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For the first time in the country, a highly advanced and efficient technology known as “Intelligence Character Recognition” (ICR) will be used in data processing by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Shri Oscar Fernandes will be launching the technology next week and will also inaugurate a workshop on the ICR. This particular technology will be used in the processing of the data generated by the 5th Economic Census, currently underway. Representatives from State Statistical Departments and other experts will be taking part in the workshop.
The process also known as “Automated Forms Processing”, requires great care in not only canvassing of the schedules but also in the handling of the schedules. Automated Forms Processing technology enables the users to process the documents from their images or directly from paper and convert them to computer readable data. The Automated Forms are designed to be scanned to a digital format so that the data on the Form can be extracted by software rather than keyed by data-entry personnel. While, Forms processing packages will give recognition capabilities, they also manage the complete life cycle of the document from scanning, to extract and even include Image Archive and Retrieval.
Compared to conventional keyed data entry, the Automated Form Processing is more accurate, less expensive, easier to validate, produces an exact compact digital image of the original Form, generates a complete audit trail of the process, opens up a range of new ways to evaluate comment information in a simple and efficient manner, supports a range of new options for filling out Forms, including paper Forms, faxed Forms, web-Forms and e-mail Forms.
Another major advantage of the ICR technology is that it can be easily integrated with other computer applications and provides a far easier way to verify that the data from the Form, is accurately keyed or extracted, as well as allows permanent storage of a copy of the original Form without storing paper and most importantly satisfies many new regulatory requirements, relating to certain specific types of surveys.
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