International Comparison Program2011 Round

Regional Coordinators Meeting

September 28-30, 2009

Washington DC

Data Process, Management, and Transmission Chart, and Access Policy

Nada HamadehStatistics Officer

World Bank

Provide a summary of the findings of the ICP 2005 Software Suite Evaluation

Propose a Data Process, Management and Transmission Chart

Discuss design requirements for the 2011 ICP Software Suite

Discuss the 2011 Data Access and Archive Policy in light of the changes introduced in ICP 2011

Objectives

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Summary Findings of the ICP 2005 Software Suite Evaluation

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Evaluation objective: To assess the relevance and performance of the ICP 2005 Software suite tools, to check the adequacy of the documentation, training and support provided, and to provide recommendations for software development and use in the ICP 2011.

Evaluation methodology:◦ Checking the relevance, operation, and user-friendliness of the ICP 2005

Software suite

◦ Evaluating the supporting documentation

◦ Questionnaires to Regional Coordinators and countries

◦ Interviews with staff/ consultants from the ICP Global Office and IT specialists from DECDG

Responses: ◦ Responses were received from five regional coordinators from four regions: Asia,

Africa, South America, and Western Asia, pl

◦ Out of fifty countries, responses were received from twenty-eight countries, eleven from Asia, eight from Africa, two from South America, and seven from Western Asia.

Regions’ Responses Countries’ Responses

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Regions’ Responses Countries’ Responses

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Regions’ Responses Countries’ Responses

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Regions’ Responses Countries’ Responses

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Data Collection Tools for HHC

Items

Data Collection Tools for GFCF

Data Collection Tool for

Compensation

National Accounts Tool

Micro data Transfer

Micro data Transfer

Tool for Averaging and

Validation

Validated Micro data, Averages &

Indicators Transfer

Data and Metadata

Submission (Prices and

National Accounts)

Expenditure data

Transfer

Central Module for Data

& Metadata Mgmt and Archiving

Data Collection Tool for Housing

N.A. & Price

Consistency Tool

Regional Coordination

Micro data Transfer

Micro data Transfer

S m a l l C o u n t r y M o d e l

HealthPharmace

ut.Education

Region 1

Data Collection Tools for GFCF

Data Collection Tool for

Compensation

National Accounts Tool

Micro data Transfer

Micro data Transfer

Tool for Averaging and

Validation

Validated Micro data, Averages &

Indicators Transfer

Data and Metadata

Submission (Prices and

National Accounts)

Expenditure data

Transfer

Central Module for Data

& Metadata Mgmt and Archiving

Data Collection Tool for Housing

N.A. & Price

Consistency Tool

Regional Coordination

Micro data Transfer

Micro data TransferRegio

n 2

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

Data Collection Tools for HHC Items + Health + Education +

Pharmac.

L a r g e C o u n t r y M o d e l

Central Module for Data & Metadata Management

and Archiving

Country nCountry 4Country 3Country 2Country 1

Data and Metadata Submission

Tool for HHC Data Validation

Tools for GFCF Data

Validation

Tool for Housing

Data Validation

Tool for Compens

ation Data

Validation

Prices

Tool for Health Data

Validation

Tool for Education

Data Validation

Tool for National Accounts Data

Validation

National Accounts

Tool for Field Prices & N.A.

Prices Consistency

Tool for Aggregation

Tool for Reporting

Processing & Reporting

Data Transfer

Data Transfer

Data Transfer

R e g i o n s M o d e l

Basic Requirements Matrix

Bug-Free

PlanningAgreed

Development

Utilization

Effective

Timely

Rapid

Fast

DesignModular

Simple

User-Friendly

Easy to Install

Thorough

On Live Data

Large Databases

2010 Pilot Surveys

Regions

Time Effectiveness Testing

Training Centers

Realistic

Documentation Requirement Matrix

Professional

Translations

On the Screen

Messages

Detailed

ICP

TechnicalSystem

Developers

Global Office

Type QualityResponsibilit

y

Instructions

Manuals

System Developer

s

Languages

Software set to minimize translation

Country Modules

Only

Legible

Knowledge Requirement Matrix

Training

Technical Support

Based on Strategy

Knowledge Base /

Archiving

Quality Tools Responsibility

Efficient

Based on Strategy

Hotline

Website

Electronic Tool

Global Office

Regional Offices

Global Office

Regional Hubs

Data

Metadata

SoftwareDevelopers

Global Office

Tentative Timetable

Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Development

Testing and documentation

Translation, training, and testing

Testing in pilot data collection

Deployment of final product

2009 2010

Starting point: 2005 Data Archive and Access Policy

Main changes from 2005:◦Data submission of Core List data from all ICP regions as

well as Eurostat-OECD◦Archive of Core List specifications, data, and metadata◦Access to Core List data◦ Increased focus on the submission and archive of metadata

(country-specific and region-specific)

Data Archive and Access Policy

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Thank You