Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting explained

Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC)
Type:Government
Foundation:
Location City:Doha
Location Country:Qatar
Area Served:GCC
Key People:Secretary General : H.E. Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al Mohammed
Assistant Secretary General: H.E. Mr. Shamlan H O Al Jeheidli
Assistant Secretary General: H.E. Dr. Ali Hamed Al – Mulla[1]
Num Employees:100

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC)[2] is a market research organization headquartered in Doha, Qatar whose activities involve preparing economic feasibility studies, researching socio-economic statistics and promoting regional co-ordination between industrial institutions.[3]

Founding

The GOIC[4] was founded in 1976 by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states:[5] The United Arab Emirates,[6] Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar[7] [8] and Kuwait, and in 2009,[9] [10] Yemen joined the Organization. The Organization is headquartered at Doha, Qatar. The organization chart of GOIC includes the Board members and the General Secretariat. The Board is formed by member state representatives appointed by their governments.

List of member states

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Common name
Official name (English)Official name (Arabic)
BahrainKingdom of BahrainMamlakat al-Baḥrayn
KuwaitState of KuwaitDawlat al-Kuwayt
OmanSultanate of OmanSalṭanat ʻUmān
QatarState of QatarDawlat Qaṭar
Saudi ArabiaKingdom of Saudi Arabiaal-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya
United Arab EmiratesState of the United Arab EmiratesDawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
YemenRepublic of Yemenal-Jumhūriyyah al-Yamaniyyah
Abdullah bin Juma Al – Shibli from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the current observer from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Objectives

GOIC’s main mission[2] is the identification, evaluation and promotion of joint industrial projects in member states. In addition, the GOIC publishes studies[11] [12] of the state of industries within the GCC, periodicals and maintains a number of useful databases.[13] [14] It also runs a number of training programs and conferences in various industrial subjects. Gulf Industrial Knowledge Centre (GIKC) will provide a unique set of GOIC’s outputs from various industrial studies and industrial investment opportunities, new reports about several industrial sectors.[15] The Sultanate of Oman hosted the 14th GCC Industrialists' Conference under the theme of "Industrial Exports: Opportunities & Challenges" on 2014 March 30 and 31.[16] [17] [18] The 15th Industrialists’ Conference on "FDI in GCC and its impact on industry" will be held in Kuwait for two days from Nov. 25, with the support of Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait, and the participation of GCC ministers of industry[19]

Trust fund agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Gulf Organization for industrial consulting regarding the implementation of a project entitled "Assistance in strengthening the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting, Phase 2:Industrial subcontracting and partnership exchange[20] " signed on 17 February 2006.[21]

Based on the above agreement between United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO),[22] The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) is responsible for executing the subcontracting and partnership exchange program within GCC countries.[23] [24] [25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Ali Al-Mulla appointed as Assistant Secretary General for Industrial Projects Sector at GOIC.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=g1oWULcHdZAC&dq=gulf+organization+for+industrial+consulting&pg=PA118 Beyond Regionalism?: Regional Cooperation, Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East
  3. Web site: Cooperation across border. Private Sector Qatar. Aparna Shivpuri Arya. 21 November 2013. 1 December 2015.
  4. Web site: GOIC in news. https://archive.today/20130908090453/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/companies/gulf-organisation-for-industrial-consulting-goic--75978.html. 2013-09-08. 2013-09-08. live.
  5. [Member states of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf]
  6. Web site: Dubai Exports . 2013-09-08 . 2012-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918021321/http://www.dedc.gov.ae/en/strategicpartners/DEDCInternationalPartners/Pages/Gulf-Organization-for-Industrial-Consulting-(GOIC)-.aspx . dead .
  7. Web site: General Secretariat for Development Planning Qatar. 2013-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20131113150418/http://www.gsdp.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/gsdp_en/about_gsdp/partner. 2013-11-13. dead.
  8. Web site: Signing an Agreement between QC and "GOIC". 2013-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20130121134414/http://qatarchamber.com/signing-an-agreement-between-qcci-and-goic/. 2013-01-21. dead.
  9. [Gulf Cooperation Council#Yemen|Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf wikipedia]
  10. Web site: Yemen joined GOIC in 2009. 2013-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324154640/http://www.yemenpost.net/19/LocalNews/20085.htm. 2012-03-24. dead.
  11. https://books.google.com/books?id=V1ekLH0ZtJ8C&dq=gulf+organization+for+industrial+consulting+studies&pg=PT196 Privatization and Structural Adjustment in the Arab Countries
  12. https://books.google.com/books?id=B0AMXD2pfQAC&dq=gulf+organization+for+industrial+consulting+studies&pg=PA423 Global Environment Outlook 3: Past, Present and Future Perspectives-United Nations Environment Programme
  13. Web site: goic-launches-industrial-market-portal.html - Industrial Market Intelligence Database. 2013-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219105059/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar-business/219575. 2014-02-19. dead.
  14. http://twww.imiplus.goic.org.qa IMI Plus
  15. http://www.gulf-times.com/eco.-bus.%20news/256/details/396394/goic-launches-all-new-gulf-industrial-knowledge-portal Gulf Industrial Knowledge Centre
  16. Web site: Industrial Exports: Opportunities & Challenges. https://archive.today/20140122064238/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/latest-news/268887/oman-to-host-14th-gcc-industrialists-conference. 2014-01-22. 2014-01-22. live.
  17. http://www.arabnews.com/node/214524 GCC conference to address foreign investment issues
  18. http://www.modon.gov.sa/English/MediaCenter/Event/Pages/GulfIndustrialistConference.aspx 13th Gulf Industrialists' Conference
  19. http://www.arabnews.com/news/820781 15th Gulf Industrialists' Conference
  20. http://www.gspx.info GSPX - GCC Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange
  21. https://books.google.com/books?id=UMY0Q47N33gC&dq=gulf+organization+for+industrial+consulting&pg=PA240 United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  22. Web site: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). https://archive.today/20130908090448/http://www.unido.org/how-we-work/convening-partnerships-and-networks/networks-centres-forums-and-platforms/spx/spx-members/qatar.html. 2013-09-08. 2013-09-08. live.
  23. Web site: EDC launches Dubai Subcontracting and Partnership eXchange programme. https://archive.today/20130908090453/http://www.smeadvisor.com/2010/06/edc-launches-dubai-subcontracting-and-partnership-exchange-programme/. 2013-09-08. 2013-09-08. live.
  24. Web site: Dubai-SPX brings boost for subcontractors. https://archive.today/20130908090438/http://arabianindustry.com/construction/news/2009/jun/3/dubai-spx-brings-boost-for-subcontractors-3662217/%23.Uh2z6tJHJKY/#.Uh2z6tJHJKY/. 2013-09-08. 2013-09-08. live.
  25. Web site: GOIC and UNIDO Conclude Workshop on Montreal Convention. 2013-09-08. https://archive.today/20130908104815/http://www.qnaol.net/QNAEn/Local_News/Economics1/Pages/GOICandUNIDOConcludeWorkshoponMontrealConvention.aspx. 2013-09-08. dead.

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