Our mission
Is to lead in developing statistical data and information of high quality, and to advance their effective use in both public and private policy decision making.
To this, The Gambia National Data Archive has been established to:
- Promote best practice and international standards for the documentation of microdata amongst data producers in the country.
- Provide equitable access to microdata in the interest of all citizens, by protecting confidentiality and following international recommendations and good practice.
- Promote the effective use of existing survey and census data for statistical and research purposes, thereby encouraging a diverse range of analytical work through secondary research.
- Ensure the long term preservation of microdata and the related metadata, and their continued viability and usability in the future.
The Gambia National Data Archive pursues these objectives within the framework of the Statistic Act 2005 and of the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Statistics. Where microdata cannot be released due to confidentiality or other reasons, the National Data Archive provides the public with detailed metadata and other publicly available materials.