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The Establishment of the Statistics Advisory Committee » Statistical Surveys and Studies

Since its establishment, the Statistics Advisory Committee has been striving to coordinate between the different authorities in the Sultanate which carry out surveys, statistical studies, for the prime purpose of unifying efforts directed towards the provision of data, concepts, terminologies in addition to decreasing the burden on respondents. The committee designed special forms for this purpose in particular, to be sent to all miniseries and other government units to be filled in with information about surveys and studies planned to be undertaken. The completed forms have to be returned to the committee at least two months before the date on

The Establishment of the Statistics Advisory Committee


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which the survey/study would commence. The plans will be discussed at the committee's second biannual meeting. In this regard the committee is currently engaged in electronically collecting surveys and statistical studies planned to be undertaken by ministries and government units which will be conducted in 2007.

The objectives of the Statistics Advisory Committee from this procedure are as follows:

Coordination between the units of the statistical system which have plans to conduct surveys and statistical studies. It is an obligatory procedure for decentralized statistics system aiming at minimizing the efforts, the optimum use of resources, achieving integration between statistical products of the different units, and reducing the burden on data providers.
Verification of the methodologies proposed to be followed in carrying out surveys, statistical studies and adequacy of resources devoted for their implementation. This procedure is important for the purpose of ascertaining that the resultant data and information comply with the quality standards set out by the Advisory Committee.
Acquaintance with the statistical data and information made available by the different units in the Sultanate determine the deficiency in data and to lay down a strategy for bridging this gap thus ensuring the provision of data and information for planning and policy formulation.