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Census and re-visit letter to respondent. Enumerator will pick up the
completed questionnaire.
Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia
Figure 3: MyCensus 2020: Strategies and Innovations
3. Result
The implementation of MyCTP and development of MyIPCS will produce
comprehensive new statistical information to the smallest geographical area
which will become a basis for national planning and development. The
transformation will initiate the development of register based statistics
(administrative data) which comprises a complete living quarters and
population database called MSAR and MSPR. The updated data, especially
from MSAR and MSPR, can be shared in various other government agencies
thus eventually improving the cooperation among other government
agencies. The development of MyIPCS will transform the statistical landscape
of Malaysia from paper based to a digital platform which involves the process
of Preparatory Work, Enumeration, Data Processing, Dissemination and
Evaluation based on Principles and Recommendation for Population and
Housing Census, Revision 3. This modernisation will improve the delivery
system to be more modern, dynamic and user friendly as well to promote the
statistical literacy among the population. The information obtained from
MyCensus of 2020 will be the basis of estimates and projections of Population,
Living Quarters and Households which will be the population data inputs for
developing the next key public policies. The use of the latest technology in
MyCTP and MyIPCS is a long-term and value-for-money investment that is not
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