The Cabinet has approved a draft decision by the Minister of Municipality and Environment establishing departments in the administrative units that make up the Qatar General Organization for Standards and Metrology and set their terms of reference.
The approval came at the Cabinet's regular weekly meeting held at the Emiri Diwan premises yesterday. The meeting was chaired by the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. The Cabinet reviewed a letter by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the 8th periodic report of the e-Government Steering Committee on its work during the period from January to June 2016.
The committee, chaired by the Minister of Transportation and Communications and with membership of representatives from the concerned authorities, was tasked with the follow-up of the implementation of the e-government strategy, and the achievement of coordination and communication rules between the Ministry of Transport and Communications and other ministries and government agencies, in order to ensure that the plans and programs of these bodies are aligned with the overall e-government strategy.
The report highlighted the most important achievements of the Committee: digital services index increased by 103%, raising the efficiency of administrative processes by 67%, the adoption of the master plan of the second phase of the strategy from 2016 to 2017, and discussed the adoption of the financial budget for the e-government for the fiscal year 2016, and the results of the first assessment of the digital transformation of government agencies.
The Cabinet also approved joining the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP).
The ISOCARP is an advisory body officially accredited by the Unesco. It supports private development, population and urban planning projects. The Cabinet then reviewed the following topics and took a set of decisions. The Cabinet reviewed a draft law amending some provisions of Law No. (7) of 2012 on the educational voucher system.
The Cabinet also reviewed a draft decision by HE the Minister of the Interior amending some provisions of decision No. (12) of 2008 on the insurance fees on non-Qatari mechanical vehicles. The Cabinet also reviewed a letter by the Chairman of the Board of the Regulatory Authority at QFC on the annual report and audited accounts of the Authority for 2015. It also reviewed a memo by the Minister of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs on the results of the 104th regular session the Arab Administrative Development Organization.
