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Timor-Leste DevInfo v1.0

Timor-Leste DevInfo v1.0 is a database system which monitors the Millennium Development Goals and the National Development Plan of Timor-Leste. It was formally launched on 19 December 2006.

The database system is an adaptation of DevInfo 5.0 and includes enhancements to enable users to quickly access relevant information. Users can customize the interface to view the indicators in English or in local languages such as Portuguese and Tetun. Users can search for data by Indicator, Time period and Geographical area. The system enables convenient access to information by letting Users search for indicators classified by sectors and goals such as the MDGs and the National Development Plan.

A map with data generated using Timor-Leste DevInfo v1.0

The database includes data on 89 indicators including data on Demography, Economy, Education, Health, Nutrition and Protection. Out of 89 indicators, 21 contain data at regional, district and sub-district levels. It includes latest data from the Population and Housing Census and from various surveys such as DHS, MICS and the Suco (village) survey. It also includes data from routine data systems such as the Health and Education Information Management System.

The system includes wizard based presentation tools to help users create powerful tables, graphs and maps. The presentations can then be easily included in PowerPoint presentations, reports and publications. Users can save and apply report formats to create consistent reports. The map wizard helps users to create thematic color maps for different levels of geography. It includes many useful functions such as overlaying features (hospitals, lakes and roads) and multiple map types (chart and hatch patterns) onto thematic maps to enable decision makers to identify regional and gender disparities and design appropriate development interventions.

Regional efforts to monitor and evaluate human development progress in the Pacific Island countries have been greatly boosted by the July 2010 launch of PacificInfo, now available online at www.pacificinfo.org. PacificInfo is a customized adaptation of the DevInfo database system endorsed by the United Nations for monitoring and tracking progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and other national priorities.

An initiative of the UN country teams in Fiji and Samoa, PacificInfo was launched with two databases. One database tracks MDG data and progress for the 15 Pacific Island countries – Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau and Vanuatu – as well as data on the progress of the five Pacific LDCs (Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Kiribati). The second database provides a monitoring and evaluation framework for UNDAF (United Nations Development Assistance Framework) using MDG and Pacific Plan indicators.

DevInfo is a powerful database system for monitoring human development endorsed by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) to assist countries in monitoring achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information about DevInfo and how it helps further human development efforts, please visit www.devinfo.org/di_faq.html. For more information on PacificInfo, please contact Farzeen Khan, Information and Communication Technology Associate, UNDP at Farzeen.Khan@undp.org.