The Accelerated Data Program (ADP) provides technical and financial support to survey data documentation and dissemination, and improvement of survey methods. 
The IHSN does not have ownership and is not mandated to disseminate country microdata. But we maintain a central survey catalog, and provide links to national or international databanks. A Microdata Management Toolkit Training was held in Liwonde, Malawi for the National Statistics Office. The training was also attended by a representative from the African Development Bank, Mr. Fessou Lawson. The AfDB will be partners in implementing good practices in data archiving in various... read more »
A NADA installation was done by the Central Statistics Office of Zambia. The work is part of the GTZ/ADP partnership. This particular installation was funded by Macro International as part of the Global Fund 5-Year Evaluation.
The training course was organized in response to the national statistical office’s (DGEEC) request based on their interest to strengthen micro-data documentation and dissemination practices. The training course took place in a well equipped seminar room at the Villa Morra Suites Hotel... read more »
The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) upgraded their NADA system. This was done with the assistance of the Ghana Statistical Service. See the new survey catalog at http://www.gbos.gm/nada/.
A Microdata Management Toolkit Training was held in Paro, Bhutan from Aug. 20-Sept. 4. The Toolkit was hosted by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB). The IHSN tools were quickly adapted to use in Bhutan and will be institutionalized by the NSB. A National Data Archive (NADA) is also planned... read more »
This document produced by the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social research (ICPSR) provides basic guidance for managers in statistical agencies who are responsible for preserving data using the principles and good practice defined by the digital preservation community.
The IHSN is a partnership of international organizations seeking to improve the availability, quality and use of survey data in developing countries. This informal network was established as a recommendation of the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics.
The IHSN is served by a light Secretariat managed by the World Bank Development Data Group and the Paris21 Secretariat at OECD.
