1. Emerging Trends in Census Data Dissemination
UN Statistics Division
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Outline
Census data dissemination – importance of
Dissemination challenges
UNSD activities to assist countries to disseminate their census results
Emerging trends in census data dissemination .
Learning Centre on Population and Housing Census Data Dissemination, including CensusInfo
United Nations, New York, 21 February, 2011

3. Census Data Dissemination
Resolution on the 2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme calls upon countries to conduct population and housing censuses and to disseminate census results in a timely manner
“A census is not complete until the information collected is made available to potential users in a form suited to their needs. A wide range of statistical products can be made available to the public, the private sector, government agencies, local authorities and the academic and research communities” – UN Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Rev. 2.
This calls for managed creativity and responsiveness as potential users and their needs are heterogeneous
Learning Centre on Population and Housing Census Data Dissemination, including CensusInfo
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4. Dissemination Challenges
Making the data visible
Creating awareness and interest in the data
Identifying data users and their needs
Presenting the right data with the right context to meet users needs – To be user-oriented
Taking advantage of advances in ICT to make the data more accessible and better presented
Taking advantage of the spatial dimension of census data
Ensuring data confidentiality
Managing pressure of timely/fast dissemination, while ensuring the quality of statistics
Learning Centre on Population and Housing Census Data Dissemination, including CensusInfo
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5. UNSD Activities to Assist Countries
Inadequate data dissemination and analysis was generally a weakness of previous census rounds
UNSD activities to enhance exchange of national experience and strengthen capacity to disseiminate census results
Regional seminars on dissemination and analysis of data
African countries (Kenya – August 2010)
Asian countries (Thailand – October 2010)
More planned for 2011
Project on strengthening national capacity to analyse, present and disseminate data for evidence-based policy making
National Seminars on Census Data Analysis (Egypt, Malawi, Ethiopia,….)
Analytical thematic reports
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6. UNSD Activities to Assist Countries (contd.)
Development of a software for census data dissemination: CensusInfo
Activities to assist countries for CensusInfo
Regional workshops (Caribbean, Africa)
Onsite technical support to assist/improve technical capacity of countries to adopt the CensusInfo software (Egypt, Malawi, Indonesia….)
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7. Lessons Learnt From UNSD Activities
Emerging trends in how countries disseminate census data
Static web dissemination
Interactive on-line databases
Dissemination of micro-data
GIS web-based data presentation
Use of social media/networking
Use of mobile technology (SMS, etc.)
No more use of paper publications
Learning Centre on Population and Housing Census Data Dissemination, including CensusInfo
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Learning Centre on Population and Housing Census Data Dissemination, including CensusInfo
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