This course is part of the technical assistance and teaching activities that CELADE-Population Division of ECLAC provides to national and international institutions of the region for the use and dissemination of statistics and socio-demographic information from each country.
The objective of the workshop is twofold: first, to train participants in the creation of Redatam databases, with emphasis in the migration of external sources such as DBF, CSPro, SPSS, ASCII into Redatam format. Secondly, to develop a web application using the Redatam Webserver platform and language. This application will allow online processing of the statistical microdata through the Internet.
The course is aimed at professionals, technicians and users in general ideally, with experience and knowledge in data management and processing. At the end of the course the participants will have learned to 1. create databases in Redatam format with the Redatam7 Create module, 2. review, process, and tabulate variables with the Redatam7 Process module, 3. administer the database with the Redatam7 Admin module and, 4. design and deploy a web application using the local IIS server and the Redatam Webserver platform.
Dates: Monday August 19th through Friday August 30st 2019, de 9:00 a.m. a 5:30 p.m.
Place: The course will take place at ECLAC headquarters, in Santiago, Chile.
Costs: The fee of the workshop is US$ 500 for each participant. It can be payed via electronic transfer or in person the first day of classes.
Note: The fee does not include other costs such as transportation, lodging, food, etc. These costs are responsibility of each participant or of the funding institution.
Please confirm your interest in attending this course by writing to the following address orly.winer@cepal.org with your name, your institution, your country and your email address. We also ask you to fill out the registration form and send it by mail. Address additional questions regarding the content of the workshop to alejandra.silva@cepal.org.