1. Olivier Dupriez World Bank / IHSN
International Initiatives for Improving Microdata Management and Use International Household Survey Network and Accelerated Data Program
Olivier Dupriez
World Bank / IHSN

2. Growing supply and demand for survey data
Lots of support for survey data collection
But various issues limit their use
Reliability
Comparability
Accessibility
Usability

3. Limited support for microdata management
Good documentation and dissemination practices will:
Unlock the data, and
Lead to improved data quality
Identify weaknesses in methods
Reveal incomparability ( national question banks)
Increase relevance of data (more use / feedback)
Increase credibility of macro indicators
Increase return on data collection investments

4. What do national data producers in developing countries need ?
Data entry/editing software (CSPro)
Data documentation tools and guidelines
Anonymization tools
Dissemination policy guidelines
Cataloguing and dissemination tools
Technical and financial support
Links to a community of practice

5. Two global initiatives
International Household Survey Network (IHSN)
and
Accelerated Data Program (ADP)
One of their objectives:
Bring international standards (DDI/DCMI) and best practices to developing countries

6. International Household Survey Network IHSN
A network of international agencies
UNICEF, WHO, DfID, UNSD, ILO, PARIS21, FAO, IADB, ESCAP, WB and others
Develops tools and guidelines
Foster coordination among international agencies

7. IHSN recommended suite of tools: A free DDI-compliant solution
Microdata Management Toolkit
Data entry software
by US BUCEN
NADA
(National Data Archive)
A DDI-based turkey website.
Open source.
Includes policy statements,
data access request forms,
data access agreement,
DDI-based catalog
Anonymization tools
(Stata/C++)

8. Data entry and anonymization tools
Good data archive/dissemination: start at data entry  work with CSPro developers
Anonymization: need “transparent” tools; build on what statisticians know  develop open source routines for STATA / SPSS / SAS users (with C++ plug-ins)

9. Microdata Management Toolkit for Documentation
Available in Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish. Free for NSOs in developing countries
A specialized DDI/DCMI
metadata editor
Automatic generation of user friendly html/pdf outputs

10. National Data Archive (NADA) Website for web dissemination
A DDI-based pre-packaged website
for national data archive.
Simple catalog (no database).
Dissemination policy/procedure
based on UN recommendations.
Open source.

12. Accelerated Data Program Support to countries
To establish national microdata archive using IHSN recommended tools
A multi-partners program
25 countries
In Africa, Latin America, Asia, Middle East
Expected: at least 50 countries by end-2008

13. Building a community of practice in developing countries
Support to IASSIST participation
Kind support of ICPSR (study tours)
Establish a regional association ?
Foster regional cooperation