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An ADP mission was carried out in Colombia from June 16-22 to install a central National Data Archive (NADA)....
The National Department of Planning (DNP by its Spanish Acronym) is the Colombian Agency that leads the activities of Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies in Colombia. Private consulting firms are hired through competitive process to collect and analyze data on public policies for these evaluations. DNP authorities currently include microdata documentation as a requirement in the Terms of Reference (TOR) of this bidding processes - recommending the use of the DDI standard and the IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit.
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As a part of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) strategy to promote improved microdata management in the Colombia Statistical System, DDI awareness events and basic training are being supported by the ADP. About 100 public officers from forty-three statistical agencies have been trained. Eighteen agencies are currently documenting their own microdatasets....