Configuration of a support- plateform for data collection using Mobile technologies African Regional Conference on the use of mobile technology for statistical processes Addis-Ababa october 2015

Context and motivation Pilot projects implemented by CEA Strengthening the capacity of African countries to use mobile technologies to collect data National Advanced School of Engineering Requirement: collaboration which research and higher education institute Technical support of NIS Cameroon Purpose of this study: What’s the implication of the technologies in the improvement of the whole data collection process? Regional Conference on the use of mobile technology for statistical processes 2

PAPI data collection immersion in the world of statistics Focus on the data collection process Identification of the stakeholders and their roles in the process What are the activities? Their inputs and outputs 1.which activities can be automated? what type of programming language is suitable at each stage? 2.Which protocols can be implemented to assure interaction among the actors? 3

C(M)API Digital forms replace paper logistics is reduced Can be removed if the Enumerators are the owner of the mobile devices Regional Conference on the use of mobile technology for statistical processes 4

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Tools selection NIS FTP server Enumerator Unify UI based on CSEntry for data collection and synchronisation Supervisor Data transmission Monitor the survey through a Web GIS interface mapping Analysis can start as soon as the 1 st data are available 6 Software update

Discussion Data security and confidentiality Encryption of CSEntry synchronisation script Introduce the intructions into the.pff file => lost of modularity Data alignment Allow the backup to be master when the primary is unavailable Research question !! GSM as communication protocol Competition between 3 operators Better Quality of service Large Network coverage Gateway toward internet Regional Conference on the use of mobile technology for statistical processes 7 [SyncFile] Version=CSPro 6.1 AppName=Pilot Project on Mobile Data Collection [Connection] Type=FTP Host=ftp://ftp.polytechnique.cm Username=myuser Password=usrpasswd [Sync] CreateClientPath=/%AppName%/Data ClientPath=/%AppName%/Data Get=*.* CreateServerPath=/%AppName%Data ServerPath=/%AppName%Data Put=*.*

Lessons learned Applied the knowledge in a real situation Rapid change of technologies Abstraction help to be less dependant on its Integration of heterogenous technologies to satisfy a need Protocols : GSM, Internet Environment: Android, Windows, Linux, …. Programming: CSPro, Web GIS, Regional Conference on the use of mobile technology for statistical processes 8

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