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National Statistics Day

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 Agenda

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10th December 2013, 8:00 – 14:00, Four Seasons Hotel - Doha, Al Daibel Hall

 
 
Time Subject

8:00 - 8:30

Registration and networking.

8:30 - 8:50

Keynote Speakers :

1. H.E Dr. Saleh Mohamed Al Nabit,
    Minister of Development Planning and Statistics, State of Qatar.
2. Mr. Sabir Al-Harbi, Director General, GCC- Stat.

8:50 - 10:10

Session 1. Theme: Statistics & Evidence based policy making.
                  Chair: Dr. Saif Al-Suwaidi, Deputy President of Qatar University,
                                Planning and Institutional Development.

1. Qatar National Development Planning: Statistics as the Evidence Base.
   •   Ms. Badria Ali Al Harami, Senior Researcher, Social Development Department,
       Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.
   •   Dr. Richard Leete, Director, Social Development Department,
       Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.

2. Role of official statistics in supporting Development Plans.
    Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Hasan, Chief Statistician, Malaysia.

3. Measuring what matters in people’s lives: the OECD Better Life Initiative and beyond.
    Dr. Romina Boarini, Head, Monitoring Well-Being and Progress Section, OECD.

4. Use of statistics in developing the health strategy and future plans.
    Eng. Robert Moorhead, Director, NHS PMO, Supreme Council of Health.

    Discussion

10:10 - 10:25

Tea-Coffee Break.

10:25 - 11:45

Session 2. Theme: Statistics & International Development Agenda.
                  Chair: Mrs. Amal Al-Mannai, Executive Director,
                            Social Development Center, Member of Qatar Foundation.

1. Future challenges of statistical capacity development in the Arab region.
    Dr. Juraj Riecan, Director, Statistics Division, ESCWA- Beirut.

2. Modernization of official statistics.
    Ms. Eszter Horvath, Chief, Environment and Energy Statistics Branch,
    United Nations Statistics Division, New York.

3. Post 2015 International Development Agenda: The data challenge.
    Dr. Johannes Jutting, Manager PARIS21, France.

4. Research Forward, Qatar Foundation Research & Development.
    Ms. Noor AL-Merekhi, Manager, NPRP Program at Qatar National Research Fund,
    Research & Development, Qatar Foundation.

    Discussion

11:45 - 12:10

Prayer / Tea-Coffee Break.

12:10 - 14:00

Session 3. Theme: Statistics & Sectoral National Development Strategies.
                     Chair: Mr. Abdel Aziz Malami, Director General,
                                Arab Institute for Training & Research in Statistics.

1. ICT indicators, prospects and challenges.
    Mr. Tariq Gulrez, ICT Trends & Indicators Manager,
    Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR).

2. Status of environmental policies in Qatar and future data needs.
    Ms. Nouf Abdulla Al-Sulaiti, Director, Planning and Development Unit,
    Ministry of Environment.

4. Statistics in Developing the Qatar National Master Plan.
    Eng. Abdulla Ahmed Al-Karrani, QNMP Project Manager,
    Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning.

    Discussion & concluding remarks.

14:00 - 15:00

Lunch ​​

 Documents

   Presentation Name Abstract Download
Session 1. Theme: Statistics & Evidence based policy making.    
1. Qatar National Development Planning: Statistics as the Evidence Base.
• Ms. Badria Ali Al Harami, Senior Researcher, Social Development Department, ​​​​
Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.
• Dr. Richard Leete, Director, Social Development Department,
Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
2. Role of official statistics in supporting Development Plans.
Dr. Abdul Rahman Bin Hasan, Chief Statistician, Malaysia.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
3. Measuring what matters in people’s lives: the OECD Better Life Initiative and beyond.
Dr. Romina Boarini, Head, Monitoring Well-Being and Progress Section, OECD.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
4. Use of statistics in developing the health strategy and future plans.
Eng. Robert Moorhead, Director, NHS PMO, Supreme Council of Health.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
Session 2. Theme: Statistics & International Development Agenda.    
1. Future challenges of statistical capacity development in the Arab region.
Dr. Juraj Riecan, Director, Statistics Division, ESCWA- Beirut.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
2. Modernization of official statistics.
Ms. Eszter Horvath, Chief, Environment and Energy Statistics Branch,
United Nations Statistics Division, New York.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
3. Post 2015 International Development Agenda: The data challenge.
Dr. Johannes Jutting, Manager PARIS21, France.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
4. Research Forward, Qatar Foundation Research & Development.
Ms. Noor AL-Merekhi, Manager, NPRP Program at Qatar National Research Fund,
Research & Development, Qatar Foundation.
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
Session 3. Theme: Statistics & Sectoral National Development Strategies.    
1. ICT indicators, prospects and challenges.
Mr. Tariq Gulrez, ICT Trends & Indicators Manager,
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR).
PDF icon link Powerpoint icon link
2. Status of environmental policies in Qatar and future data needs.
Ms. Nouf Abdulla Al-Sulaiti, Director, Planning and Development Unit,
Ministry of Environment. *
  Powerpoint icon link
3. Statistics in Developing the Qatar National Master Plan.
Eng. Abdulla Ahmed Al-Karrani, QNMP Project Manager,
Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning. *
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 Outcomes


The following outcomes are expected from th​e Forum:


  • A clear vision on domains of statistics needed in order to monitor various National Development Strategies (2011 – 2016) and policies and projects.

  • Critical insights for the effective implementation of the Post 2015 International Development Agenda and the related statistical work.

  • A long term vision to develop a second generation statistical strategy (NSDS 2014-2019) to modernize the statistical system of Qatar to enable the production of quality data and statistics, statistical inferences/reports to help the Government in evidence based policy making. ​