International Household Survey Network: Microdata Management Toolkit

The International Household Survey Network (http://www.surveynetwork.org), with the support of the World Bank, has completed the development of the Microdata Management Toolkit, a set of DDI and Dublin Core based tools to facilitate the archiving and dissemination of survey data and metadata. The use of the Toolkit by developing countries and international organizations will greatly support the global adoption of metadata standards and facilitate the creation of national digital survey repositories. More than 50 countries are targeted for training and deployment in 2006. This presentation reports on the status and progress of the project.