The purpose of these guidelines is to enable the SNIS structures to disseminate the various statistical products effectively. This includes not only statistical information (data) with their metadata, but also microdata to enable greater use. The aim is to ensure that all users have easy and equitable access to data in a timely manner, in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations PFSOs, taken up by the African Charter on Statistics, and the guidelines contained in the national policy for the communication and dissemination of statistical information in Cameroon.
The statistical production process already adopted in the previous manuals includes a dissemination stage, which is part of the overall production process. This manual addresses the specific issue of dissemination in all its aspects, taking into account the products already available, and emphasizing the relationships that must exist between producers and users to ensure a high level of quality.
easy access, efficient and correct use of data.
This manual sets out the principles, procedures and practices for the dissemination of microdata, data and metadata, and is not a methodological document that develops the technical tools for the dissemination of these different data attributes.