A team from the Industrial Observatory, affiliated with the Ministry of Industry, Internal Trade and Consumer Protection, visited Daraa Governorate today, Monday, to introduce the mechanisms for implementing industrial surveys in the field. The visit aims to train researchers on the steps of data collection and documentation, in preparation for compiling a comprehensive database of industrial facilities and activities in the governorate.
The visit included a meeting at the Directorate of Industry in Daraa, where the team provided a theoretical explanation to researchers on the working mechanisms adopted by the Industrial Observatory. This was followed by a meeting at the Daraa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which serves as a key partner in communicating with industrialists and artisans, before moving to the practical aspect through a visit to a laboratory and entering the required data.
In the same context, Nisrat al-Rifai, Director of the Daraa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, clarified that the visit comes within the framework of the work of the Industrial Observatory, which stems from the Ministry of Industry and works to form field teams in governorates to enumerate industrial activities and facilities. This work aims to determine the reality of their activity in terms of continuation, stagnation, or suspension, to create a modern and comprehensive database for the industrial sector across Syria.
For his part, Khaled al-Atma, Director of Industry in Daraa, confirmed that the Observatory team provided an explanation to researchers at the Directorate on the adopted working mechanisms and how to implement the industrial survey. He highlighted the importance of the survey as a fundamental step in building an accurate database on the number of facilities, the nature of their activities, their production capacities, and the number of workers employed, in addition to identifying the challenges and difficulties they face.
Al-Rifai noted that the Industrial Observatory constitutes a research and statistical tool for monitoring industrial facilities and determining their reality and needs for raw materials, energy, and production supplies. He added that the Daraa Chamber of Commerce and Industry is ready to provide the necessary support and facilitations for the team, particularly by utilizing the Chamber's records and available data to facilitate communication with industrial activities.
The implementation of the survey comes within the trend towards creating a unified industrial database at the governorate level, which enables the Ministry of Industry to form a clear picture of production capacities and actual needs. These data contribute to providing a reliable reference that helps in preparing industrial plans and policies on realistic bases, and determining the needs of facilities, thereby directing efforts towards the most needy sectors.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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