UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE 2020 ROUND OF POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS: International Standards and Contemporary Technologies Lusaka, Zambia, 20-23 March 2017 PRESENTATION BY STATISTICS BOTSWANA

Kwenagape Kenny Mogotsinyane Thapelo Maruatona Eden Onyadile The presentation is a collaborative effort of the four (4) Statistics Botswana Delegates Grace Mphetolang Kwenagape Kenny Mogotsinyane Thapelo Maruatona Eden Onyadile

Outline Introduction Strategic Objectives for the Census Operation Census Operations Stages and Management Structures Critical Milestones Census Committees Census Organizational Structure Consultations with Stakeholders and Collaboration with Development Partners Capacity Development Communication Strategy Quality Assurance Adaptation of Latest Technologies Plans for Outsourcing and Use of Technologies Geospatial Tools During Pre-enumeration

I. Introduction Statistics Botswana Autonomous body under the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning since April 2012 Operates within the jurisdiction of two (2) key legal instruments - Statistics Act (Cap 17:01) and Census Act (Cap 17:02) Mainly funded by the Government; also assisted by domestic, regional, and international bodies and partners. Performance monitored and overseen by the board. Has two arms in the organizational structure for statistical production; namely the Socio-Economics and Statistical and Technical Operations

Introduction (Cont’) PHC - 10 years interval consistently since 1971 Botswana Census, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011 Next census 2021 Botswana population was 2,024,094 from 2011 Census Growth rate was 1.9 based on 2011 Census. Projected population is 2,266,857 as at 2017

Introduction (Cont’) Population Trends

II. Strategic Objectives for the Census Operation Importance of Census undertaking Constituency delimitation (Constitutional Provision) Baseline data for policy formulation, programming and research Data for development Frameworks e.g. NDP, V2036, etc.

III. Census Operations Stages and Management Structures Census Project Document Planning & Budgeting Cartographic Exercise Pilot Enumeration Post Enumeration Survey (PES) Preliminary Results Processing & Analysis Dissemination

Census Operations Stages and Management Structures (Cont’) Post Census Activities Constituency Delimitation Sampling Frame – (for Household Surveys and Agricultural Census) Population Projections Small area estimates (districts monographs) Further analysis and research

IV. Critical Milestones Cartographic Fieldwork Pilot Census Enumeration Post Enumeration Survey (PES)? Data Processing Dissemination

Ministry of Finance and Development (Principal Investigator) V. Census Committees Ministry of Finance and Development (Principal Investigator) Census Central Committee National Census Advisory Committee Census Communication, Publicity and Advocacy Committee Census Standing Committee District Census Committee

VI. Census Organizational Structure, 2011 Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance & Development Planning Government Statistician Census Coordinator Chief Census Advisor Chief Statistician Instruments Development Chief Statistician Communication, advocacy & Publicity Chief Statistician Cartography & GIS Chief Statistician Data Processing Principal Statistician Quality Assurance & Logistics

VII. Consultations with Stakeholders and Collaboration with Development Partners Engage data users (topics) - Workshops Engage vulnerable groups

Government Institutions Local Government Institutions UNFPA NGOs Consultations with Stakeholders and Collaboration with Development Partners (Cont’) Collaboration Government Institutions Local Government Institutions UNFPA NGOs Private sector

VIII. Capacity Development Institutional memory Peer review (regoinal) Capacitating census personnel through 2020 RPHC Workshops Short term trainings

IX. Communication Strategy Reach out to all population Media Workshops Roadshows Schools

X. Quality Assurance Check and confirm adequacy of census resource against the set and agreed sizes and quantum of resources: Office space, Staffing at Census Organizational structure Field staff & calibre Transport, Facilities Equipment, etc.

Quality Assurance (Cont’) Check and confirm IT capacity commensurability with size of the project (software & hardware) Ensure data processing of pilot census

XI. Adaptation of Latest Technologies CAPI (enumeration, processing, validation, etc.) Geo Media Smart Client (mapping) Arc/GIS (frames, geospatial information, etc.)

XII. Plans for Outsourcing and Use of Technologies Outsourced data processing in the past two census (2001 & 2011) No plans to outsource anything for 2021 Census

XIII. Geospatial Tools During Pre-enumeration Hardware and Software maps GPS Satellite imagery Aerial photographs

Thank you