To mark World Statistics Day, President Ibrahim Mohamed released a statement on 20th October, in which he emphasized the high value his Administration places on measurable goals and policies that are data-driven.
The President emphasized that statistics is at the heart of public policy, as it is crucial to measuring economic productivity and the success of major industries, and to disseminating pertinent and comprehensive information to the public.
The President stated that the Government’s Strategic Action Plan (SAP) encompassing the five areas of Blue Economy, Caring State, Dignified Families, Jazeera Dhiriulhunn, and Good Governance, comes with specific and measurable goals and that their successful outcome can only be measured by hard numbers.
President Solih also emphasized that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has further proved the significance of statistics. He also noted his Administration's transparency with the data, pointing to their efforts to regularly update the public on the national Covid-19 situation, and the fact that the Maldives is among the few countries to provide sex-disaggregated data with regard to the pandemic’s trajectory within the country.
Speaking on his decision to accept his Cabinet's recommendation to designate a National Statistics Day, President Solih noted that its purpose is to highlight the significance of statistics to the general public and to ensure that it is given more prominence in our education system.
Cabinet has recommended the President, to mark 20th October as National Statistics Day.
Meanwhile, World Statistics Day is celebrated internationally once every five years and this year it is being celebrated under the theme of ‘connecting the world with data we can trust’, intended to underscore the importance of trustworthy and authoritative data when making important policy decisions.
The President emphasized that statistics is at the heart of public policy, as it is crucial to measuring economic productivity and the success of major industries, and to disseminating pertinent and comprehensive information to the public.
The President stated that the Government’s Strategic Action Plan (SAP) encompassing the five areas of Blue Economy, Caring State, Dignified Families, Jazeera Dhiriulhunn, and Good Governance, comes with specific and measurable goals and that their successful outcome can only be measured by hard numbers.
President Solih also emphasized that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has further proved the significance of statistics. He also noted his Administration's transparency with the data, pointing to their efforts to regularly update the public on the national Covid-19 situation, and the fact that the Maldives is among the few countries to provide sex-disaggregated data with regard to the pandemic’s trajectory within the country.
Speaking on his decision to accept his Cabinet's recommendation to designate a National Statistics Day, President Solih noted that its purpose is to highlight the significance of statistics to the general public and to ensure that it is given more prominence in our education system.
Cabinet has recommended the President, to mark 20th October as National Statistics Day.
Meanwhile, World Statistics Day is celebrated internationally once every five years and this year it is being celebrated under the theme of ‘connecting the world with data we can trust’, intended to underscore the importance of trustworthy and authoritative data when making important policy decisions.
