His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Secretary -General of the National Planning Council, announced the launch of the Qatar Platform for Open Data in its new solution, which includes more than 1,100 data sets covering various sectors, indicating that open data has become a decisive factor in attracting foreign investment and facilitating economic decision -making, which is directly reflected in the achievement of the targets of growth and economic diversification.
This came during the organization of the National Statistical Center in the National Planning Council, a meeting “Towards Integrated National Data Governance – Achievements, partnerships, and sustainable support”, a strategic initiative launched by the National Planning Council to work directly with the planning, quality and information technology departments in various ministries and government agencies, under the umbrella of the national strategy for data and statistics, in a move aimed at enhancing data governance and achieving institutional integration in managing government information.
His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Secretary -General of the National Planning Council, said during his speech, “The National Data Program, which represents one of the components of the national strategy for data and statistics, witnessed pivotal achievements during the last period, in line with the goals of the third national development strategy,” said His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Secretary -General of the National Planning Council during his speech. Among the most prominent of these achievements is the issuance of the national data policy approved by the National Planning Council, which established the principles of governance, integration and joint responsibility in managing and governance.
The National Statistics Center seeks through this forum, scheduled for periodic, to present the developments of the national data program and the mechanism of cooperation with government agencies to ensure the activation of governance practices, data management and review of projects related to national data governance platforms, as well as answering the inquiries of government agencies and clarifying their roles and responsibilities in implementing the national program for data governance, and surrounding them with ways of technical and training support provided by the center to ensure the harmony of efforts The transformation with national data policies.
This forum comes as an extension of the efforts of the National Planning Council, after the inauguration of the national strategy for data and statistics last May under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the National Planning Council, where the strategy represented a starting point for a number of ambitious national initiatives aimed at developing the data system in the state.
The forum focused on reviewing the progress made in developing the tools of the national program for data governance, especially the open data platform, where a visual presentation was presented in an explanation of its technical components and its operational goals. The presentation also dealt with ways to enhance transparency by providing government data according to international best practices, which contributes to supporting innovation and building confidence with the public.
