The regional workshop aims at discussing the draft guidelines on the use of electronic data collection technologies in censuses, including the main requirements for making a sound decision and common approaches in designing census processes, and benefitting from the experiences of Arab countries which have already conducted censuses using such technologies.

Meeting Details

• Information note
• Agenda
   

Background Documents

• Using internet self-response as a data collection mode in the population and housing censuses with reference to Arab countries: opportunities, challenges and best practices (Arabic)

Presentations

Day 1

• Global experience on the use of technology in censuses
• Use of technology in conducting censuses in Arab countries (Arabic)
• Decision-making in the adoption of electronic data collection
• Census 2017: first electronic census in Egypt (Arabic)
• Data collection with handheld electronic devices
• Data collection with handheld electronic devices: Egypt (Arabic)
• Data collection with handheld electronic devices: Jordan (Arabic)
• Using new technologies in data collection: Palestine
• Using internet self-response as a data collection mode in censuses
• Using the internet for self-enumeration in Egypt’s 2017 census (Arabic)

Day 2

• Use of Geospatial information in support of census operations
• Use of GIS/GPS for supporting field enumeration: Palestine
• Use of GIS/GPS for supporting field enumeration: Jordan (Arabic)
• Planning census operations with multi-mode data collection methods (Arabic)
• Planning and management considerations for the adoption of electronic data collection technologies
• Considerations for planning census operations with the use of technology: Palestine
• Planning census operations with the use of technology: Jordan (Arabic)
• Improving data quality during enumeration phase: Call Center
• Improving data quality during enumeration phase: Systems for management and monitoring field operations
• Evaluating census data (Arabic)
• Improving data quality during and after enumeration phase: Jordan (Arabic)
• Monitoring data quality in Egypt’s 2017 census (Arabic)
• Methodology for preparing and implementing the post enumeration survey: Palestine (Arabic)
• Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Day 3

• Preparations for the 2020 Census in GCC countries: GCC-Stat (Arabic)
• Population and Housing Census 2020: KSA (Arabic)
• Country experience: Sharjah-UAE (Arabic)
• Population and housing censuses and sustainable development indicators (Arabic)
• Population data in conflict areas and humanitarian settings
• IPUMS-International: Harmonizing and Disseminating Census Microdata