5 November, 2018 Nuku’alofa, Tonga Improving Data Dissemination and Use in Pacific Island Countries: Project introduction 5 November, 2018 Nuku’alofa, Tonga

Acknowledgements Project generously funded by the World Bank through the Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building. Of course, all Pacific NSOs for being here.

Project aims In response to HOPS 2017 call for increased dissemination of quality development data: Curation for long-term preservation of Pacific microdata data Metadata documentation to improve useability of data Publishing of metadata documentation to increase data discoverability Establishment of transparent legal and governance frameworks to ensure confidentiality and to establish confidence Standardisation (or harmonisation) of microdata to facilitate comparative (longitudinal and spatial) analysis Identify approaches for optimal approaches to sampling in small island states Build capacity of national statistical agencies in data documentation, standardisation and use, and in sampling methods Ancestory.com; a piece of history; build confidence in Pacific data

Three main components Establishing the Pacific Microdata Library Harmonisation of census and survey datasets (ex-post standardisation) New sampling strategy for PICTs

Component 1: Establishing the Pacific Microdata Library Legal framework Microdata inventory Acquisition of data and metadata Not transfer of ownership Establishment of policy and protocols data acquisition, evaluation, documentation, anonymization, cataloguing, dissemination, and preservation Setting up IT infrastructure Metadata documentation and dissemination Anonymization and preparation of public use files Citations database User engagement Capacity building Memorandum of Understanding Data Access Agreement Terms of Use

Component 2: Ex post microdata standardisation Workshops on standardisation Labour market; disability; education; consumption Identify common household and person variables for thematic analysis Training in microdata standardisation and analysis Creation of census subsets Harmonisation guidelines Household record Person record Labour market Income Education Consumption Health ICT, etc.

Component 3: A new sampling strategy for small island states Capacity building Identifying optimal sample design that accommodates varying data user needs HIES, DHS, MICS, disability, labour, agriculture Sampling guidelines

Upcoming activities and events Tonga project launch – here we are Formalise project participation – after Tonga workshop Inventory of line ministry data – engagement after project launch Micro-and-metadata deposit – engagement after project launch Finalisation of legal framework – end of 2018 Draft of policy and protocols – ongoing Metadata documentation – ongoing Microdata anonymization – ongoing Workshop on populating labour market indicators and standardising microdata – 3 to 7 December Disability, education and consumption in 2019 Sampling guidelines – under development for HIES and MICS Sampling workshop in 2019

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Component 1: Establishing the Pacific Microdata Library Inventory of microdata sets Policy and protocols Never to be released Requires approval Open access MOU per dataset Preservation of raw and processed Census, survey, geospatial, administrative Acquisition Documentation Cataloguing Anonymization Dissemination Preservation

Component 1: Establishing the Pacific Microdata Library Inventory of microdata sets Policy and protocols NADA DDI 2.5 Dublin Core ISO 19115 / 19139 Acquisition Documentation Cataloguing Anonymization Dissemination Preservation

Component 1: Establishing the Pacific Microdata Library Policy and protocols De-identified Anonymised Census subsets Acquisition Documentation Cataloguing Anonymization Dissemination Preservation

Component 1: Establishing the Pacific Microdata Library Inventory of microdata sets Policy and protocols Permissions Open access User engagement Acquisition Documentation Cataloguing Anonymization Dissemination Preservation