GASTAT’s President, Dr. Fahad Aldossari, held a series of bilateral meetings with several heads and directors of international organizations and statistical centers during the Saudi Statistics Forum. The forum was hosted in Riyadh from April 27-28, 2025.
These meetings involved discussions on areas of bilateral cooperation, exploring opportunities for integration and the exchange of expertise in developing statistical work, and examining ways to expand partnerships with leading statistical entities at both regional and international levels. The aim was to enhance data quality and contribute to the development of statistical products and indicators that support decision-making.
The meetings included discussions with: Dr. Johannes Jutting, Executive Head of PARIS21; Dr. Ola Awad, President of PCBS; Dr. Steve Macfeely, OECD Chief Statistician; Professor Xuming He, President of ISI; Mr. Mohamed Bin Ahmed Al Obaidly, Director-General of the National Statistics Center of Qatar; Intisar Abdullah Al Wahaibi, Director General of the GCC Statistical Centre; Dr. Diaa Awad Kazem, President of the Statistics and Geospatial Information Authority in Iraq; Dr. Khalifa Al-Barwani, Chief Executive Officer at National Centre for Statistics and Information in Oman; Ms. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK, Director General of SESRIC; Mr. Rafeal Diaz, Senior Statistician at ILO; and Dr. Ziad Abdullah, Director General of the Arab Institute for Training and Statistical Research.
During the meetings, Dr. Fahad Aldossari emphasized GASTAT's commitment to strengthening its international and regional partnerships to develop methodologies, enhance the efficiency of statistical systems, expand the scope of open data, and keep pace with global technological advancements in the field of statistics and analysis.
The Saudi Statistics Forum is a significant national platform for activating statistical cooperation, promoting capacity building, and transferring knowledge. It was held with the participation of prominent statistical leaders, decision-makers, and local and international experts, and was attended by over 300 participants from various entities related to statistical work.
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2 <div class="read-also container">
3 <#if entries?has_content>
4
5 <h1 class="fs-3 fw-bolder pb-3">
6 <@liferay.language key="read-also" />
7 </h1>
8
9 <#assign
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23
24 <#if currentUrlTitle != article.urlTitle>
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29 <#if filteredEntries?has_content>
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31 <#assign
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43 data-bs-interval="false"
44 data-bs-touch="true"
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47 <div class="carousel-inner">
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50 <#assign
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54
55 <#if endIndex gt totalItems - 1>
56 <#assign endIndex = totalItems - 1 />
57 </#if>
58
59 <div class="carousel-item <#if slideIndex == 0>active</#if>">
60 <div class="row g-4">
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62 <#list startIndex..endIndex as itemIndex>
63 <#assign
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66 />
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68 <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4">
69 ${articleService.getContentByClassPK(entry.classPK?number, "50306")}
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73 </div>
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77 </div>
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81 <#assign
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99 aria-label="عرض الأخبار من ${startItem} إلى ${endItem}">
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103
104 </div>
105
106 </#if>
107
108 </#if>
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115
116 if (!carousel) {
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118 }
119
120 var dots = carousel.querySelectorAll('.carousel-indicators button');
121
122 dots.forEach(function (dot) {
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125 dot.style.padding = '0';
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127 dot.style.opacity = '1';
128
129 if (dot.classList.contains('active')) {
130 dot.style.backgroundColor = '#1b8354';
131 dot.style.border = '2px solid #1b8354';
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134 dot.style.border = '2px solid #d2d6db';
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138
139 var carouselId = '${carouselId}';
140
141 updateDotsStyle(carouselId);
142
143 var carousel = document.getElementById(carouselId);
144
145 if (carousel) {
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148 });
149
150 carousel.addEventListener('slide.bs.carousel', function () {
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152 updateDotsStyle(carouselId);
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155 }
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