World Statistics Day Forum
20 October 2015
Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel
Forum Agenda
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| 8:30- 9:00 |
Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:45 |
First Session : Forum Opening
• Opening speech by H.E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani- The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior
• Speech by H.E. Dr. Saleh M. Al-Nabit, Minister of Development Planning and Statistics
• Speech of the United Nations ‘representative Mr. Ivo Havinga , UNSD Assistant Director and Chief of Economics Statistics Branch, New York
• A film presentation on the General Simplified Census of Population, Housing and Establishments 2015
• Launching the results of the General Simplified Census of Population, Housing and Establishments 2015
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| 9:45 – 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 |
Second Session: Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, and Update of Statistics
SystemsChairperson : Dr.Jamal Al Yafei , Acting Director, Department of Social Development Planning , Ministry of Development Planning & Statistics
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Speech by Ambassador Musa kulaklikaya, Director General of Statistical , Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC),Ankara
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Presentation by Mrs. Amal Al Mannai, Executive Director, Qatar Foundation for Social Work
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Presentation by Mr. Saud Abdullah Al Attiyah, Director of Economic Polices & Research , Ministry of Economy and Commerce
· Open Discussion |
| 11:15- 11:45 |
Break & Al Duhur prayer |
| 11:45– 12:45 |
Third session: Official Statistics for Policy Formulation, Monitoring and Reporting
Chairperson : Mrs. Amal Al Mannai, Executive Director, Qatar Foundation for Social Work
• Presentation by Ms.Noora Ali Al Suwaidi, Urban planning researcher, S. D. Major Projects Unit, Qatar Master plan , Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning
• Presentation by Eng. Robert Moorhead, Director, National Health Strategy Program Management Office, Supreme Council of Health .
• Presentation by Tarik M. Abd Al Jawad , Second Statistical Researcher, Supreme Council of Education
• Open Discussion
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| 12:45 – 1:00 |
Closing Speech |
| 1:00 – 2:00 |
Lunch |
On the sidelines of the forum
1. Exhibition of Statistics
On the sidelines of the World Statistics Day’s Forum, the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics organizes a display of the main images that track the census operations conducted in previous decades in Qatar, as well as the chief tools and devices used by the persons in charge of the census.
2. Bulletin (Qatar; Monthly Statistics):
A stand is allocated for user satisfaction survey over (Qatar; Monthly Statistics) bulletin which has been released since February 2014. The bulletin features a number of variables of population, social, and economic statistics in the State of Qatar. The survey aims at measuring the feasibility of the available monthly data seeking to benefit from the survey outcomes in developing and improving the bulletin’s content.
Among the statistics included in the bulletin (Qatar; Monthly Statistics), there are the population estimates, cases of marriage and divorce, natality and mortality, social security, imports and exports, vessels’ movement at Qatar ports, traffic statistics and accidents, e-government data, Qatar Stock Exchange performance and monetary sector, CPI, consumer confidence in the economic performance, and Business Confidence Index.
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