PSA launches second edition of Qatar Open Data Portal

The Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA), through a national partnership with the relevant ministries and government agencies, is currently working on building an open data platform that includes many topics to provide data according to various topics."As for the other technical aspects that make up the Qatar Open Data Portal, we will work with partners in ministries, government agencies and others to provide and upload the required data to the portal in order to be used in the best possible and effective way," a PSA spokesman said.Since the beginning of 2023, the responsibility for operating and managing this portal has been transferred to PSA. The portal’s first edition was prepared in 2019 by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).PSA president Dr. Saleh bin Mohamed al-Nabit praised the efforts exerted during the past period by all stakeholders in MCIT and PSA team so as to reach this important moment to publicise the updated edition of the portal.At its 54th session held in March 2023, the United Nations Statistical Commission stressed that open data provides a basis for ensuring access to data for all, for use and reuse.Dr. Khalid Ali al-Quradaghi, Director of the Information Systems Department and Advisor to the Office of PSA President, said the success of the Qatar Open Data Portal depends on the extent of commitment by partners to provide this portal with information on an ongoing basis.The portal consists of a host of topics such as population, price indices, trade, environment, energy, economy and others.At this stage, PSA has started posting the "Qatar; Monthly Statistics" bulletin on this platform, which contains data from 2018 until 2023. The PSA will continue to periodically update the contents of the statistical aspect with more data, graphs, and others.The portal also currently contains detailed data, including data of the past five years, classified by several topics related to national development.