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Overview of the CensusInfo Initiative

Overview of the CensusInfo Initiative. Outline. What is CensusInfo? Initiative Objectives Main features of CensusInfo UNSD activities to promote CensusInfo CensusInfo resources. What is CensusInfo?.

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Overview of the CensusInfo Initiative

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  1. Overview of the CensusInfo Initiative

  2. Outline • What is CensusInfo? • Initiative • Objectives • Main features of CensusInfo • UNSD activities to promote CensusInfo • CensusInfo resources

  3. What is CensusInfo? • CensusInfo is a software tool specifically designed for disseminating census data on the web and CD-ROM • Developed by UNSD in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA • Based on DevInfo technology platform • Officially launched in February 2009 at the 40th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

  4. Initiative • Census data dissemination is one of three main goals of the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Census as approved by the UN Statistical Commission at its 36th session (March 2005) • Dissemination has been the weakest phase in population and housing census operations • UNSD tasked with assisting countries in their efforts to disseminate census results effectively and timely

  5. Objectives • Develop a software solution to facilitate the dissemination of census results fulfilling the following minimum criteria: • Easy to implement and easy to use • Free to use • Dissemination of census data at any geographical level • Able to generate census-specific outputs • Customization for country-specific requirements • Dissemination on the web and CD-ROM

  6. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software

  7. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level

  8. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level • Disseminates census results for multiple censuses

  9. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level • Disseminates census results for multiple censuses • Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations)

  10. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level • Disseminates census results for multiple censuses • Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) • Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs

  11. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level • Disseminates census results for multiple censuses • Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) • Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs • Supports dissemination of census data in multiple languages

  12. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level • Disseminates census results for multiple censuses • Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) • Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs • Supports to disseminate census data with multiple languages • Generates user-defined tables, maps, graphs and reports

  13. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level • Disseminates census results for multiple censuses • Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) • Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs • Supports to disseminate census data with multiple languages • Generates user-defined tables, maps, graphs and reports • Provides standard profile reports by geographic units

  14. Main features of CensusInfo • CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software • Disseminates census results at any geographical level • Disseminates census results for multiple censuses • Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) • Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs • Supports to disseminate census data with multiple languages • Generates user-defined tables, maps, graphs and reports • Provides standard profile reports by geographic units • Allows importing data from other software applications such as CSPro, Redatam, SAS and SPSS

  15. UNSD activities to promote CensusInfo • Regional workshops • National training (on site) • Basic training • Advanced training

  16. www.censusinfo.net

  17. unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm

  18. Thank You

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