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Saturday, June 6, 2020

Minister Receives Call from Ukraine Infrastructure Minister

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti has received a phone call from HE the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Mr. Vladyslav Kryklii.The two ministers discussed the resumption of flights and flight schedules between Doha and Kiev in the near future with full compliance with all measures and recommendations from world organizations. They also discussed fostering cooperation in the fields of transportation, ports and aviation and several matters of common interest between the two friendly countries.

Monday, May 18, 2020

Minister Receives Call from Deputy Head of Ukraine Pres. Office

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti today received a phone call from the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine HE Mr. Zhovkva Ihor Ivanovych.The two officials reviewed the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and discussed several measures relating to the developing, managing and operating of the Ukrainian Port of Olvia by QTerminals after lifting the quarantine restrictions due to the Coronavirus COVID19 pandemic.Additionally, the two officials also discussed several matters of common interest on transportation, communications, ports and aviation and means of benefiting from the investment opportunities available in these fields, in addition to the fields of economy, trade, agriculture and medical infrastructure.Qatar-Ukraine bilateral trade reached some $90 million in 2019; the highest since establishing diplomatic ties between the two nations.

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Qatar Attends Covid-19 Cooperation – E-Leaders Videocall with OECD

Doha-In the context of the Coronavirus COVID19 response, Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, participated in the COVID19 Cooperation – E-Leaders Videocall with the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).The Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Government Information Technology Ms. Mashael Ali Al-Hammadi represented the Ministry at the meeting.The event focused on the exchange of knowledge between countries with respect to the challenges associated with the COVID19 pandemic, and explored innovative digital government initiatives to overcome them. The meeting also discussed the most effective ways of cooperation between representatives of digital governments and how to harness technology solutions developed by OECD Member States. In her presentation, Ms. Al-Hammadi highlighted Qatar’s innovative digital solutions in place to combat COVID19, particularly in healthcare and education, in addition to Qatar Digital Government’s key milestones in terms of easy communication and simple, fast and secure access to e-services; something which has enhanced the anti-COVID19 measures through QDG’s applications and services. This has made it easy for citizens and residents to continue working while maintaining social distancing and has facilitated teleworking for government employees. Despite being an OECD non-member state, Qatar, represented by MOTC, has been invited to OECD digital government conferences due its recognized global role in the field.

Sunday, April 5, 2020

MOTC Conducts Control, Awareness Campaign on Maritime Vessels, Sea Ports

Doha – QatarThe Ministry of Transport and Communications has conducted a control and awareness campaign on maritime vessels and sea ports to ensure all the country’s COVID19 preventive and precautionary measures are in place.Responsible professionals from the Ministry verified sea ports’ compliance with the instructions and measures to combat the spread of the virus, in addition to inspecting to what extent helmsmen and users of all types of maritime vessels follow these instructions. They also delivered more of such recommendations and awareness to helmsmen and workers of sea ports. The campaign is part of MOTC’s support for the concerted effort nationwide to put in place all measures and procedures to stop the spread of the virus.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Government Contact Center Receives 4 Million Calls Annually

Doha-QatarThe Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) confirmed that the government contact center “109” receives 4 million calls annually, around the clock, seven days a week, noting that the center, which is one of Qatar Digital Government (QDG) initiatives, receives a great support from the ministry to provide distinguished services by communicating with customers, and supporting government entities. The center receives 350 thousand calls per month, and that 98% of the calls were answered, indicating that 34 government entities have been linked to the center, to provide more than 60 services, including primary health care (107), government entities (109), customs (184), Qatar Post and others.MOTC said that the total number of call center employees to support government entities amounts to 300 employees distributed over 6 different centers who provide service to the public in 9 different languages, in addition to achieving a solution of more than 90% of problems from the first call, with an average answering speed of no more than 20 seconds.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Temporary Suspension of Public Transit Services

Doha – QatarIn view of Coronavirus COVID-19 prevention precautionary measures taken in the country, we would like to inform you that Doha Metro preview service, public transit bus service and Metrolink service have been temporarily suspended starting this evening Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 22:00. The service will resume on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at 06:00.