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REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON DATA DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION 20 – 22 JUNE 2012

REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON DATA DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION 20 – 22 JUNE 2012. Emerging Trends in Data Exchange and Data Hubbing UGANDA Dominic Kibuga Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Systems Development Officer dominic.kibuga@ubos.org dkibuga@gmail.com. Overview.

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REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON DATA DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION 20 – 22 JUNE 2012

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  1. REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON DATA DISSEMINATION AND COMMUNICATION20 – 22 JUNE 2012 Emerging Trends in Data Exchange and Data Hubbing UGANDA Dominic Kibuga Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Systems Development Officer dominic.kibuga@ubos.org dkibuga@gmail.com

  2. Overview • An introduction to the Uganda NSS • The existing environment • Challenges with the existing environment • Emerging trends Uganda Bureau of Statistics <> Plot 9 Colville Street , Kampala, Uganda<> Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 <> E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

  3. Introduction • Managed and coordinated by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) – (Uganda’s National Statistical Office) • The major players are government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

  4. Existing environment • Numerous data exchanging/hubbing systems at UBOS and in the NSS • At UBOS – UgandaInfo, IMIS, NADA, CountryStat • In the NSS – EMIS, HMIS, LOGICS etc • A lot of data is stored as datasets in various database systems and data formats • Only some of the data hubbing systems are accessible to the various users in the NSS • Most of the data exchange is through • publications in various formats; hard copy, PDF, etc • formal requests made by email etc Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

  5. Challenges • Supervisory • Statistics is not given adequate priority in most MDAs • Inadequate funding to supervise and coordinate the NSS • Absence of national standards and definitions • Coordination • Duplication of data collection efforts resulting in respondent fatigue and waste of resources • Duplication of efforts to develop data hubs leading to waste of resources • Access • Inadequate access to important statistics • Intermittent internet connectivity within the NSS Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

  6. Emerging trends • Launch of the Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD) • Strengthening development of statistics in Uganda • Development and definition of standards and concepts • Development of the National Metadata Dictionary and Statistical Compendium • Review of the Statistics Act to streamline the NSS and improve UBOS’s capacity to coordinate and manage the NSS Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

  7. Emerging trends (continued) • Development of the National Statistical Databank (NSDB) • CountryData based on DevInfoplatform supported by UNSD, DFID and the DevInfoSupport Group (DSG) • In initial stages involving UBOS, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education and Sports • To increase data transmission between MDAs • Facilitate access to data. • To be input based on an agreed release calendar. • Input will be based on • scripts obtaining indicators from existing systems and • “copy and paste” of indicators from publications • Will use SDMX to update the UNSD CountryDataplatform • Development of the National Backbone Infrastructure (NBI) connected to fibre optic cable to connect MDAs Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

  8. Thank You! Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org Tel: +256(0)-41-4706000 ¤ E-mail: ubos@ubos.org

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