The Surveys & Opinion Polls Directorate is concerned with measuring the attitudes of public opinion and carrying out accurate and impartial surveys on local, regional and international issues. The goal is to support research and assist policy makers and government officials in making decisions based on facts and an evidence-based, scientific approach. The directorate has a ‘Call Center’ that collects the data required for analysis by making phone calls and/or sending e-mails as well as conducting personal interviews with members of sample groups.
Summary of Aims
Please contact us if you are interested to find out more on: surveys@derasat.org.bh
The public will be given opportunity to take part in a poll that aims to understand better citizen attitudes and behaviour towards water and electricity usage with the aim to create more awareness on the impact of unsustainable consumption.
Derasat hosted an introductory workshop for representatives of government service centres in preparation for the start of the second round of evaluations which will start in October this year.
A workshop to study the criteria for evaluating government services was held with the participation of the head of the Central Evaluation Team, Ejlal Bubshait, Director of Surveys & Opinion Polls at DERASAT which is tasked with coordinating Governmental Service Centre Evaluations.
Attitudes to the use of social media were explored in a recent opinion poll undertaken by the Surveys and Opinion Polls Directorate at DERASAT which found that a majority of the respondents (77%) said that they did not rely on the credibility of the social media sites, and seek alternative sources to verify credibility....
A number of Government Service Centers have been awarded Gold Shields by the Government Service Center Evaluation Committee chaired by by Sh. Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, DERASAT Chairman, that demonstrate their service efficiency and effectiveness.
About 44 per cent of Bahraini men and women said they would definitely participate...
Derasat intends to conduct a poll for citizens on the upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections.
