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المملكة: Launching the second cycle of Innovation Lab projects.. Know the participation mechanism


Declared announced the launch of the second session of the Innovation Lab projects, in a strategic step aimed at consolidating the role of innovation in with
The first session achieved success, and resulted in a number of qualitative projects that contributed to the development of national statistical methodologies and products.

The second session of Innovation Lab projects

The Innovation Lab is an advanced interactive platform that brings together the Authority, researchers, and experts from various academic, governmental, and private sectors, as it provides the opportunity for specialists and graduate students. And research centers.

In order to provide innovative statistical projects and solutions that address existing challenges and anticipate the future by building advanced methodologies and producing data and indicators that contribute to reading the economic and social reality with greater accuracy.

The Authority explained that the launch of the second session comes as a continuation of a pioneering process that began in the first session, as its outputs achieved positive impacts on the quality of national data. And its production methods.

Statistical work in Saudi Arabia

It also strengthened the Authority’s ability to keep pace with the rapid changes in the economic and social environment locally, regionally and globally, in line with international best practices and global statistical standards.

The Authority confirmed that the second session will witness an expansion of the scope of participation and multiple areas of cooperation, thus opening the way for For more partnerships with researchers and specialists, and gives them the opportunity to formulate practical solutions that support decision makers, and keep pace with the Kingdom’s strategic directions in light of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

She stressed that these projects will have a pivotal role in developing statistical methodologies and improving the quality of products and services, which contributes to strengthening the Kingdom’s position on the global statistical work map.

A qualitative leap in the process of statistical innovation

The Commission indicated that the launch of the second session represents a qualitative leap in the process of statistical innovation, and a practical step towards consolidating the culture of community participation in developing statistical work, ensuring the sustainability of data quality and reliability, and enhancing the Kingdom’s ability to make decisions based on evidence and accurate data.

The Commission called for The General Authority for Statistics who wish to apply for the proposed projects can view all the details and the participation mechanism through the electronic portal (Statistical Innovation Platform) by visiting the following link: ( />
It welcomes all inquiries and requests for information by communicating with its representatives by calling the unified statistics phone number (199009), or via customer support e-mail (info@stats.gov.sa), or Innovation Lab email (innovationlab@stats.gov.sa).

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