ADP member since
2009
National agencies involved
Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEC)
Results
Results obtained with ADP support include:
Surveys inventoried and preserved
- All available nationally representative surveys inventoried, some documented and archived (work in progress).
- Capacity built within DGEEC to document and archive microdata. About 10 staff trained on microdata management standards, tools and practice; top management sensitized.
Regional Training Workshop on NADA 4.0 held in Costa Rica for Latin American Countries (June 2013)
The National Statistical Office of Costa Rica (INEC), the PARIS21 Secretariat and the World Bank organized a regional training workshop on June 3 - 5, 2013 on the use of the IHSN National Data Archive application (NADA) with the following objectives (1) to expose participants to the latest version of the application, (2) to upgrade existing NADA and implement relevant quality enhancements to their systems and (3) to discuss strategic and technical issues relating to their microdata dissemination and data users servicing.
National Statistical Office of Paraguay progressing on microdata documentation (May 2012)
A Microdata Management Toolkit workshop was held on May 7 -11, 2012 for the NSO of Paraguay (DGEEC). 10 DGEEC´s Staff members were trained in the workshop; and the documentation of 30 surveys will be published by the end of 2012.
Paraguay DGEEC supporting other National Statistical Units to improve microdata management (Asunción, September 7-11, 2009)
The training course was organized in response to the national statistical office’s (DGEEC) request based on their interest to strengthen micro-data documentation and dissemination practices. The training course took place in a well equipped seminar room at the Villa Morra Suites Hotel in Asunción with 26 trainees coming from different governmental institutions. Fifteen participants came from the DGEEC, representing most of the micro-data production areas, and eleven people from other institutions, representing the Paraguayan Central Bank, Ministry of Education, National Police Identification Department, Tax Office, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Agriculture.