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CAMInfo is Cambodia’s socio-economic database system which provides a common platform for government, development partners, NGOs and civil society to organize and present data on development indicators. CAMInfo is the localized version of DevInfo V5.0, the global database system which monitors progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. The database consists of the following elements:

• Indicators: there are  indicators which related to Cambodia Millennium Development Goals, National Strategic Development Plan, Education, Health, Cambodia Nutrition Investment Plan and others,

• Time Periods: 1976 to 2020

• Geographic Areas: down to commune level

• Subgroups

               - Sex: Male and Female

         - Location: Phnom Penh, Urban, Rural, Remote and other

         - Age Groups: Single year, Five year age group and month

• Source: Survey and administrative data from the National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Government Line-Ministries, UN, NGOs

CAMInfo is a user-friendly software application for easy presentation of data in tables, graphs and maps. The system organizes data by indicators, time periods, geographical area, subgroups, units and sources, with extensive metadata. The system provides easy access to indicators organized by sectors, goals, themes and other monitoring frameworks. All features of the software are available in Khmer and English language.

CAMInfo 1.0 was launched in March 2004.  This has been followed by CAMInfo 1.1 (November 2004), CAMInfo 2.0 (April 2005) and CAMInfo 2.1 (February 2006). The latest version, CAMInfo 3.0 with the final result of the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2005, the Food Security Atlas (both Khmer and English), and the Commune Database, was launched in April 2007.

The new features in CAMInfo 3.0 includes the following:

• The final result of the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2005
• The content of the Food Security Atlas of Cambodia has been incorporated into the CD-Rom
• The commune database has been incorporated
• Core NSDP indicators
• Latest data on the CMDGs, CNIP and other sectoral plans
• Time-series data for EMIS and HMIS at provincial level
• Inbuilt gallery of tables, graphs and maps covering the CMDGs, NSDP and Cambodia Nutrition Investment Plan.

More information on the NIS and its work can be found at the NIS website: http://www.nis.gov.kh

Selected photos by: John Vink/Magnum for UNICEF Cambodia

Donor Support to CAMInfo

CAMInfo has been supported both by UNICEF and GTZ, the German Technical Cooperation Agency since 2003. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is another new donor support to CAMInfo in 2007.

Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) 

GTZ is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. It provides viable, forward-looking solutions for political, economic, ecological and social development in a globalised world. GTZ promotes complex reforms and change processes, often working under difficult conditions. Its corporate objective is to improve people’s living conditions on a sustainable basis.

GTZ in Cambodia 

Cambodia is a priority partner country for German development cooperation. GTZ has been operating in the country on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since 1994. 

GTZ projects support national policies in strategically important areas. They contribute actively to the implementation of the National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP). Their influence and degree of effectiveness are augmented by developing alliances with other organizations and by linking practical implementation experience with activities at the policy level. 

In cooperation with the projects of other donors, GTZ

focuses on the following priority areas:

• Rural development

• Health sector reform

• Economic reform and development of the market system

The promotion of democracy, civil society and rule of law are cross-cutting themes in all Cambodian- German cooperation projects. Additional cross-cutting themes are the promotion of women’s rights and support in the decentralization process.

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

ESCAP is the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and having its headquarters at Bangkok, Thailand. It is responsible for promoting economic and social development in the Asian and Pacific region.