The Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) will be holding a workshop on “Methods to collect, process, and analyse industrial data” from November 10 to 11 at the GOIC headquarters in Doha.

The workshop was customised for individuals who process and analyse industrial and economic statistics, staff of statistics authorities, customs statistics departments, survey institutions, research and development centres, industrial investors, and consulting companies and entities.

Through the workshop, GOIC underlines the importance of industrial data in GCC and Arab countries in terms of economic and investment decision-making with databases being a key source to identify industrial activities and relevant indicators.

GOIC said it aims to raise awareness about the best methods to collect data and by providing them with new data analysis services. Participants will discuss technical concepts and definitions of data as well as information and scientific methods to collect, organise, summarise, present, analyse, explain, and interpret the data.

The workshop also tackles various themes such as industrial data definitions and applications, the use of industrial surveys to collect data, industrial indicators, the International Standard Industrial Classification and its applications, product classifications and their applications, data analysis and calculating indicators using Excel.

In addition, GOIC will present its experience in collecting and analysing data through the Industrial Market Intelligence Portal (IMI Plus).

The workshop also includes practical exercises and open discussions between participants. The workshop will be delivered and moderated by GOIC experts: economic advisor Mamdouh Habra, Industrial Information Department acting director Saleh Taha, and economic specialist Hatem al-Rashid.

GOIC continuously seeks to boost individual and organisational capacities within the industrial sector of GCC countries and Yemen through its Training and Capacity Development Programme (TCD).

To register and attend any workshop, visit www.goic.org.qa or via Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.

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