Technical Support

The Accelerated Data Program (ADP) provides technical and financial support to survey data documentation and dissemination, and improvement of survey methods.

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MicrodataThe IHSN does not have ownership and is not mandated to disseminate country microdata. But we maintain a central survey catalog, and provide links to national or international databanks.

News & Updates

Egypt - CAPMAS takes another step in documenting and disseminating their survey metadata

The ADP conducted a monitoring mission to CAPMAS with the aim of reviewing the details of 6 surveys. These have been documented using the Toolkit. The DDIs were thoroughly reviewed and the processes for installing a NADA were carefully reviewed with the web development team. A key training... read more »

The National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE) launches its survey catalog

The National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia (INE) is the executive and technical head organization of the National Statistical Information System of Bolivia. To fulfill its duties in a framework of quality, timeliness accomplishment, transparency and relevance, INE decided to adopt international... read more »

Nicaragua joins the Accelerated Data Program

The Instituto Nacional de Informacion de Desarollo (INIDE) of Nicaragua joined the Accelerated Data Program on February 2, 2010. The first activity will consist of a national training on data documentation and archiving to take place in Managua in March 2010.

DDI Quality Review Workshop held for Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippines (Tagaytay City, 23-27 November 2009)

A DDI Quality Review Workshop was held for the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in Tagaytay City, Philippines from 23 to 27 November 2009. The follow-up workshop was held four months after the Toolkit Training in August 2009. The Division... read more »

Introductory training in data archiving at the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and Jordanian Department of Statistics (DOS)

The Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS) based in Amman hosted a 5-day Microdata Management Toolkit training. Five (5) representatives from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and 3 representatives from the Department of Statistics (DOS), Jordan... read more »

Focus

How (well) is Education Measured in Household Surveys?

A Comparative Analysis of the Education Modules in 30 Household Surveys from 1996–2005 — Household surveys are an important source of information about education systems. This report studies 30 household surveys of different types, and analyzes how and how well education information is collected in them.

Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics The IHSN is a partnership of international organizations seeking to improve the availability, quality and use of survey data in developing countries. This informal network was established as a recommendation of the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics.

The IHSN is served by a light Secretariat managed by the World Bank Development Data Group and the Paris21 Secretariat at OECD.