PRODUCTS

CamInfo is Cambodia’s socio-economic database system which provides a common platform for government, development partners, NGOs and civil society to organize and present data on development indicators. CamInfo is the localized version of DevInfo v5, the global database system which monitors progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. The database structure consists of the following elements:

• Indicators: related to Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs), National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP), Education, Health, Cambodia Nutrition Investment Plan and others;
• Time Periods: 1976 to 2020;
• Geographic Areas: national, provincial, district and commune level;
• Subgroups (Sex: Male and Female; Location: Urban, Rural, Remote Area, others; Age Groups: by months, quarter and years)
• Units: Number, Percent, kilometre, hours, Tone, etc, as appropriate for each indicator
• Sources: surveys, censuses and administrative data from the National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (MoP), Government Line-Ministries, UN, NGOs, etc.
• Metadata: for additional information on indicators such as definition, method of computation, limitations, notes, etc.

CamInfo is a user-friendly software application for easy presentation of indicator data in tables, graphs and maps. The system provides easy access to indicators organized by sectors, goals, themes and other monitoring frameworks. All features of the software are available in both Khmer and English language.

CamInfo 1.0 was launched in March 2004.  This was followed by CamInfo 1.1 (November 2004), CamInfo 2.0 (April 2005), CamInfo 2.1 (February 2006), CamInfo 3.0 (May 2007)[1], now CamInfo 3.1 (May 2008) and now CamInfo 3.2 (June 2009)

The new features in CamInfo 3.2 include the following:

• Final results of the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2005
• The WFP Food Security Atlas of Cambodia version.2.e0
• The 2006 Commune Database (CDB)
• Level Arsenic of contamination (Tested well) 2000-2008
• Core NSDP indicators
• Cambodia Mine UXO Victim Information System (CMVIS) and Cambodia Raod Traffic Accident and Victim Information (RTAVIS) indicators
• Latest data on the CMDGs, CNIP and other sectoral plans
• Time-series data for EMIS MAFF and HMIS at provincial and district level
• Inbuilt gallery of tables, graphs and maps covering the CMDGs, NSDP and Cambodia Nutrition Investment Plan.

More information on the National Institute of Statistics and its work can be found at the NIS website: http://www.nis.gov.kh.  In addition, the CamInfo 3.0 and 3.1 database can be accessed online by visiting http://www.devinfo.info, then selecting CamInfo from the “select database” list, under Cambodia.  CamInfo 3.2 will be made available online soon.  An online search gallery is also available at http://www.caminfo.org.

Donor Support to CamInfo

CamInfo has been supported both by UNICEF and German Technical Cooperation since 2003. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) provided some additional support in 2007.

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF is the branch of the United Nations system that is responsible for advocating for the rights of children.  Proper standardization, organization and dissemination of indicator data, such as that provided by DevInfo/CamInfo, is essential to fulfilling UNICEF’s mandate.  Further information about UNICEF is available through http://www.unicef.org

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)

GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalized world. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis.

GTZ in Cambodia

Cambodia is a priority partner country for German development cooperation. GTZ has been operating in the country on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since 1994.

GTZ projects support national policies in strategically important areas. They contribute actively to the implementation of the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP). Their influence and degree of effectiveness are augmented by developing alliances with other organizations and by linking practical implementation experience with activities at the policy level.

In cooperation with the projects of other donors, GTZ focuses on the following priority areas:

• Rural development
• Health sector reform
• Economic reform and development of the market system

The promotion of democracy, civil society and rule of law are cross-cutting themes in all Cambodian-German cooperation projects. Additional cross-cutting themes are the promotion of women’s rights and support in the government’s decentralization process.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

UNESCAP, headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, is responsible for promoting economic and social development in the Asian and Pacific region.

Juney 2009