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Huawei opens new office in Doha to
support expanded activities
H
uawei, a leading global provider of
information and communications
technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart
devices, has become one of the first
technology firms to register with 100%
ownership in Qatar. Qatar follows a May 2018 announcement
that the country would open to 100%
foreign ownership. In order to support
its increased activities in the country, the
company has also opened a new office in
West Bay, Doha.
Huawei’s position as one of the first fully-
owned technology companies operating in Huawei’s new office will expand and
enhance the company’s activities in sectors
with a key role to play in achieving the
country’s developments goals.
The opening of this third office will help
Huawei better serve Qatar’s national
ICT and telecommunication needs and
reinforces the company’s long-term
commitment to the country.
Frank Fan, CEO of Huawei Qatar, said:
“Huawei is proud to open a new office in
Doha and to become one of the the first fully-
owned technology companies in Qatar. This
marks an exciting new period of growth for
us in the country, and we are looking forward
to expanding our activities and collaborating
with our local partners and customers to
further innovate and drive forward the local
ICT industry.
“We thank the government of Qatar for
their continued support and hope to work
together for many years to come.”
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Ministry reveals Government documents
digitisation framework agreement
A
ministry in Qatar has introduced
Government bodies to a new
agreement to digitise official paperwork. The
Ministry of Transport and Communications
(MOTC) has introduced government
entities to a new framework agreement
that will convert government paperwork
and documents to a digital format through
electronic archiving, scanning, indexing,
classification and online storage via content
management systems.
The Government Documents Digitization
Framework Agreement was revealed at
a special event that was attended by
project owners and representatives of
government entities.
“MOTC places considerable attention
to providing best digital solutions and
practices that contribute to the Digital
Transformation agenda across the country
within the framework of the Qatar Digital
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Government 2020 Strategy,” said Assistant
Undersecretary of Government Information
Technology Sector, Hassan Jassim Al-Sayed.
“MOTC endorsed mechanisms and measures
that guarantee the quality of work, using
best world practices in this area in line with
Qatar’s smart transformation towards
completely paperless government. To save
government entities’ time and effort, MOTC,
in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance,
launched a public tender on the agreement.
We highly appreciate the role the Ministry of
Finance has played in rendering this process
smooth and successful.”
The agreement seeks to provide such
digitisation services at competitive
market prices.
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