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Second forum for statisticians
begins
MUSCAT —
Under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Kamil bin Fahd al Said, the second
forum for statisticians, organised by the Consultative Committee for
Statistics, yesterday kicked off at Grand Hyatt Muscat. The ceremony was
attended by ministers and under-secretaries. HH Sayyid Kamil said the aim
behind this forum is to discuss the economic developments and how to apply
them. He pointed out that the forum targets all statistics professionals in
government departments, universities, private colleges and other sectors. He
said the forum plays a great role in preparing the socioeconomic statistical
plans in different levels.
The forum is expected to encourage statisticians, raise public awareness and
encourage the qualified cadre to work in statistics, which is the backbone
of the economy, without which no plans cannot be developed. Mohammed bin
Nasser al Khusaibi, Secretary-General of the National Economy Ministry and
Chairman of the Consultative Committee for Statistics, in a speech pointed
out that the Consultative Committee for Statistics endeavours to develop
statistical work in the Sultanate by implementing the national statistical
strategy to provide high quality data and improve its use in development
planning and follow-up.
He added that the organisation of this forum comes in continuation of the
plans of the Consultative Committee for Statistics related to implementation
of the national strategy and discuss themes that cover the latest
developments which may contribute to promoting statistical work in Oman. The
forum also includes working papers to discuss these themes based on long
experiences in this field. Al Khusaibi announced an award for the best
integrated statistical system that meets the requirements of different
stages of the statistical system.
He also pointed out that the mechanism for the competition for this award
will be laid down and notified to the respective authorities. HH Sayyid
Kamil honoured outstanding statisticians. The initiative comes in bid by the
Consultative Committee for Statistics to encourage them to exert more effort
in the field of administrative work. The first session included three
working papers on how to build a national integrated statistical system,
integrating the sector statistics and capacity building and access to
analysis as an added value for developing the statistical work.
The second session included two working papers on the importance of
statistical data in preparing human resources reports and the role of
statistics in planning. The forum aims at enhancing ties among all
stakeholders in statistical work, allow statisticians to exchange expertise
and address the issues that face the statistical work in the Sultanate. As
many as 300 participants representing different government departments in
statistical and IT fields as well as statistics experts, media men, business
reporters and research officials in private sector companies are taking part
in the forum. — ONA |
