The Bureau of Statistics and the Digital Technologies Group of Companies yesterday sealed a $219.7m contract for the supply and delivery of 2400 Computer Tablets and accessories to be used for field data collection during Guyana’s 2022 Population and Housing Census.
A release yesterday from the Stats Bureau said that Chief Statistician, Errol La Cruez spoke of the importance of the contract at the agency’s Main Street, Georgetown headquarters.
According to him, the contract has significant implications for the conduct of the Census since this will be the first time that the collection exercise will be computer-based.