meetings

  4. Conventional technology E-mail for one-to-one communication Discussion groups: Usenet groups Mailing lists (listservs) Web sites dedicated to IT Link collections on favourite third-party resources

  5. Collaborative content creation - New opportunities for the 2010 round of censuses • Wikis • Blogging • Online partially self-managed browser-based rosters

  6. Wikis • Born in mid-1990's • The largest is Wikipedia online encyclopaedia, since 2001 • Using simple mark-up language editors anyone can initiate articles • Additional information, cross-references and citations are added by others, making the content dynamic, if not volatile • Cumulative, escalating content creation • Reliability of information sometimes questioned

  7. Blogs • A blog is a chronological diary, containing text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic • Provides little structure of classification • Potentially useful but not tested in census planning and taking • Weblog/blogging software • User hosted • Developer-hosted • Corporate blogs • CEO • Internal • External

  8. Other • Sharing of bookmarks, rating of content • Tele and videoconferencing - Voice, video over IP • Online and downloadable multimedia introductions to technology, training courses

  9. Expert rosters (1/3) – Technology and challenges • Maintain as an online database • Experts update their own information • Challenges • Management of the roster • How to attract interest of experts • Quality control: who can be recommended • Keeping information up-to-date • Sustainability

  10. Expert rosters (2/3) – Management • Many initiatives but few sustainable • Requires resources to set up and maintain • How to review submissions? • Language • Facilitator's role critical

  11. Expert rosters (3/3) - Quality control • Screening questions • References • Testimonials • Evaluation of undertaken assignments

  12. ESCAP project 1997-2001: Application of New Technology in Population Data Collection, Processing, Dissemination and Presentation • Standing working party of experts assessed new technologies • Continuity was provided in a multi-year project setting (UNFPA funding) • Results were channelled into • Guidelines on technologies and good practices • Training and exposure workshops • The WP had active members from developed and developing countries • Recommendations were credible and pilot-tested

  13. ESCAP regional census programme for 2010 round • A survey on census technologies (June-July 2007) will include questions on available expertise • Expert Group Meeting on effective use of IT for population and housing censuses (3-5 October) • UNSD/ESCAP regional workshops for Asia (use of maps/GIS) and for the Pacific (on IT more broadly) • If additional resources can be obtained: • Promoting Global Census Principles and Recommendations: Regional workshop, guidelines • Establish and manage a resource pool (database) • Advisory missions • Exchange of expertise • Web-based knowledge sharing forum

  14. Recall ongoing and planned activities of UN ECE: Eurostat: Others:

  15. Exchange of IT expertise for SPECA countries - Discussion Options: • Bilateral exchange of expertise • Establish a SPECA regional resource pool? • Establish a Russian language roster? • Request specific assistance from the above agencies • .. • ..

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