Transcript Building a National Data Archive: ADP Support in Uganda

BUILDING A NATIONAL DATA ARCHIVE
ADP SUPPORT IN UGANDA
PARIS21
Presented by
Kizito Kasozi
Director Information Technology
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Outline
Status of the NSS
Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)
Plan for National Statistical Development (PNSD)
ADP Support
Planned Activities - 2008
Status of the NSS
• Limited coordination
- within
- across
• No statistical units
- existing ones (very) weak
• Professional staff (esp. in Ministries)
- lack skills
- not motivated
Status of the NSS
• Poor linkages to policy process
• Little use of data for decision making
• There is need for
- data analysis
- data integration
- proper reporting
- efficient dissemination
- archiving
Status of the NSS
Weak and Underdeveloped NSS
• Fragmented statistical production
• Most datasets of very poor quality
• Inconsistent or conflicting results or reports
• Datasets with minimal or no documentation
• No standards (definitions, formats, etc.)
• Badly structured or unstructured datasets
• Datasets not properly archived/backed-up
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Established in 1998 as
• Central statistics agency in Uganda
- manages, monitors and co-ordinates the NSS
- semi-autonomous
- conducts national surveys and censuses
- disseminates results/reports
- provides data to public, researchers,
institutions, etc.
Plan for National Statistical
Development (PNSD)
• Comprehensive 5-Year Plan for National
Statistical Development (PNSD) adopted in
October 2006
- Phased development of the NSS
- critical in affirming UBOS as the driving force
- collaborative effort with priority specific sectors
(9 within government for a start)
- one of the strategic goals is to improve data
management and dissemination
- develop a National Statistical Databank (NSD)
ADP Assistance
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Focused on PNSD objective 6
The identified weakness provided the
framework and motive for the proposed
support to
 fill some of the gaps and weakness
 build capacity at UBOS and sectors
 provide guidance in best practices
 encourage data sharing and gathering
 help put in place proper policies
 provide technical assistance
ADP Assistance
Three major tasks agreed upon:
I.
Documentation, dissemination and
preservation of microdata
II.
Analysis and quality assessment of existing
microdata
III. Support to data collection activities
ADP Assistance
Task 1: Progress so far……..
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Conducted a national training workshop
• 9 sectors participated
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Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) adopted
Documenting of datasets within the UBOS
• Metadata uploaded to website
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Data awaiting finalisation of the Access Policy
Inventory of Datasets in partner institutions
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IHSN standard form used with modifications
ADP Assistance
Task 1: Progress so far……..
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Improvement on the UBOS website
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Trained three persons in advanced web
development
Procured web design software
New website under internal testing
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Website has specific page linking to NADA
ADP Assistance
Task 1: Progress so far……..
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Established a microdata lab at UBOS
accessible by sector partners
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Configuration of the web server almost complete
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Web server to host Website, NADA, & National Databank
Developing a microdata access policy
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Draft policy in place
Pending issues on data anonymisation
Developing a National Data Archive (NADA)
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Awaiting finalisation of Access policy & web
server configuration
ADP Assistance
Other Activities…….:
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Participated in the International Scientific
Conference - June 2007
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Theme: Monitoring & Measuring Development
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A paper on National Strategies for Development of Statistics –
Essentials, Coverage & Making the case for Documentation
based on the ADP presented
Professionalism & Networking
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Participated in the 2007 IASSIST - Canada
Building a community of practice in Africa
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Preliminary activities (meeting & Concept development)
Inter-country support, Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria
African Association of
Statistical Data Archivists
(AASDA)
Objectives
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To foster and promote a network of
excellence in data service delivery
Increasing utility through efficient and user friendly bridges
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To provide opportunities for collegial
exchange of sound professional practices
Annual conferences, seminars and quality professional
development programs
African Association of
Statistical Data Archivists
(AASDA)
Benefits
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Increased support to evidence based
planning within Region
– Advocacy and promotion of:
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Documentation and preservation of valuable data
Open access to microdata (easier accessibility)
Exhaustive utility of data (broader analysis & mining)
– Value for money
Minimized duplication of effort (reduced wastage)
African Association of
Statistical Data Archivists
(AASDA)
Benefits
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More applicable experiences shared
– Similarity in levels of development
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Feasible and applicable solutions
More relevant experiences
• Cheaper Technical Support
– Reduced required facilitation
African Association of
Statistical Data Archivists
(AASDA)
Benefits
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Link to other global or regional associations
– International Association for Social Science
Information Service and Technology (IASSIST)
– East European Data Archive Network (EDAN)
Planned Activities - 2008
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Finalisation of Task 1 Activities
I.
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Documentation, dissemination and preservation
of microdata (within Phase I PNSD Partners)
• Second National Training Workshop
Analysis and quality assessment of existing
microdata
Support to data collection activities
• Standard data processing guideline
Planned Activities - 2008
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Building the Regional community of practice
I. 1st Africa meeting of ADP supported countries
(March)
II.
Africa Representation to the IASSIST Meeting –
USA (May)
III. International Scientific Conference – June 2008
I. Theme will relate to micro data management
II. Include meeting of Heads of CSO’s within ADP
supported countries to endorse the community
of practice
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