Regional Workshop on Data
Dissemination and Communication
Strategies for web – based Data Dissemination
Sudan
Introduction
• Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBS), according
to 2003 Statistical act is responsible about the
national statistics such as data collection, data
and Dissemination in addition to supervision
of the other data producer .
• Also CBS coordinating the national Statistical
System Strategy.
• Research & Dissemination directorate is for
Dissemination
Dissemination tools
Dissemination is one of the important statistical
process .
Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBS) practice many
type of data dissemination:
• Workshop and seminar.
• Papers publications: annual report, monthly bulletin
and year Books.
• Through mass media (news paper, TV and Radio
program).
• CDs and web Dissemination.
Three web solutions are adopt at CBS:
• Web page: www.cbs.gov.sd
It has been developed in 2002 and the first
version was simple HTML page, and then drupal
template has been used, but it still facing
technical difficulties.
• Sudaninfo: www.sudaninfo.org
database software has been developed by
UNICEF. Tow version has been uploaded the fist one
was in 2008 and then the second in 2008 and then
2013 2013.
• Sudan Data Portal: http://sudan.africadata.org
A national database has been designed in
partnership with the African Development Bank
as a part of its Data management
and dissemination project.
The Data Portal provides many advanced features for
analyzing, visualizing, and reporting statistical data for
Sudan and its states.
The portal’s functionality works entirely in a web
browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Supporting Data user
To support CBS product user the following important
issues are done:
• Users, producers committee has been formulated to
specify the demand and the time.
• Metadata is to be published in each hard or soft
publication.
• Tanning course were cover most of ministries and
unites, the topics are:
main statistical concept and indictor.
How to use the three mentioned web solutions.