The New Saudi Arabian Decision-Making Support Center

Introduction

Pursuant to Decision No. 337 dated 16 May 2016, the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers approved the creation of the 'Decision-Making Support Center' (the "Center"). The Center will be headquartered in Riyadh and will report directly to the Royal Court.

Duties of the Center

The Center will be responsible for supporting governmental decision-making processes in different areas, using scientific and practical methods. The Center will:

1. monitor, analyze the impact of, and suggest ways to address, events, developments, changes, trends, and issues, at the domestic, regional and international levels;
2. prepare forecasts in different fields, as well as plans to deal with different hypotheses;