RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain engaged in discussions to strengthen their collaboration in the development of methodologies and techniques for calculating vital indicators, particularly those pertaining to family income and expenditure surveys.
High-ranking officials from both countries convened on the sidelines of the 9th International Conference for Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange in Manama, with the goal of facilitating economic growth and strengthening ties between the two nations.
Fahad bin Abdullah Al-Dossari, president of the General Authority for Statistics, met with Mohammed bin Ali Al-Qaed, CEO of Bahrain’s Information and eGovernment Authority, during the global conference.
Organized by Bahrain’s Information and e-Government Authority, the gathering brought together the international data community to exchange insights and updates on the latest and upcoming developments in the field.
Al-Dossari, leading a Saudi statistical delegation, underscored the pivotal role played by Bahrain’s Information and e-Government Authority in inaugurating this event in the Middle East.
Al-Dossari and Al-Qaed discussed strategies to strengthen collaboration within the sector and identify opportunities to enhance cooperation in matters of mutual interest.
The 2023 event, co-organized with the support of ESCWA and Banca d’Italia, gathered a diverse assembly of official statistics compilers and users from national, regional, and international agencies, academia, and the private sector.
The central theme of the 2023 program was “Empowering Data Communities,” with a focus on exploring how SDMX tools and technologies could be harnessed to enhance collaboration and facilitate knowledge sharing.
The conference marked the first in-person gathering since 2019.
