Ghana authorities declares June 27 as Census Night

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in session with the Office of the President, has endorsed Sunday, June 27, this 12 months, because the Census Night.

The date has additionally been accepted by the National Census Steering Committee.

The 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC), with the slogan, “You Count, Get Counted” will present the chance for the nation to collect credible and complete knowledge on the citizenry in the direction of reworking the economic system for sustainable growth.

The Census Night would be the reference level for all data to be collected on the inhabitants and mark the start of the enumeration part of the 2021 Census train.

The GSS is the lead Agency for the conduct of the Census and has divided the nation into 51,921 enumeration areas to make sure simple assortment of geo-spatial knowledge throughout the 260 metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies.

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, who launched the 100 days countdown to the Census Night, in Accra, on Friday, mentioned authorities was decided to constructing a digital data-based society to rework the nationwide economic system.

He mentioned high quality knowledge assortment was on the coronary heart of excellent coverage formulation and, subsequently, Ghana wouldn’t be left behind within the world digital revolution.

The Vice President emphasised that credible and complete knowledge on the inhabitants would inform authorities’s resolution in allocating assets, distribution of schooling and well being infrastructure, in addition to guaranteeing applicable social expenditure.

The Vice President expressed authorities’s dedication to offering enough assets to the GSS for the conduct of the Census, saying that out of the funds of GH¢521.3 million, it had mobilised and disbursed GH¢449.7 million to the Service.

“We’re on the cusp of a know-how revolution. Countries are continuously rolling out new know-how functions to enhance day by day lives, enhance public administration, how authorities works, and the way authorities delivers companies to the general public.

“Ghana cannot be left behind in this march of technology innovation,” the Vice President said.

In that regard, he mentioned, the Akufo-Addo-led authorities over the previous 4 years, carried out digital-based insurance policies and programmes together with the Digital and Property Addressing System, Ghana Card registration, Interoperability and Payment System and Ghana Digital Portal to hurry up the nation’s digital revolution agenda.

The conduct of the Census, he mentioned, was required by Clause 34 of the Ghana Statistical Service Act, (Act 1003), which might guarantee the gathering of digital knowledge on each Ghanaians and foreigners, in addition to movable and non-movable constructions.

About 70,000 laptop tablets can be deployed for the nation’s first digital Census knowledge assortment train and 75,000 subject officers throughout the nation.

Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician and Chief Census Officer, famous that with the securing of logistics and methods, it was able to start the 2021 Population and Housing Census on Sunday June 27, as introduced.

He made a presentation on the standing of the GSS’ preparations in the direction of the Census, saying that the launch of the 100 days to Census Night would see the Service spearheading a nationwide publicity, schooling and advocacy actions geared toward mobilising assets, sensitisation of stakeholders and develop strategic partnerships in the direction of a profitable train.

The National Census ought to have taken place in 2020 however the Coronavirus pandemic delayed the method.

This 12 months’s Census can be the sixth performed in Ghana for the reason that post-independence period.

The nation performed National Census in 1960, 1970, 1984, 2000 and 2010.

Ghana’s inhabitants has since moved from 6.7 million in 1960 to 24.6 million in 2010 and presently estimated at 30 million.

Source: GNA