Data Matters Festival organized by AAUP & PCBS with the occasion of the World Statistics Day, on the 20th of October each year, the festival was held at the Culture Palace in Ramallah sponsored by the Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayih.
The Festival was attended by AAUP President Prof. Ali Zaidan Abu Zuhri, PCBS President Dr. Ola Awad, GM of Bank of Palestine Mr. Rushdie Ghalayini, CEO of Paltel Group Mr. Ammar Al-Aker, the International Expert Sander Davstein, along with local and international experts, representatives of governmental, private institutions.
Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayih declared that the launching of Data Matters Projects is a milestone to the future.
As he added that without data there is no planning which in return there will be no development, as he pointed out that “Cluster” plan presented by the government relies on data offered by the PCBS.