1. CensusInfo project in the context of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme
United Nations Statistics Division
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2. 2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme
UNSD coordinates international statistical programmes and activities, including census activities.
Approved by the Statistical Commission at its 36th session in 2005 and adopted by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) by its resolution A/2005/13.
Recognize population and housing censuses as one of the main sources of data for effective development planning and objective decision-making.
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3. 2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme
Three essential goals are:
To agree on international principles and recommendations to conduct a census
To facilitate countries in conducting census at least once during the period
To assist countries to disseminate census results in a timely manner
UNSD undertakes various activities under the programme with three essential goals.
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4. Goal 1: International Census Principles
Published Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Rev. 2.
Available on UNSD website
Published in English, will be translated into the other 5 UN official langages
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5. Goal 1: International Census Principles
UN Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses
Clarifies essential features and the uses of censuses
Guides on operational aspects of censuses
Recommends topics to be included
Introduces possible census produces and services
To forge consensus about census taking at the international level.
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6. Goal 2: Facilitate countries in conducting censuses during the 2010 round
81 countries will have undertaken a census by the end of 2009 (24% of the estimated world population)
10 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
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7. 2010 Round Census Dates* by Year - Global
- Most of countries in the Carribbean region will have Census in 2010, with some in 2011.
not scheduled
*As planned by countries
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8. 2010 Accumulated Enumerated Population by Year*
*Estimated population – census years as planned by countries
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9. Handbook on census data dissemination and analysis
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 data dissemination and analysis
Workshops on data dissemination and analysis
Development of a software for census data dissemination: CensusInfo
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10. What is CensusInfo ?
A software based on DevInfo platform with new functionalities
Developed in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA
Officially launched in February 2009 at the 40th session of the Statistical Commission
Made available on-line for free
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11. What is CensusInfo ?
Powerful tool for organizing, storing and presenting census data in a uniform way
Data shared easily and quickly with national and international users, on CD-ROM and on the web
Supports user-defined tables and indicators
Customizable by country
- India, Palestine already created its own CensusInfo platform.
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12. What can CensusInfo produce?
Presents information as indicators and tables with high-quality maps and graphs.
Profiles of local, minority and small population
Information for national, regional and local authorities and users
Spatial and graphical analyses
Supplementary metadata covering definitions, classifications and coverage and quality assessments
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13. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center
Disseminating information on census activities via the 2010 World Population and Housing Censuses Programme Website and Newsletter
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14. 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
Resource center on methodology and best practices in censuses:
P&R, Handbooks and guidelines
Best practices: papers provided by countries or other experts (seminars or others)
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21. Thank you
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