RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has launched the “Ufuq” system, designed to enhance the utilization of data from the Hajj and Umrah sector by transforming it into knowledge-based tools that support decision-making.
The Pilgrim Experience Program described the program as “a step toward enabling stakeholders to access and benefit from data on the Hajj and Umrah sector through products that enhance knowledge and support data-driven decision-making, going beyond the numbers.”
The PEP is one of the programs through which Saudi Arabia plans to actualize Saudi Vision 2030. It aims to enable the largest number of Muslims possible to perform Hajj and Umrah in the best manner.
According to the PEP, the Ufuq system includes more than 100 annual reports specialized in the Hajj and Umrah sector, in addition to more than 15 information panels, allowing government agencies to view relevant data and indicators, and benefit from them in building knowledge and supporting decisions.
More than 55 government agencies will benefit from these products, within the framework of enhancing integration and exchange of knowledge between entities associated with the system of serving pilgrims.
The system was launched by Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, minister of Hajj and Umrah, and chairman of the Pilgrim Experience Program Committee, at the program’s pavilion during the sixth Hajj and Umrah Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, which concluded on Wednesday.
