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United Nations Statistics Division Overview of the CensusInfo Initiative United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Outline What is CensusInfo? Initiative Objectives Main features of CensusInfo UNSD activities to promote CensusInfo CensusInfo resources United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division What is CensusInfo? CensusInfo is a software tool specifically designed for disseminating census data on the web and CD-ROM Developed by UNSD in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA Based on DevInfo technology platform Officially launched in February 2009 at the 40th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Initiative Dissemination has been the weakest phase in population and housing census operations Census data dissemination is one of three main goals of the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Census as approved by the UN Statistical Commission at its 36th session (March 2005) UNSD tasked with assisting countries in their efforts to disseminate census results effectively and timely United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Objectives Develop a software solution to facilitate the dissemination of census results fulfilling the following minimum criteria: Easy to implement and easy to use Free to use Dissemination of census data at any geographical level Able to generate census-specific outputs Customization for country-specific requirements Dissemination on the web and CD-ROM United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level Disseminates census results for multiple censuses United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level Disseminates census results for multiple censuses Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level Disseminates census results for multiple censuses Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level Disseminates census results for multiple censuses Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs Supports dissemination of census data in multiple languages United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level Disseminates census results for multiple censuses Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs Supports to disseminate census data with multiple languages Generates user-defined tables, maps, graphs and reports United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level Disseminates census results for multiple censuses Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs Supports to disseminate census data with multiple languages Generates user-defined tables, maps, graphs and reports Provides standard profile reports by geographic units United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software Disseminates census results at any geographical level Disseminates census results for multiple censuses Provides a suggested list of census topics, data and indicators with accompanying metadata (based on UN recommendations) Easy to customize to meet country-specific needs Supports to disseminate census data with multiple languages Generates user-defined tables, maps, graphs and reports Provides standard profile reports by geographic units Allows importing data from other software applications such as CSPro, Redatam, SAS and SPSS United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division UNSD activities to promote CensusInfo Regional workshops National training (on site) Basic training Advanced training United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division www.censusinfo.net United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division unstats.un.org/unsd/census2010.htm United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011 United Nations Statistics Division Thank You United Nations Regional Workshop on CensusInfo New Delhi, India, 28–30 November 2011