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2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division

2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division. 2000 round of P&H censuses. 27 countries didn’t undertake census or produced equivalent information Political situation (conflicts...) Funding issues Technical issues: Inadequate planning and management

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2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division

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  1. 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  2. 2000 round of P&H censuses • 27 countries didn’t undertake census or produced equivalent information • Political situation (conflicts...) • Funding issues • Technical issues: • Inadequate planning and management • Lack of skilled staff... • Quality concerns for some censuses of the 2000 round • Cartography coverage • Coverage of enumeration • Scanning, outsourcing • Insufficient dissemination • Untimely release of data • Insufficient planning and preparations UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  3. 2010 World Census Programme • The three essential goals are: • to agree on international principles and recommendations to conduct a census • to facilitate countries in conducting censuses during the period 2005-2014 • to assist countries to disseminate census results in a timely manner UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  4. Goal 1: International Census Recommendations • Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Rev. 2 adopted by the United Nations Statistical Commission in March 2007 • Published in English and available on UNSD website before translation into the other 5 UN official langages • http://unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  5. Goal 2: Facilitate countries in conducting censuses during the 2010 round 66 countries will have undertaken a census by the end of 2008 21 countries have not yet planned a census Major problems or needs for assistance: Funding Preparation and planning Cartography Management and quality assurance Data capture, especially scanning Data processing Dissemination and analysis Evaluation, Post enumeration surveys Others, including political problems UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  6. 2010 Census Dates* by Year - Global *As planned by countries UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  7. 2010 Census Dates* - ESCWA *As planned by countries UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  8. Goal 3: Assist countries in their efforts to disseminate census results • Inadequate data dissemination and analysis was generally a weakness of previous census rounds • Handbook on census datadissemination and analysis • Workshops on datadissemination and analysis • Development of a software for census datadissemination: CensusInfo UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  9. Activities of UNSD to support the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  10. Partnerships • UNSD develops strong partnership with UNFPA, UN Regional Commissions and other International or Regional Organizations: • To avoid duplication • To monitor and collect country needs • To exchange information • To train • To provide technical assistance UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  11. Monitoring • Monitoring country activities related to census-taking • Questionnaire sent out to NSOs • Contact list of census managers • Regular update • Coordination with UNFPA and Regional Commissions • Disseminating information on census activities via the 2010 World Population and Housing Censuses Programme Website and Newsletter UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  12. Develop Technical Guidelines • Principles and Recommendations • Handbooks, Guidelines on topics pertaining to different stages of the census: • Census mapping and use of GIS (2008) • Measuring International Migration • Economic characteristics in population censuses • DataEditing (2008) • Guidelines on reporting on census activities (2008) • Data Dissemination • Evaluation, Post Enumeration Surveys • Document new methodologies and elaborate on preconditions and portability UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  13. Training • Training workshops on topical technical issues in census-taking, following the census process: • 2006: Principles & Recommendations: WS in Mozambique, Mali • 2007: Census Cartography and Management: 4 WS in Zambia, Thailand, Trinidad, Morocco • 2008: data processing: • Data capture (internet, scanning, PAD, inc. outsourcing) • Data editing • Quality assurance, risk management • 2009 and later: dissemination, analysis, evaluation (PES) • Develop e-training materials available online • Follow-up: implementation, problems faced... UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  14. Exchange of Experience & Advice • Workshops always include country presentations and permit fruitful exchanges • Workshops include practical exercises • Emphasis on the practical use of technology or methodology but also on pre-requisites (Eg. Use of GIS) • Exchange of methodological and practical documents (e.g. quality plans, outsourcing contracts) • Census questionnaires database: • Questionnaires • Database of the text of the questions organised by topic • Support study visits • Technical assistance missions (Interregional adviser) UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  15. Provide Tools • CensusInfo: partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA to provide a dissemination software based on DevInfo with new functionalities: • Cross tabulation • Mapping facilities • Standard result sheets (tables + graphs, to provide standard results at any geographical level) • Customizable by country • Support other free tools (Redatam...) UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  16. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center http://unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  17. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center • Provide information on census activities in the world: • Census taking in the countries • Supporting activities (seminars, workshops...) conducted by different organizations (UNSD, UNFPA, UN Regional Commissions, Eurostat...) • Resource center on methodology and best practices in censuses: • P&R, Handbooks and guidelines • Best practices: papers provided by countries orother experts (seminars or others) UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  18. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center (contd.) • Rationale: • Census takers are very busy and don’t have time to look at colleagues’ websites or don’t know where to look • NSOs websites are often public-oriented and offer little technical documentation • Census takers need to keep abreast of the methodological and practical improvements UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  19. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center (contd.) • Success factors: • Build a network to work in collaboration with all the partners (International and Regional Organizations and NSOs) • Create a mailing list of participants • Pro-active participation of census managers to provide information and documentation UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

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  24. UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

  25. Thank you. UNSD-ESCWA Regional Workshop on Census Data Processing in the ESCWA region: Contemporary technologies for data capture, methodology and practice of data editing Doha, State of Qatar, 18-22 May 2008

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