Doha: The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) has issued the Statistical Communication Strategy, which is intended to establish a joint mechanism between PSA – in its capacity as the official body entrusted with the provision of official statistics in the State of Qatar – and all statistical work partners inside and outside Qatar.

This strategy, which is the first of its kind at the regional level, is expected to contribute to achieving the effective communication required to serve the reports and follow-ups related to the statistical aspect of the National Development Strategy.

President of the Planning and Statistics Authority H E Dr. Saleh bin Muhammad Al Nabit stated:“The world has recently witnessed a remarkable increase in terms of quantity and quality of the request for statistical data and information. PSA had a huge share of such requests due to the prominent position that Qatar enjoys in the international system and the essential role it plays at the regional and global levels. The remarkable breakthroughs in Information and Communication Technologies has also accelerated the request for comprehensive, timely, reliable and flexible statistical information. At the national level, the unceasing enhancement of the development path in Qatar also needs more accurate, comprehensive and timely statistics to support decision and policy making, monitoring of progress and evaluation of impacts and performance.”

He added:“The continuous response to these increasing demands in quantity and quality, especially the statistics required to meet the requirements of drawing up development plans in the country and following up on the progress made to achieve Qatar National Vision 2030, requires that PSA finds a mechanism that enables it to continue developing its work sustainably, and to keep abreast of relevant developments inside and outside the country simultaneously. Therefore, PSA had to prepare a national strategy for statistical communication, which is the first of its kind at the regional level under its supervision as the central statistical agency that regulates statistics.”

In preparing this strategy, the Planning and Statistics Authority has adopted international standards, mainly: the participation and contribution of key actors in the statistical and information work, including users and producers of statistical data and information, in order to build a real partnership that ensures the adoption of the strategy by stakeholders, leveraging the expertise and experiences, and synergising efforts to advance this vital sector.

The objectives of the Statistical Communication Strategy are in line with the main objectives of building the statistical system in Qatar. The most important of these objectives is improving the internal and external communication to support the creation of an efficient and effective statistical and information system that meets the needs of beneficiaries with professionalism and high quality and enjoys high credibility and reliability. 

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