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V' Sharing the form content with all clients.
V' The outputs of this census are used as a frame for surveys
once the linkage processes are completed.
• Technical dimension
V' Use of buildings coordinates and addressing systems at the leveof
cities and villages.
V' Data collection systems by using CAPI method “Computer-
assisted personal interviewing”. V' Synchronizing data from the
National Information Centre and GASTAT databases while
interviewing the head of the household by using tablets.
V' Following up the enumerator’s progress in the field and
calculating all the field quality indicators.
• Data availability and Publication
V' Instant results during the enumerating period and after completing
the enumeration process.
V' Flexibility of bulletin at any required geographical level.
V' Use of all means of bulletin (traditional and electronic), in
addition to the use of business intelligence system.

2. Development of the Census Methodology
While conducting the Population and Housing Census in 1974, 1992, 2004,
and 2010, Saudi Arabia relied on the method of traditional enumeration, in
addition to the ICR technology. Portable devices were also used in the
Establishments Census 2010, whereas tablets were used in the agricultural
census, household and economic surveys, and Hajj statistics. Meanwhile, Saudi
Arabia seeks to use the register-based method while conducting the
Population, Housing, and Establishments Census 2020 to cope with the rapid
development of the Information Technology field that facilitates the process
of data flow and comprehension. Hence, it is necessary to change the method
of enumeration from a traditional one into a more modern method, which is
“the register-based method”

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