HE President of the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) Dr. Saleh bin Mohammad Al Nabit highlighted that the agency's previous experience in preparing development strategies in cooperation with the concerned authorities in demonstrating the effective role that statistical data plays in advancing the development process, especially when determining opportunities that bolster future development and forecasting real developmental necessities.
Data and statistics have enabled us to set measurable national goals, alongside designing efficient developmental programs according to national priorities. This efficiency ensures there is no waste of resources, time, or effort, which aligns with Qatar's National Vision 2030, emphasizing the preservation of developmental gains for both current and future generations, HE added.
HE further clarified that the PSA is keen to enhance cooperation and establish constructive partnerships with relevant authorities to bolster the national data system, ensuring its access and sustainable development. Special attention is also given to capacity building and leveraging best practices based on the recommendations of the United Nations Statistical Commission and the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data (CTGAP) from the 2017 UN World Data Forum.
HE added that he looks forward to enriching this forum with fruitful scientific discussions to come up with the 'Doha Declaration for Comprehensive Data Systems and Effective Decisions', ensuring a proactive, inclusive perspective that integrates everyone, fostering transformative changes in the statistical system.
For his part, Director of the United Nations Statistics Division Dr. Stefan Schweinfest, in a recorded speech, underscored the power of data in supporting major transformations, marking the organization of this crucial forum as a pivotal step towards modernizing the national official statistical system.
Similarly, the President of the International Association for Official Statistics Dr. Dominik Rozkrut stressed in his speech the importance of the Doha Data Forum in supporting digital transformations and data systems. He pointed out the importance of statistics and data, particularly in the era of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, and their significance in official statistics.
The two-day forum discusses various topics in 10 sessions. Notably, discussions revolve around the value of data and statistics in planning and implementing sustainable development, data, and technology infrastructure, the power of data through analytics and visualization, data governance, policy frameworks, and open data and sharing.
The final day's agenda includes knowledge of data and capacity building, data for social justice and inclusion, harnessing technological innovation and data science for official statistics, and data for sustainable development. The forum concludes with the discussion and adoption of the 'Doha Declaration for Comprehensive Data Systems and Effective Decisions.'
Source: Qatar News Agency