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CensusInfo project in the context of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme

CensusInfo project in the context of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division. 2010 World Population & Housing Census Programme. UNSD coordinates international statistical programmes and activities, including census activities.

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CensusInfo project in the context of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme

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  1. CensusInfo project in the context of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  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. United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  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 2005-2014 • To assist countries to disseminate census results in a timely manner United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  4. Goal 1: International Census Principles • Published Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses, Rev. 2. • Available on UNSD website http://unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm • Published in English, will be translated into the other 5 UN official langages United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  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 United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  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 United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  7. 2010 Round Census Dates* by Year - Global not scheduled *As planned by countries United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  8. 2010 Accumulated Enumerated Population by Year* *Estimated population – census years as planned by countries United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  9. 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 datadissemination and analysis • Workshops on datadissemination and analysis • Development of a software for census datadissemination: CensusInfo United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  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 United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  11. What is CensusInfo ? United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009 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

  12. What can CensusInfo produce? United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009 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

  13. 2010 World Census Programme Resource Center http://unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  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 orother experts (seminars or others) United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

  15. Thank you United Nations Regional Workshop on the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Censuses: CensusInfo, Georgetown, Guyana, 12-16 October 2009

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