Workshop on Innovative Data Collection for 2020 Round Censuses: eCensus & Register-based Census)

Aims and Objectives

• eCensuses and Register-based Censuses are now significant topics for the world where the meaning of borders is fading and people are working more frequently outside of their homes and countries. This workshop, ‘Innovative Data Collection for 2020 Round Censuses: eCensus & Register-based Census’ will provide a platform for experts and government officials on population statistics to share knowledge and practical experiences on the latest census issues.
  By inviting and holding discussions with experts from countries that have shown successful results of eCensus and register-based census, workshop participants can find solutions and new approaches for their own research, introduce the latest census data collection methods, and discuss future development plans. Statistics Korea is currently preparing for the 2020 Population Housing Census and expects this workshop to help improve the quality of their upcoming 2020 Census.

Main Topics

• Challenges of “traditional” censuses :
  • the cost of the traditional census has consistently and sharply risen in recent years;
  • the response rates to a traditional census have lowered despite the rising cost;
  • while demands for more timely and up-to-date census data are increasing, the traditional census, based on either a five-year or ten-year interval, does not live up to this expectation;
  • last but not least, rapid changes in the general social, economic, and demographic environments surrounding census taking make the traditional census less sustainable and effective.
• Issues and problems associated with these transitions and new approaches that need to be resolved :
  • Survey operation & management
  • Mode effects due to multimodal data collection
  • Non-response issues & imputation
  • Quality assessment : validity, reliability, and consistency
  • Privacy issues
  • Etc.

Workshop on Innovative Data Collection Agenda

Material

• Report of Innovative Data Collection for 2020 Round Censuses Download