The Accelerated Data Program ( ADP ) The International Household Survey Network ( IHSN ) PARIS21 Steering Committee Paris, 6 June 2008

IHSN: progress and plans Progress Further development of our data management tools –the Microdata Management Toolkit –The NADA application, a web-based survey cataloguing system –Microdata anonymization tools. –+ documentation and dissemination guidelines Development of the IHSN Question Bank –participation of various IHSN partners and others on the content –Application now working –will be the main component of the IHSN work program in the coming months The maintenance of the IHSN survey catalog (3600 surveys) Plans for next months Development and launch of the Question Bank Dissemination of microdata anonymization tools and guidelines Finalization of a Survey quality assessment framework Identify possible solutions to improve the planning of future surveys by international survey sponsors

ADP: progress and plans Progress Demand for ADP Task 1 support has exceeded what had been anticipated. More international partners are joining the program. Expansion from pilot phase? ADP Task 2 (harmonization and improvement of survey methods and programs) has been initiated in Cameroon and Mali. ADP Task 3 (support to data collection) is limited. MAPS evaluation Plans for next months Expand Task 1 Implement Task 2 in 5-6 countries Continue (limited) Task 3 Prepare for a specific external evaluation (with IHSN)

ADP implementation: pilot Countries Africa Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo (DR) *, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea *, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda (+ Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland [TFSCB]) Interested: Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Tanzania Asia Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam Central and South America Guatemala, Haiti*, Honduras, Peru Interested : Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay Middle East Yemen* Interested : Palestine

Improving microdata management Surveys, status ‘Known surveys’ are Best Estimates Available 120

Documenting microdata DDI Metadata Editor PDF,HTML output

Uganda Nigeria Liberia Ethiopia Accessing microdata: National Data Archives live

Improving survey quality and data harmonization Proposed solution: national question banks (XML repository of re-usable survey metadata)