80 likes | 98 Views
This document discusses the factors, consultations, and strategy for determining the scope and form of census data dissemination. It includes various forms of dissemination such as press conferences, analytical publications, online systems, and self-help tabulation services.
E N D
United Nations Regional Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis 5-8 October 2010 Bangkok, Thailand Determination of the Scope and Form of Census Data Dissemination H K LAM Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, China
Determining the Scope and Form ofCensus Data Dissemination Factors for Consideration: • Usefulness of data; • Convenience and ability of the data users to use and interpret the statistics properly; • Technology advancement; • Data confidentiality; • Public awareness and accessibility of users.
Determining the Scope and Form ofCensus Data Dissemination Consultations with major users, including government bureaux and departments, academics and other organisations: • data dissemination plan; • proposed products and services to be delivered; • release schedule; • list of core tabulations.
Determining the Scope and Form ofCensus Data Dissemination Strategy: • different media for different user groups; • emphasizing the service principles of friendly access and prompt delivery.
Determining the Scope and Form ofCensus Data Dissemination Form of Census Data Dissemination: • Press conference to announce the summary findings, so as to draw attentions of the general public and mass media; • Analytical publications to provide more in-depth; • All publications freely available on website;
Determining the Scope and Form ofCensus Data Dissemination • CD-ROM bundled with GIS software to facilitate spatial analysis; • Online Interactive Data Dissemination System (IDDS) on C&SD’s website – enable users to prepare statistical tables according to their specific requirements; • Tailor-made tabulations for researches conducted by the academic community or external parties;
Determining the Scope and Form ofCensus Data Dissemination • Self-help tabulation services (STS) at the premises of C&SD, can access to the full dataset of the Population Census/By-census; • Business partnership with the business community, to re-disseminating official statistics.
Thank you