Doha: The Cabinet yesterday listened to the presentation made by H E Minister of Finance on the progress of work on the unified site for government tenders.
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani chaired the Cabinet’s regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan.
The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior instructed the necessity of the commitment of government agencies and the bodies that fund their budget from the State to announce the tenders and auctions on the site, with the aim of achieving justice, transparency and equal opportunities, and providing information to investors on the needs of government agencies.
Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi said that at the beginning of the meeting, the Cabinet listened to the explanation provided by H E Minister of Public Health on the latest developments to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and the council affirmed the continuation of work with regard to the precautionary measures that have been taken in order to combat this pandemic.
After that, the Cabinet gave approval of a draft memorandum of understanding in the field of diplomatic training between the Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the State of Qatar and the Levan Mikeladze Diplomatic Training and Research Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Georgia.
The Cabinet also reviewed the Ministry of Transport and Communications' letter on the policy framework document for cloud computing. The cloud computing policy framework has been developed to provide high-quality services to individuals, companies and institutions, significantly increase efficiency and growth, and to ensure reliable access to all local and international users alike, based on the TRAs strategy to support the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Second National Development Strategy.
The Cabinet reviewed the results of the 17th meeting of the Ministerial Committee of Civil Service and Administrative Development of the GCC; results of the 340th session of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Governing Body; and results of the 7th Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Commission meeting.
