Tajikistan improves on microdata management (Dushanbe, 24 - 31 October 2011)

An IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit Training and DDI Production workshop was held for Tajstat in Dushanbe, Tajikistan from the 24th to the 28th and 31st October 2011. The workshop was held in partnership with the World Bank Office in Dushanbe. Participated in by 25 participants from the central and regional offices of Tajstat, the workshop produced DDIs for 6 Tajstat surveys.
In the debriefing held with Deputy Director Kiyomuddin Norou, he articulated that there should be continuity of work in Tajstat using the IHSN tools and following international standards on documentation and dissemination. In support of this agenda, he informed that a few staff from the training will be sharing the skills gained from the workshop to other regional offices the following week. He further identified which departments will be directly involved in documentation activities within the agency.
Tajstat expressed keen interest on setting up its own online survey catalog.