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Qatar Government Agencies Links
1 Central
Tenders Committee
Government agency that administers tenders and bids on behalf of all
government organs; also responsible for auctioning of government items
and/or services and for classifying local contractors
2 Qatar
e-Government
Web site of the Qatar e-government project whose objective is to deliver
government services online; services include: visas, electricity and water
bill payments, university registrations, taxes, work permits, birth
certificates, health cards, etc
3 Qatar
General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa)
Corporation that looks after water and electric supply in Qatar; site has
details of work undertaken, important telephone numbers etc
4 Qatar
Industrial Manufacturing Company
Company owned jointly by the government of Qatar and private individuals;
participates in the development of small and medium-scale projects in Qatar
and neighbouring countries
5 Qatar
Postal Corporation
Web site gives a history of postal services in Qatar, the head post office,
branches, postal rates, postage rates, post box rentals; post offices also
accept bill payments for Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation
6 Supreme
Education Council of Qatar
Organisation that directs the nation's education policy; plays an integral
role in the development and implementation of the education reform effort,
including the work of The Education Institute and The Evaluation Institute
7 The
Planning Council
Main body concerned with preparing economic and social policies and plans
for the country; site contains information about its structure, map showing
various municipalities, publications, socio-economic atlas etc
8 Central
Municipal Council
This page, part of the ministry of foreign affairs web site, describes the
setting up and functions of the central municipal council, which was formed
to replace the numerous municipal councils in Qatar
9 Institute
of Administrative Development
Site is in Arabic; has a link to the Scientific Journal of Administrative
Development
10 National
Council for Culture Arts & Heritage (NCCAH)
Council which undertakes to foster culture, arts & national heritage,
safeguard national heritage, encourage arts etc
11 Public
Works Authority -- Ashghal
Autonomous body that oversees all infrastructure-related projects and public
amenities in Qatar; site has details about its organisational structure,
projects, tenders, road diversions etc
12 Qatar
National Project Management (QNPM)
Government-wide project management tool that provides functionality to
support program and project management, collaborative work venues, issue and
risk management, scheduling, resource and task management etc
13 Qatarization
Plan to identify and develop quality, competenet Qatari males and females to
assume permanent positions in industry; aim is a 50 per cent national
workforce in industry by the end of 2005
14 Supreme
Council for Family Affairs
Government initiative to promote family well being
15 Supreme
Council of Information & Communication Technology
Also known as ictQatar, it is the policy making and regulatory body for
information and communication technology in Qatar; its mission is to promote
the development of an advanced ICT society through infrastructure and human
capital development
16 Zakah
Fund
Independent public authority with a legal personality, special budget and
staff under the Minister of Awqaf and Public Affairs; its funds consist of
zakah money donated by individuals, firms and foundations
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