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The 2010 World Census Programme

The 2010 World Census Programme. by Jeremiah Banda United Nations Statistics Division. 2010 World Census Programme. Multi year programme Supported by the World Bank. 2010 World Census Programme. (Continued)

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The 2010 World Census Programme

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  1. The 2010 World Census Programme by Jeremiah Banda United Nations Statistics Division

  2. 2010 World Census Programme • Multi year programme • Supported by the World Bank

  3. 2010 World Census Programme (Continued) • Obj. 1: Monitor country progress in conducting censuses and their financing needs and disseminate information on census activities: • Monitoring of country activities related to census-taking • Disseminate information on census activities via the 2010 World Population and Housing Censuses Programme Website and Newsletter

  4. 2010 World Census Programme (Continued) • Obj. 2: Develop guidelines and technical materials pertaining to different stages of the census: • Reference (Handbooks, Guidelines) and training materials on selected topics • Document new methodologies and elaborate on preconditions and portability of such methodologies • Distribution and promotion of the revised United Nations Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Census and Handbooks

  5. 2010 World Census Programme (Continued) • Obj. 2: Develop guidelines and technical materials …: • Development and maintenance of a Resource Centre on the internet • Development of a software for census dissemination: Census Info • Updating UNSD population and housing census data

  6. 2010 World Census Programme (Continued) • Obj. 3: Assist countries to implement the census in accordance with the Principles and Recommendations and guidelines: • Training workshops on Principles and Recommendations and topical technical issues in census-taking • Study visits • Technical assistance missions • Expert group meeting on the collection of data on selected topics in population censuses

  7. Work plan - 2007 • Expert Group Meeting in May on Contemporary Practices in Census Mapping and Use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • 5 Workshops on this subject in Africa (2), Asia, Pacific, Caribbean • Handbooks : • Census mapping (update) • Editing (update) • Guidelines on Administrative report (new)

  8. Work plan - 2008 and beyond • EGM and Workshops on : • Census management • Data collection • Data capture • Data editing • Dissemination • ... • Develope-trainingmaterials • Handbooks : • Dissemination (new) > 2008

  9. 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 of censuses: • Handbooks, guidelines • Best practices: papers provided by countries orother experts (seminars or others)

  10. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center (Continued) • Motivation: • Census takers are very busy and don’t have time to look at colleagues’ websites or don’t know where to look • NSO websites are often public oriented and offer little technical documentation • Census takers need to be aware of the methodological and practical improvements

  11. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center (Continued) • Success factors: • Build a network to work in collaboration with all the partners (International and regional organizations and NSOs)

  12. 2010 World Census Programme Thank you

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