NPC to organise Doha Data Forum from today

Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and in a p...

Doha, Qatar: Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and in a partnership with national, regional, and international entities, the National Planning Council (NPC) will organise the Second Doha Data Forum on October 22 and 23, 2024.

The event will bring together representatives from ministries, government agencies, universities, research centres, UN organisations, and Arab and Islamic organisations.

NPC Secretary-General H E Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa will inaugurate the Forum today.

The forum will be attended by a group of experts in official statistics, data and environment science, and geographic information technology from Qatar, and from specialised UN organisations such as the Statistics Division, Unicef, Unesco, ILO, UNDP, WHO, UNFPA, UN Women, ESCWA, UK Office for National Statistics, Statistics Finland and GCC Statistical Center.

The forum will also feature a host of academics from Qatar University, Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Northwestern University in Qatar, and Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, as well as experts from Microsoft, Gartner, PWC, and others.