Strategic risks report — Q3 2026
Planning and Statistics Authority · Q3 2026
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Strategic risks report
Strategic risks report — Q3 2026
Planning and Statistics Authority
- Period
- Q3 2026
- Generated
- 12 October 2026
- Submitted to
- The President and the Executive Council
- Owner
- Nizar Abu Fakhr
Prepared by the National PMO — automatically, on Munjaz
Executive summary
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The strategic risk register holds 13 risks: 2 rated high and 4 on a rising trend.
The top risk is «Citizen satisfaction with digital services falls as the unified platform slips» at a score of 16, touching Integrated digital government services for citizens, Comparable public-service quality in every governorate.
Key figures
- Risks on the register
- 13
- High strategic risks
- 2
- Rising risks
- 4
- Objective
- 10
Strategic risk matrix
- Critical0
- High2
- Medium7
- Low4
- Risks 13
Impact
| Probability \ Impact | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 · Low | 0 · Medium | 0 · High | 0 · Critical | 0 · Critical |
| 4 | 0 · Low | 0 · Medium | 1 · Medium | 1 · High | 0 · Critical |
| 3 | 0 · Low | 1 · Low | 2 · Medium | 1 · Medium | 1 · High |
| 2 | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 2 · Low | 2 · Medium | 1 · Medium |
| 1 | 0 · Low | 0 · Low | 1 · Low | 0 · Low | 0 · Low |
Strategic risk register
| Risk | Score | Trend | Touches | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen satisfaction with digital services falls as the unified platform slipsResponse: Phased launch of the most-used civil-registry services before end of November | 16 | Rising | SO-5.1 · SO-6.1 · K-5.1.1 · K-5.1.3 | Eng. Bashir Al-Tai |
| The Darayya replacement housing overruns its cost and scheduleResponse: Value engineering on facades and finishes | 15 | Rising | SO-2.1 · SO-1.1 · K-2.1.1 | Eng. Wassim Al-Azm |
| Neighbourhood and governorate plans slow to be approved locallyResponse: The plan tracker open to the governorate councils | 12 | Stable | SO-6.2 · SO-2.2 · K-6.2.2 · K-6.2.1 | Eng. Mustafa Al-Awa |
| Incomplete project data misleads portfolio decisionsResponse: A mandatory update before every steering committee | 12 | Rising | SO-5.2 · K-5.2.3 · K-5.2.1 | Dr. Mais Al-Sibai |
| Changes to the legislation on public contracts and investmentResponse: Monthly regulatory watch and an impact memo | 10 | Stable | SO-1.1 · SO-5.1 · K-1.1.1 | Dr. Nisreen Al-Shoufi |
| Losing digital and statistics talentResponse: Specialist development tracks and retention incentives | 9 | Rising | SO-3.2 · SO-5.2 · SO-1.2 · K-3.2.2 · K-3.2.1 | Muhannad Al-Homsi |
| Late cloud migration and disaster recovery readinessResponse: A wave-based migration plan with a rollback test | 9 | Stable | SO-5.2 · K-5.2.4 | Eng. Mazen Kassab |
| A reconstruction funding gap as attracted investment slowsResponse: Multi-year funding agreements with the Syrian Development Fund | 8 | Stable | SO-1.1 · SO-2.1 · K-1.1.3 · K-1.1.1 | Salma Al-Zaim |
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Strategic risk register
| Risk | Score | Trend | Touches | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A cyber incident that stops government e-services or exposes citizen dataResponse: Test the disaster recovery plan | 8 | Falling | SO-5.2 · SO-5.1 · K-5.2.5 | Eng. Khaled Al-Kayyali |
| Trust in digital government services falls after a service failureResponse: A crisis communication guide and a rapid-response team | 6 | Stable | SO-5.1 · K-5.1.1 · K-5.1.3 | Mohammad Al-Khatib |
| Statistical data quality and its reliance on ministry sourcesResponse: Data-sharing agreements with service levels | 6 | Falling | SO-1.2 · K-1.2.1 · K-1.2.2 | Razan Al-Rifai |
| Parallel government portals split citizens’ attentionResponse: One service catalogue and mandatory links through the national interoperability framework | 6 | Stable | SO-5.1 · SO-6.1 · K-5.1.1 | Eng. Bashir Al-Tai |
| Late equipment for rehabilitated schools and hospitalsResponse: A framework supply agreement through the General Authority for Supply and Provision | 3 | Falling | SO-3.1 · K-3.1.2 | Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Kilani |