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The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to develop co-operation in the implementation of a field survey on research and development.
The MoU was signed by HE the Minister of Development Planning and Statistics Dr Saleh Mohamed Salem al-Nabit, and President of Research and Development at Qatar Foundation Faisal Mohamed al-Suwaidi, on the sidelines of the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2016 (ARC’16) held at the Qatar National Convention Centre yesterday.
The MoU stipulates the development of a national statistical system for research and development to meet the needs and in response to requirements of building an international database in the Unesco Institute for Statistics with a view to making international comparisons on the measurement of spending on research and development and the assessment of the size of workforce in this field.
This is to be implemented through conducting a statistical field survey to measure the research and development indicators in order to obtain information and statistical data on R&D sector in the State of Qatar.
MDPS and QF will conduct the joint survey in order to have an idea on the statistical reality of research and development in Qatar as accurately and objectively as possible, by using the latest technological means.
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