The e-governance approach to register-based census, based on the case of the GCC countries: A research note

Abstract

This paper discusses the experience of the Scandinavian countries with respect to registerbased census (RBC), outlining important enabling features that facilitated this type of accounting system in Scandinavia. The central question examined is whether RBC is possible in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) as they proceed toward the 2020 round of census. The secondary question is whether, for the GCC countries, the e-governance approach offers a viable alternative to the classical Scandinavian approach to RBC.