President of Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) H E Dr. Saleh bin Mohammad Al Nabit
Doha: President of Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) H E Dr. Saleh bin Mohammad Al Nabit said that National Day occupies an important place in the hearts of the people of Qatar, expressing their pride in this country, in which the founder, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani laid down the foundations for the modern state in Qatar to preserve its cohesion, sovereignty, and dignity of its people.
In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), he said that this occasion represents a station to promote the values of loyalty and unity established by the founder.
Al Nabit said: “This year’s National Day slogan “Our Unity Source of Our Strength,” has been excerpted from a speech by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which emphasises the importance of belonging to the country, transcending various affiliations and loyalties, and affirms the Islamic values inherent in the founders approach based on the principles of sincerity, solidarity, and cohesion between the people of Qatar with their leadership.
He noted that today it has become evident, not only in Qatar, but also worldwide, that Qatar has achieved, with this leaping national spirit, major gains in national development reflected in the standard of living and quality of life of individuals in Qatar, under the insightful vision of the wise leadership and its wise policies.
Al Nabit said that this year’s National Day celebration coincides with two major occasions. Firstly, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals carry double strategic value for the country and its people by presenting a message to the world that reflects the honorable civilized image of the country and secondly, an indication of Qatar’s commitment to reducing the carbon footprint to face climate changes.
In terms of the PSA achievements and future, Al Nabit said the authority, based on its objectives in implementing the comprehensive vision of the country and establishing an integrated statistical system, has accomplished a number of achievements that support the Qatar National Vision 2030.
“Work has already begun to prepare the third national development strategy in response to the urgent national development needs, on one hand, and the development priorities imposed by international developments, on the other hand.”
He stressed on the continuous efforts in following up the implementation of the second National Development Strategy 2018-2022 to monitor the challenges facing government agencies and others in the implementation of their development projects and propose solutions.
Al Nabit said that the authority is also carrying out its national role towards achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 by supporting the competent authorities in implementing their plans and development projects to achieve the results and objectives of the third national development strategy currently being prepared.
In this regard, he said that the authority issued the Official Statistics Dissemination Policy, which includes the determinants, controls, and basic concepts for communicating statistics through various means of dissemination. “This policy guarantees the quality of statistical products published by PSA.”
Al Nabit said that a first-of-its-kind in the region statistical communication strategy has also been prepared, based on international standards, to achieve effective and required communication between the device and all statistical work partners inside and outside the country.
