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05 Dec 2007 |
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Stakeholder workshop on the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics was held |
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Under the sponsorship of HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar, the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) organized the stakeholder workshop to discuss the draft project of the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) in Qatar.
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The workshop brought together local producers and users of data representing various ministries, government departments, universities, research centers, and interested private sector institutions, as well as representatives of the United Nations and the GCC statistical offices.
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Addressing the stakeholders, HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani, President of QSA, said that the NSDS was an advanced step for the development of statistical work. It is to enhance national and international confidence in the official statistics, create databases to facilitate access, and mobilize efforts to provide data and satisfy the needs of users.
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HE Sheikh Hamad further commented that the workshop comes at a time when the 2006/07 United Nations Human Development Index was released showing Qatar as jumping 11 points in 1 year, making it the 35th most advanced country in the world in terms of human development.
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This
achievement emphasizes the importance of developing good national
statistics to monitor development, bringing to life the workshop’s
motto of “Better Statistics, Better Policies, Better Development
Outcomes, Better Quality of Life.”
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He highlighted that QSA followed a general roadmap to develop the strategy. This roadmap entailed an assessment of the current state of the NSS, definition of a vision, mission and quality framework, strategic goals, and action plan, to be followed by actual implementation. The NSDS will be completed with the feedback of the NSS agencies and other stakeholders, and the final version of the NSDS will be published soon after.
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This workshop marks the completion of the design phase of the NSDS. The implementation phase will now begin to execute the action plan outlined in the NSDS. In addition, each key producer agency will develop its own strategy in coordination with QSA to implement NSDS goals.
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Dr. Khaled Mahmoud Alloush, United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the United Arab Emirates also addressed the workshop.
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He added that the recent released 2006/07 United Nations Human Development Index showed Qatar as jumping 11 points in 1 year, making it the 35th most advanced country in the world in terms of human development.
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Dr. Alloush further said that the 2006/07 United Nations Human Development Index reported that life expectancy in Qatar has increased by 2 years, from 73 to 75 years.
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The event witnessed a number of presentations including Presentation of Results from November 2006 NSDS Workshop by Mr. Mansoor Al Malki and Presentation of National Strategy for the Development of Statistics by Dr. Ahmad Hussein, while Mrs. Marjorie Corlett discussed the implementation plan and coordinated the comments from the working groups.
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