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DevInfo
Eric Hermouet
Statistics Division, ESCAP
MDG
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Photo: F. Espenak, NASA’s GSFC
More than 1 billion of this planet’s
residents live on less than $1 a day
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
MDG2
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Photo: UNICEF/HQ95-0977/ SHEHZAD NOORANI
More than 115 million children are being
denied their right to go to school.
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
MDG3
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Photo: UNICEF/India/GURINDER OSAN
Women occupy only 16 per cent of
national parliamentary seats.
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
MDG4
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Photo: UNICEF/HQ98-0698/ALEJANDRO BALAGUER
Every day 30,000 children die before
their fifth birthday, most from preventable
diseases.
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
MDG5
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Photo: UNICEF/HQ96-0591/ NICOLE TOUTOUNJI
More than 500,000 women die each year
in pregnancy and childbirth.
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
MDG6
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Photo: UNICEF/05-0863/SHEHZAD NOORANI
More than 20 million people have died
from AIDS since the epidemic began and
there is still no cure.
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
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Photo: UNICEF/HQ02-0255/THIERRY GEENEN
Over 1 billion people lack safe drinking
water, 2.6 billion lack basic sanitation and
1 billion live in slums.
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
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The UN Millennium Declaration
embodies an agreement to develop a
global partnership for development.
Facts. You decide.
Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2005
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DevInfoThe Challenge
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Census
Population census once
every decade
Surveys
Periodic household
surveys on various topics
Reports
Records
Administrative records
from various government
departments
Flagship reports by
international agencies
with detailed analysis of
specific development
issues
The Challenge Monitoring Human Development
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Experts
Estimates, correction
factors and expert
opinions by statisticians
Languages
Data produced and
distributed in many
languages
Complexity
Complex issues in
calculating and comparing
data over time and
between regions
The Challenge Data Quality
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Member States
National statistics
organizations, decisionmakers, mass media,
general public
United Nations
United Nations agencies
with specific focus areas
Development Agencies
Bilateral and multilateral
development agencies
each with their own priorities
The Challenge The Audience
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DevInfo A Common Database
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Common Database
State-of-the-art database
technology with royalty-free
distribution
UN Endorsement
Endorsed by the United Nations
to assist Member States in
Monitoring human development
MDGs
Designed to assist in
monitoring the Millennium
Development Goals and
other national plans of action
A Common Database Royalty-Free Database Technology
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Indicators - SDMX
Statistical data and metadata
exchange (SDMX) ISO/TS
17369:2005 developed by
BIS, ECB, EUROSTAT, IMF,
OECD, UN and World Bank
Sources - DDI/DC
Data Documentation Initiative
(DDI) ISO 11179 and Dublin Core
(DC) ISO 15836:2003 Information
and documentation
Digital Maps - UNGIWG
Geographic information
metadata ISO 19115:2003
A Common Database International Standards
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ChildInfo 1995 - 2003
UNICEF developed a
database to monitor the
World Summit for Children
offered to the UN system
DevInfo v4.0 2004
ChildInfo upgraded and
launched with UNDG
endorsement in April 2004
DevInfo v5.0 2005-2006
New web-enabled version
developed and launched with
broad government and UN
support in February 2006
A Common Database Milestones
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DevInfo Partnerships
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3000+ Trained
More than 3000 professionals have
been trained in the use of DevInfo
for improved statistical literacy and
database administration
Partnerships Capacity Building Programmes
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Customized Databases
More than 40 national statistics
organizations and other agencies
have adapted DevInfo database
technology to user-specified
requirements
Partnerships Adaptations
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Other Databases
Integration with Existing Systems
System Integration
The DevInfo database
system is designed to
be integrated with
existing systems
through data exchange
mechanisms
Partnerships Data Exchange