Affiliations: Office for National Statistics, Algiers, Algeria. E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: Nowadays, to achieve progress in this era of data revolution, it is
necessary to make use of the rapid emergence of new technologies. This is,
once more, a challenge for official statistics. Algeria is planning to carry
out its sixth General Census of Population and Housing (RGPH) in 2018. The
Office for National Statistics (ONS) for Algeria intends to use, for the
first time, tablets (equipped with mobile chips) as a collection tool
instead of the paper questionnaire. This paper mainly concentrates on ONS'
vision of census data collection through the use of mobile technology,
namely 3G and 4G LTE technologies. Our idea is to implement this by
providing a tablet containing the census application to every enumerator
authorized by government through which they can collect census data and
update the collected data to the census database through mobile networks.
Thus, our paper will address the issues related to the implementation of
this mobile solution using a quality estimation model that requires the
identification of features (e.g. interaction time, volume of provided
information, error management, data security, transaction security).These
features should ensure usability in a practical environment. In driving the
process step by step, to optimize its management, our paper will also
address the issues related to the implementation of the European Statistics
Code of Practice, in using mobile technologies.
Keywords: Mobile networks, ICT, census mobile application, total quality management, quality management, code of practice
