Heba Press / Casablanca
The High Commissioner for Planning, Ahmed Al-Halimi Alami, confirmed today Thursday in Casablanca, that the process of collecting data related to the general census of the population and housing in the Casablanca-Settat region is taking place in good conditions, and with the effective involvement of researchers and residents.
Mr. Al-Halimi added, in his speech at a communication meeting organized by the High Commission for Planning with elected officials and local authorities of the region, in the presence of the governor of the Casablanca-Settat region, Mohamed Amhidia, that this region, which plays an essential role in the development and revival of the Moroccan economy, constitutes the largest region in terms of population density which is currently estimated at 7 million and 800 thousand people, against 6 million and 800 thousand people in 2019, indicating that the region also contributes 31 percent to the gross domestic product.
After highlighting the dynamism demonstrated by the census process in different regions of the Kingdom, the High Commissioner stressed that the general census of the population and housing is reaching a pivotal stage because it allows Morocco to identify future data and the needs of a new start by the year 2030.
He added that the census is the only mechanism to obtain data for all territorial units of the Kingdom, whether at the regional, regional and local levels, or at the level of village districts and city districts.
He added that this census process also allows us to identify a set of indicators and monitor their evolution compared to previous statistics, as well as to develop new indicators in response to statistical needs first, and then to development and sectoral needs.
According to Mr. Al-Halimi, the current census adopts a new methodology that will provide the necessary data to monitor the new development model and sustainable development goals by covering the largest possible amount of useful data and ensuring their availability at the level of basic territories. units.
He continued that the process of collecting data from Moroccan families is carried out through two forms. The first concerns a “short form” addressed to the entire population and includes demographic structures and rare phenomena such as international migration, death events and the distance between homes. and basic facilities in rural areas, while the second concerns the “long form” intended for a sample of 20 percent of families, the areas of fertility, difficulties in carrying out normal activities, health coverage, internal migration, illiteracy, languages. read and written, mother tongue, local languages used and education are concerned.
Regarding the protection of individual information, the High Commissioner explained that the laws and values governing the work of statistical institutions in Morocco and around the world totally prohibit access by any organization, whatever its authority, to any information or statement from any person who has participated in statistical research.
He added that the ongoing census is characterized by the use of modern technologies to protect the data collected while respecting security and confidentiality requirements, as encryption techniques are used to ensure the security of information exchanged between the electronic panels and the data center.
It is worth noting that the process of collecting information from families, which is part of the seventh process of the General Population and Housing Census, in all regions of the Kingdom, began last Sunday and will continue until the 30th of this month.
The implementation of this strategic operation comes in application of the high instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Statistical Commission, and will make it possible to draw up a faithful portrait of the population and housing.
To carry out this process, 55,000 human resources were mobilized and the High Commission for Planning acquired 55,000 digital tablets, with co-financing with the Ministry of National Education.
