About LNADA

The Lao PDR National Data Archive (LNADA) is a web-based data repository system developed with technical and financial support from the Accelerated Data Program (ADP), a satellite program of the PARIS21 Secretariat at the OECD, which aims to make rapid improvements in the quality and availability of survey data in developing countries.

The electronic archive of microdata contains 17 surveys and 4 censuses.  This system was documented using the Microdata Management Toolkit and is disseminated through the National Data Archive (NADA), both developed by the International Household Survey Network (IHSN).

The National Data Archive was 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.

June 30, 2010