Reporting back
Group 3
Group’s Members
Group Facilitator
Name:
Name:
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Name: Abdullah al-Mihrizi
Group’s Rapporteur
Name: Raymond Nabeeh
Sustainable Funding for National Statistical Systems
• Three main challenges :
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2.
Lack of political stability in some Arab countries
Unstable and non- permanent resources.
3.
Limited use of statistics in decision-making
• Three proposed solutions:
1. Emphasizing the importance of statistics in decision-making
2. Establishing an Arab fund to support statistical activities in the
Arab region
3. Seeking support from private sector
Governance Mechanisms to Fuel the Data Revolution
• Three main challenges:
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3.
Deficiencies in the statistical legislation
Politicization of statistics
Limited awareness of the role and mechanisms of statistical work
• Three proposed solutions:
1. Application of the basic principles of official statistics
2. Creation of an adequate environment leading to the
independence of the statistical work
3. Inclusion of the entire statistical system in statistical laws
Tools and Technologies to Accelerate Data Revolution in
the Region
• Three main challenges :
1. Limited resources for the purchase of advanced
technology
2. Shortage of trained cadres
3. Shortage of training
• Three proposed solutions:
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3.
The use of big data resources and the internet in the data capturing
The use of administrative records in statistical data production
The use of GIS in statistical processes