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The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (Scad) has signed an agreement with Economist Impact, part of The Economist Group, to carry out research studies on improving the quality of life indicators in Abu Dhabi through an integrated network of statistical data for healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
The agreement comes in line with Scad’s ongoing efforts to improve statistical ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and managing growth of data and information based on insights and foresights that consider the most important changes of economy and society.
Scad develops statistical insights and foresights to support decision-makers and to predict future of economic and social activities.
In this vein, Economist Impact will conduct studies that identify areas of possible improvement.
Ahmed Mahmoud Fikri, Director-General of SCAD, said, “SCAD builds an integrated network of statistics, information, and advanced applications to provide reliable indicators about the goals of Abu Dhabi Vision 2030, and quality of life in the emirate.
“SCAD takes prudent steps to upgrade Abu Dhabi statistical capabilities through strategic partnerships with public and private sectors to provide integrated services of surveys, opinion polls and statistical consultations that can improve quality of statistics.”
For his side, Daniel Morris, Global Commercial Director at Economist Impact, said, “Economist Impact looks forward to working with the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi to help capture local, granular data and develop reports on target groups, which will reflect the characteristics of the Emirate and identify priority areas for improvement.”
SCAD has recently launched the Insights and Foresights Platform (IFP) as an advanced system for reliable AI-based statistics, analytical models, and advanced simulation scenarios. On IFP, decision makers can explore predicted impacts of plans and policies as well as possible changes in various sectors to achieve the highest levels of efficiency in resource management and integration.