Transcript Key results the UNECE Survey on National Census Practices, and first proposals about the CES Recommendations for the 2020 census round THE TASK FORCE.

Key results the UNECE Survey on National
Census Practices, and first proposals about the
CES Recommendations for the 2020 census
round
THE TASK FORCE ON CENSUS TECHNOLOGY
JANUSZ DYGASZEWICZ
THE CHAIR OF TASK FORCE ON CENSUS TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL CENSUS BUREAU – POLAND
GENEVA, 30.09.2013
CENSUS TECHNOLOGY
OUTLINE
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Introduction
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Key results the UNECE Survey on National
Census Practices
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First proposals about the CES
Recomendation for the 2020 Census Round
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Issues for disscusion
UNECE TASK FORCE ON CENSUS TECHNOLOGY
The members of the Task Force on Census Technology are:
 Andras Borbely – Hungary
 Alistair Calder – United
 Gerry Walker – Ireland
 Galina Sheinberg – Israel
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 Marina Venturi – Italy
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 Bernardo Palazzi – Italy
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 Olja Music – Serbia
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 Robert Grac – Slovakia
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Kingdom
Todd Hughes – United States
Irina Zbarskaya – Rossia
Bogidar Popovic- Montenegro
Hideki Koizumi – Japan
Fumika Akutsu – Japan
 Jean-Paul Kauthen – Switzerland
Paolo Valente –UNECE (support)
INTRODUCTION
 The main objective of the questionnaire was identifying
technology used in previous and the current round of censuses
and recognising plans of the countries for 2020 census.
 Technology is a still rapidly developing area, so this is very
difficult subject.
 Results of the survey helped us to identify the technologies used
in the 2010 census round and to formulate the first proposition
of the recommendations for the 2020 census round.
TECHNOLOGIES USED IN PREVIOUS CENSUSES
A.
INTERNET RESPONSE OPTION
IN 2010 CENSUS ROUND INTERNET HAS GAINED MORE POPULARITY IN
COMPARISON TO THE 2000 CENSUS ROUND.
B.
TECHNOLOGY USED IN FIELDWORK:
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LAPTOPS
TABLETS
GPS
UPLOADING DATA FROM FIELD TO A DATA CENTER
COMPUTER ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING
AUTOMATED TELEPHONE INTERVIEWING
HAND-HELDS
MOBILE OR CELLULAR PHONES
SMS-TEXTING
GIS
TECHNOLOGIES USED IN PREVIOUS CENSUSES
C.
OCR/OMR TECHNOLOGY
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OMR – USED BY 20 COUNTRIES
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OCR - USED BY 24 COUNTRIES
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declining trend in the use of this technology
TECHNOLOGIES USED IN PREVIOUS CENSUSES
 INFRASTRUCTURE
MODERNIZATION/BUILD/PREPARATION
As is clear from the survey, most countries needed about
three years
to prepare the infrastructure for the 2010 census round.
 SOFTWARE USED IN DIFFERENT CENSUS PHASES
Most countries in the 2010 census round applied their own software
TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES
OF DATA DURING THE 2010 ROUND OF POPULATION
AND HOUSING CENSUSES
THE NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION OR MODERNIZATION OF IT
INFRASTRUCTURE :
IN MOST CASES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTERS USAGE IT WAS
NECESSARY TO MODERNIZE ICT INFRASTRUCTURE IN SELECTED AREAS:
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TO COLLECT DATA
TO STORE DATA
TO LINK DATA
TO STORE METADATA
SEVEN COUNTRIES HAVE CONSTRUCTED OR MODERNIZED OF ICT FOR ALL AREAS ABOVE
LISTED.
TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES
OF DATA DURING THE 2010 ROUND OF POPULATION
AND HOUSING CENSUSES
TECHNIQUES USED TO COLLECT DATA FROM ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTERS
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES WERE USED TO COLLECT ADMINISTRATIVE DATA.
THERE WERE OFTEN COMPLEX METHODS, USING MULTI-MODAL
APPROACHES, TO COLLECT DATA FROM SUCH REGISTERS
 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA WERE MOST OFTEN COLLECTED BY ELECTRONIC METHODS:
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HARD COPIES - FOR DATASETS OF BIG VOLUME
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ELECTRONIC DATA CARRIERS - FOR DATA SETS OF SMALL VOLUME
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THE MOST RARELY USED METHOD WAS REMOTE ACCESS AND CAPTURING DATA IN
ELECTRONIC FORM ALLOWING ITS PROCESSING
TECHNOLOGIES USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES
OF DATA DURING THE 2010 ROUND OF POPULATION
AND HOUSING CENSUSES
TCHNOLOGY USED IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA INTO
STATISTICAL DATA:
AUTOMATIC TRANSFORMATION AND CLEANSING TECHNIQUES WERE APPLIED WIDELY.
THE HEAVY TECHNIQUES WERE APPLIED MOST OFTEN FOR FOLLOWING METHODS:
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VALIDATION
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STANDARDIZATION
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CONVERSION
THE MORE RARELY ONES WERE USED FOR FOLLOWING METHODS:
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PARSING
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UPPERCASE (CONVERT ALL LETTERS TO UPPERCASE LETTERS)
GIS AS A TOOL TO SUPPORT THE PROCESS
• SUPPORT THE PROCESS OF PREPARING AND
CONDUCTING THE CENSUS
• FRIENDLY VISUALIZATION OF STATISTICAL
RESULTS
GIS
OVER 70% (35) NSI’s ALREADY
HAS AN UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR
GIS TECHNOLOGY
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13 % (6) NSI’s ALREADY HAVE
FUTURE PLANS TO ESTABLISH
SUCH A UNIT
15% (7) NSI’s DO NOT INTEND TO
CREATE ONE
IN THE 2010 ROUND ALMOST 50 %
(19) OF NSI’s DECIDED TO USE GIS
IN CENSUS FIELD WORK
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15 % (6) NSI’s ALREADY HAVE USED
GIS IN THE 2000 CENSUS ROUND
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76% (37) NSI’s PLAN TO USE GIS IN
THE 2020 CENSUS ROUND
 PRESENTATION
PLANS FOR THE 2020 CENSUS ROUND
ADOPTION OF NEW
TECHNOLOGY
BARRIERS TO ADOPTION
OF NEW TECHNOLOGY
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INTERNET
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FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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LAPTOPS
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STAFF RESOURCES
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TABLETS
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PUBLIC PERCEPTION
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HAND-HELDS
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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MOBILE OR CELLUAR PHONES
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GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
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GIS
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GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS
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GPS
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LIMITED ACCESS TO
ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTERS
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OMR/OCR
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LACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE
REGISTERS
GIS
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE 2020 CENSUS ROUND
 GIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AND USED AT ALL
STAGES OF THE CENSUS;
 WHEREVER IT IS POSSIBLE, DATA SHOULD BE
COLLECTED WITH REFERENCE TO AN ADDRESS;
 ONLY AT A LEVEL APPROPRIATE TO THE SKILLS AND
RESOURCES AVAILABLE;
 "PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
POPULATION
AND HOUSING CENSUSES, REVISION 2" PREPARED BY THE
UNSD
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE 2020 CENSUS ROUND
ISSUES FOR DISSCUSION
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE 2020 CENSUS ROUND
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INTERNET RESPONSE ERRORS CONTROLL
MECHANIZM, ENSURING DATA QUALITY AND SAFETY
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COMPUTER ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEW –
USED IN THE SHORT AND LONG QUESTIONNAIRES
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USAGE OF TABLETS OR HAND-HELDS DEVICES IN
THE CONTEXT OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
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WHAT ARE THE OMR/OCR ADAPTATION PLANS IN
THE FUTURE CENSUS ROUND?
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE 2020 CENSUS ROUND (cont.)
DOES THE DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) USED TO THE PRODUCTION OF
STATISTICS, INCLUDING CENSUSES, WHICH TRIGGER THE NECESSITY
FOR A CONSTANT MODERNIZATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE:
REDUCE THE COST OF CENSUSES
OR
CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THEIR COSTS?
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE 2020 CENSUS ROUND (cont.)
SHOULD
A
GENERAL
TRANSFORMATION
MODEL
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTERS (A SET OF RULES OF DATA
CONTROL
AND
ADJUSTMENT)
„RECOMMENDATIONS
THE
USE
CENSUS
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
ROUND”
ALLOWING
CONCERNING
TO
USAGE
OBTAIN
OF
HEVY
BE
THE
INCLUDED
IN
DEVELOPMENT
OF
REGISTERS
AN
IN
UNIFIED
TOOLS
FOR
THE
2020
APPROACH
AUTOMATIC
CLEANSING TECHNIQUES TO INCREASING USABILITY OF
ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTERS WITHIN NSI’S?
Key results the UNECE Survey on National
Census Practices, and first proposals about the
CES Recommendations for the 2020 census
round
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
JANUSZ DYGASZEWICZ
THE CHAIR OF TASK FORCE ON CENSUS TECHNOLOGY
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL CENSUS BUREAU - POLAND