Ajman to get ‘statistics and competitiveness centre’

Ajman / WAM

HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, has issued Emiri Decree No. 28 of 2017 on the establishment of the Ajman Statistics and Competitiveness Centre, which is effective from the date of signing.
The Decree, which included 16 articles on the definitions and legislations, stipulates that a centre called the Ajman Statistics and Competitiveness Centre shall be established in the emirate of Ajman. It shall be attached to the Executive Council and shall have the legal personality and capacity necessary to carry out the legal acts that ensure the fulfilment of its functions. It shall financially and administratively follow
the General Secretariat of the
Executive Council.
The Centre is the local competent authority in the emirate and the main source and sole reference in statistical and competitive matters. The headquarters of the centre shall be located in Ajman and may upon the approval of the Chairman of the Executive Council, establish branches inside the emirate.
The Decree shall be effective from the date of issuance and shall be published in the Official Gazette, and other competent authorities should implement its provisions. Any provision contrary to the provisions of this Decree shall be repealed.
Sheikh Ammar said that the issuance of this Decree comes from the belief in the importance and the necessity of enhancing the role of statistical work and enhancing the competitiveness of the emirate in various developmental fields, according to the objectives of the Ajman Vision 2021.
Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Chairwoman of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, congratulated the Ruler of Ajman and the Crown Prince on the establishment of the centre, which is the first of its kind at the local level.