An expert addressing a seminar entitled Investment Opportunities for the Digital Incubation Center in Doha yesterday.
DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in coordination with the Ministry of Transport and Communications, organised yesterday, a seminar entitled “Investment Opportunities for the Digital Incubation Center” with the participation of a number of entrepreneurs and other interested parties.
This seminar comes within the framework of the efforts of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce and the Ministry of Transport and Communications to motivate entrepreneurs and youth in particular to innovate and translate their ambitions into foundations for major projects that contribute to the achievement of the Qatar National Vision 2030, which aims at building a diverse and competitive knowledge-based economy.
Participants were briefed on Law No. 13 of 2000 and its amendments on the regulation of the Investment of Non-Qatari Capital in the Economic Activity as well as sectors open to non-Qatari investors and incentives to attract non-Qatari investments in addition to regulations governing the investment process in the country.
The “Investment Opportunities for the Digital Incubation Center” seminar also touched on registration and licensing procedures while speakers highlighted the Ministry of Economy and Commerce’s efforts to develop e-services that are being offered to investors, businessmen and small and medium enterprises through the Ministry’s website and mobile phone App.
These services include the issuance and renewal of licences and commercial records as well as the incorporation of companies and intellectual property protection.
During the seminar, attendees were also briefed on the Digital Incubation Center’s vision for promoting entrepreneurship and innovation, the size of incubated companies, the number of incubation applications and the programs and services provided by the centre including activities to engage companies and various training programmes.
