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The Gap-Closing Reports Committee Holds Its Third Meeting and Identifies Strategic Research Priorities

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

The Gap-Closing Reports Committee of the King Salman Center for Disability Research held its third meeting as part of the national efforts to enhance the quality of research and services provided to persons with disabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, the committee discussed the key current challenges based on the insights of its members—specialists and stakeholders in the field of disability, The discussions concluded with the nomination of three main research gaps that represent strategic opportunities to be transformed into practical scientific projects with direct impact.

These three gaps form an important framework for guiding scientific research toward developing national indicators to measure service efficiency, assess the effectiveness of current policies, and establish unified standards for service quality and resulting outcome, Through this initiative, the committee aims to contribute to strengthening the full and effective inclusion of persons with disabilities, in alignment with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.

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