This document summarizes the progress made in strengthening the ICT capacity of the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) with support from UNDP. It describes how the ICT team has expanded, the network infrastructure has been improved with email, file sharing and backup systems, and data processing and dissemination tools like databases, websites and data portals have been developed. New policies around equipment and software management have also been introduced. Staff training on technical skills and certifications has increased the capacity of both the ICT and NISR staff. Key partnerships with organizations like the Ministry of Finance have also been discussed.

1. Results
Support to the National Institute of Statistics of
Rwanda (NISR) in ICT Capacity Strengthening
Rajiv Ranjan
ICT Advisor - NISR/UNDP
UNDP Programme and Implementing Partners Retreat
Musanze, La Palme Hotel
August 31, 2012

2. Agenda
Background
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
Policies and Procedures
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

3. Agenda
Background
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
Policies and Procedures
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

4. Background
In the beginning (2008-2009)
The MIS Dept. (now ICT Dept.) was characterized by the following:
• Small team size (Only 4 permanent staff )
• Insufficient ICT infrastructure:
No network (Local Area Network) –
No Phone -
Slow and intermittent internet –
No software licenses -
• Non existent web presence
• Policies and procedures gaps
• Skills gaps
• Dormant partnerships

5. Agenda
Background
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
Policies and Procedures
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

6. Organizational Chart - NISR

7. Organizational Chart - NISR

8. The Current ICT Team
Old permanent staff (3)
Total Strength
New permanent staff (10)
Temporary staff (4) 17
ICT Qualifications
Director’s ---
PG Diploma in Statistics
Office & Demography,
B.Sc. Computer Science
& Statistics,
PG Diploma in
Telecommunication,
B.Sc. Electrical
& Electronics,
Diploma in Geography,
B.Sc. Computer Science,
B.Sc. Information
Business,
IT Systems Data Geographic B.Sc. Geography,
Administration Processing Information System B.Sc. Biology & Geography,
B.Sc. Environment
& Land Management (2),
B.Sc.,
B.Sc. Computer Science,
Diploma in Library Science,
Masters in IT Management

9. Agenda
Background
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
Policies and Procedures
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

10. Official E-mails!
firstname.lastname@statistics.gov.rw

11. Real-time Chat!
Text, Voice, Data!

12. Chat Interface
File Transfer
Voice Call
Chat Window

13. NISR intranet
Knownet (short for
Knownet – Inside NISR KNOWledge NETwork) is the
face of NISR’s intranet.
It facilitates consolidating communication and
exchange of knowledge among the colleagues at NISR.
Knownet's mission is to collect and organize NISR's collective knowledge
and make it accessible and useful to NISR staff.

14. Intranet Interface
User friendly
User focused
Easy to navigate
Dynamic
Database driven
Open Source
Interesting & Exciting

15. Spaces (Storage Area Network)
A place for everyone!
//Redserver/DATA
A place for every group!
//Redserver/GroupDATA
A place for sharing!
//Redserver/Shared

16. Backup & Archive
Tape Drive

17. Agenda
Background
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
Policies and Procedures
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

18. Civil Registration - Database (Deployed across districts)
Birth/Adoption/Recognition Registration
Marriage Registration
Death Registration

19. Dissemination tools
SDMX Open Data
Registry Portal
Sdmx.statistics.gov.rw
Statistics.gov.rw
Prognoz NADA
Prognoz.statistics.gov.rw Microdata.statistics.gov.rw
DevInfo IMIS
Devinfo.statistics.gov.rw Imis.statistics.gov.rw
Publications (PDFs) &
(Data in Excel) Indicators (Time series) Microdata
Survey information
Statistics.gov.rw

20. Online Survey/Census Monitoring (SMS) System

21. Agenda
Background
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
Policies and Procedures
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

22. Policy innovation
Standard Operating
Environment
Circulation Policy
for NISR
Laptops

23. Forms (Process innovation)
Software Installation Fresh/new Computer
Request Request
Form Form
Computer Checklist/
Laptop
Record for
Request
fresh/new
Form
Computer

24. Agenda
Background
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
P
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

25. Training for NISR Staff and ICT Dept. Staff
4
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
1
Cisco Certified Network Associate
PG Diploma in Applied
Geo-Information Science 3
(CGIS-NUR)
Master of Information
System (MIS) 1

26. Agenda
B
Organizational Setup/The Team
Network Infrastructure
Data Processing and Dissemination
Policies and Procedures
Training and Capacity Development
Institutional Partnerships

27. Partners
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

28. Next leap
• Census data processing and dissemination – e.g.
CensusInfo
• Using mobile tech for data gathering –
RapidSMS
• Opening up data from National Statistical
System (NSS) partners – Open Data Portal
• GIS integration on the web –
ArcGIS Server
• Refurbishment of NISR building/infrastructure

29. Thank you!
rajiv.ranjan@undp.org