Management of Oman Census2010

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Management of Oman Census2010
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1. Introduction

• Census aimed at providing comprehensive
  statistical data on population distribution and
  core demographic, social and economic
  characteristics.
• It also provides data on buildings and housing
  conditions and data on establishments and its
  various activities in the country.
• The primary use of these statistics is for
  planning and development of social and economic
  conditions.

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• Good planning with giving close attention to the
  management of the census will help in producing
  high-quality data.
• This paper will highlight the work accomplished
  in the managerial aspects of census 2010.

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2. General Management of the Census

• Relevance
• To meet the requirements of the users the
  following two steps have been taken
• A preparatory meeting aimed at laying the
  foundations for major aspects of the census.
• a workshop aimed at a dialogue between users and
  producers of data is being prepared and it will
  be held in the first month of next year.

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General Management of the Census

• Legal and Organizational Bases
• The Committees responsible for overseeing the
  implementation of the census was decided by Royal
  Decree issued onApril2007, these committees are
• - Supreme National Committee for the Census
• - Technical Committee for the Census
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• - Information Committee for the Census

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General Management of the Census

• Planning for the Census
• Timetable to show the exact time periods for
  each operation of the census

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General Management of the Census

• Quality Assurance and Control
• A special unit is established to monitor the
  quality throughout the census, which is
  responsible for
• Evaluation of the enumerators
• Completing the missing data
• Revision and evaluation of the data

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General Management of the Census

• The structure of the census
• Some of the updates in structure are the
  following
• -The separation of financial management from
  administrative affairs.
• - Creating a new unit concerned with information
  technology.
• - Establishment of a data quality control unit.
• - Establishment of a division specialized in the
  documentation of each census operation.
• - Establishment of a unit for training.

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General Management of the Census

• The Budget
• 5 million Omani Rials (13 million US dollars) was
  adopted to complete the preparation phase and it
  is expected to reach 15 million Omani Rials
  (equivalent to 39 million US dollars).
• These costs are logical given the quality of the
  results obtained, the short duration required for
  the dissemination (not exceeding one month after
  the enumeration period) and the extent of its use
  in the development process.

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General Management of the Census

• The Budget
• The equipment and programs will be used in all
  surveys which are held after the census.

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General Management of the Census

• purchase of computers and software
• To automate the census operation the following
  programs will be used
• -Administrative and financial programs
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• - Programs for the selection of human resources
  that will work in the census project.
• - Special GIS Programs

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General Management of the Census

• The use of samples
• Two pilot studies were prepared before starting
  the work of the census
• first one on June 2009
• second one on January 2010.

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Preparation Phase

• Basis of the enumeration process
• The Sultanate uses the de jure and the de facto
  approach in the enumeration.
• Among the most important work done and ongoing
  during the preparatory period for the 2010
  census

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Preparation Phase

• Design of the electronic form
• A mechanism to collect and upload the data and
  for the flow of data
• Rules of coverage and consistency
• Field and office Management
• Oversight
• Accuracy controls
• Machinery and equipment
• The formulation of procedural instructions
• Designing the parameters for reviewing the data
  and for automated data correction and programming
  it.
• Establishing and implementing a program for
  monitoring and controlling data quality.

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Preparation Phase

• GIS
• GIS database was established and updated in
  order to complete the work associated with maps
  and to divide the Sultanate into statistical
  division for use in the next census.

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Data Processing

• Given the automation of all census operations and
  the use of HH devices in the process of data
  collection, the method of processing would be
  more accurate and practical and this is one of
  the advantages of handheld devices

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Census output

• dissemination strategy
• based on the needs of data users and the strategy
  deals with the output's different forms(print,
  electronic )
• makes the data available in an electronic site
  where it is possible for the user to design and
  select the variables desired for extraction

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Data Evaluation

• Data evaluation will be done through three
  actions
• Center for Quality Control
• Through the collection of data using the handheld
  devices, the burden on the operation will be
  reduced.
• Comparison of data with other administrative
  sources