DRS to deliver services for the eighth population census of Zambia

Global data capture specialist DRS has been contracted by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning of the Republic of Zambia, on behalf of the Central Statistics Office, to deliver the data capture solution and associated services for the next population census of Zambia.

The contract was awarded following a successful pilot exercise earlier this year and is subsequent to DRS the data capture solution and associated services for Zambia’s last population census, in 2000, that involved capturing vital data from 13 million people and four million households.

The latest contract will see DRS print five million specially designed census forms and conduct staff training for the handling and completion of questionnaires and in the use of its technologies, as well as providing project support for the planning and implementation of the scanning process.  DRS will capture and process the census data using Optical Mark Recognition, Intelligent Character Recognition and keying from image technologies, including its award winning PhotoScribe® scanners and census software.

The eighth population census in Zambia will provide critical information on the size of the population, its distribution and composition, as well as establish the number of eligible voters in the country and provide important information in the distribution of national resources.  The enumeration will take place from October 2010.

DRS has been processing sensitive data capture projects around the world for the past four decades and has been involved in the successful delivery of past population censuses in Australia, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia and Malawi.

Additional Information
DRS was established in 1969. Its reputation has grown to become the name to trust for delivering time-critical and large-scale one-off contracts for exercises such as censuses, examinations, voter registration and elections – implementing complete solutions for logistically challenging projects in these markets.  DRS designs and manufactures its own range of award winning Optical Mark Recognition (OMR), Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) and Imaging recognition technologies that can all seamlessly be integrated into any organisation’s IT infrastructure.

DRS has the skills and expertise to manage data capture projects of any size or complexity around the world.  Complete solutions are implemented using the Company’s extensive expertise in document design, printing, forms scanning, software, logistics, project management and consultancy. Visit http://www.drs.co.uk for more details.

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