Census Meeting New Caledonia Feb 2008 DRS Census

Census Meeting – New Caledonia Feb 2008 DRS Census Experience Andy Tye International Manager, DRS

Introduction § Established in 1969 § London Stock market listed company § Based in Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire) § Data capture from paper

DRS Markets § Market Place § UK & Europe § Africa § Asia § Middle East § North America (Mexico) § Sectors § Education § Elections § Voter Registration § Census

DRS World Wide Presence 2008

Some Recent Census Projects § Australia Census 1996 (20 M Pop)– DRS OMR Scanners § Zambia Census 2000 (11 M Pop) – Scanners, forms, software, training § Bangladesh Census 2000 (144 M Pop) – Scanners, training, software § Tanzania Census 2002 (36 M Pop) – 18 Scanners, forms, software, training § Cameroon Census 2003 (16 M Pop) – Supply of 6 Million Census booklets § Nigeria census 2006 (128 M Pop) - more than 50 million DRS booklets supplied (100 million sheets >600 tonnes of forms) § Sudan Pilot census 2007 (40 M Pop) - Scanners, forms, software, training § Ethiopia census 2007 (77 M Pop) - 23 Million DRS booklets Supplied, 11 PS 900 Scanners

Tanzania Census 2002 § Nov 2001 : § DRS 100 K pilot, end to end

Tanzania Census 2002 § Aug 2002 – Census period § 35 K enumerators § 18 M DRS OMR census forms § 3. 5 M long and 14. 5 M short

Tanzania Census 2002 Short Form - 14. 5 M Supplied

Tanzania Census 2002 Long Form (A 3 folded form – 4 sides of A 4) - 3. 5 M Supplied Front Page

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Tanzania Census 2002 § Aug 2002 – Census period § Sept 2002 start scanning (18 DRS Scanners) § Jan 2003 – Announcement of preliminary results

Census Projects and Experience § Nigeria 2006 § Ethiopia 2007 § Sudan 2007/8

Census Projects Nigeria census 2006 § Previous headcounts have ranged from 126 million to 150 million people. § The National Planning Commission of Nigeria contracted DRS to design and optimise the census questionnaires to achieve the most accurate and transparent results possible. The forms featured 19 personal questions, 16 household questions, as well as space for fingerprints and signatures. § DRS was also awarded the contract to print the census questionnaires. In total more than 50 million forms were produced, equating to more than 550 tonnes of paper which were shipped from the UK to locations across Nigeria.

Census Projects Ethiopia census 2007 § Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa with an estimated population of 77. 1 people. This will be Ethiopia’s third Population census § The census, which is the single largest administrative exercise in Africa started on 29 th May 2007 and was completed in seven regional states and two city administrations (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa) within the first nine days. § The counting of the population in Afar and Somali regions, where most of the people are nomadic, was planned to take place later in 2007, when the rains were over.

Census Projects Ethiopia census 2007 Continued…. § The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) of Ethiopia commissioned DRS to provide fully optimised census forms and technology to process the census data. The Data capture contract was funded by UNDP § DRS designed, printed and shipped 23 million census booklets to Ethiopia for the enumeration exercise, along with 11 of its own range of high-speed Photo. Scribe® PS 900 Series scanners & bespoke software. Key correction of data is undertaken from image. § DRS also supplied forms, scanners, software, training and Support for the Pilot census for Ethiopia

Census Projects Sudan Pilot census 2007 § Pilot was in preperation for the 5 th Population Census of Sudan. § The Pilot Census took place in April 2007 & tested the whole census process, including census field logistics, questionnaire design, data processing and tabulation. § DRS were contracted to supply scanning technology, bespoke software, full staff training and 18, 000 specially designed forms for the pilot project. § Both Short and long forms were used

Census Projects Sudan census 2008 § The delivery of this census is key for organising the mid-term general elections. § Census enumeration is due to start in April 2008. § Scanning in 7 centres 1 in Juba and 6 in Khartoum with at total of 12 scanners the data will be downloaded and transferred to one central centre in Khartoum, for key correction. § Estimated time to completion 8 – 10 weeks. § 10. 4 M forms will be supplied. Both Short and long forms will used as per the Pilot census

Census Projects Sudan census 2008 Sudan Census - Rounded up numbers of forms to be printed by region Region Questionnaires SF Arabic SF English North Sudan 8173000 6476000 South Sudan 2235000 503000 1508000 Sudan 10408000 6979000 1508000 LF Nomads Arabic LF English 879000 818000 56000 168000 874000 168000 879000

Recent Contract Award - Malawi § Malawi population ~12 M § 10, 000 English long forms for a pilot in March 08 § 6 million English long forms for the census data capture in June 08 § Scanning on 12 scanners in one central location starting July, estimated time to completion 6 – 8 weeks

Summary Data capture from paper: § Spend time getting the form right § Do Not underestimate the IT skills and preparation resources needed § Prepare & Optimise with a Pilot § Train the enumerators § Choose a supplier with experience

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