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Official Papua, Wishing the Injured a Speedy Recovery MONDAY MARCH 18, 2019 RAJAB 11, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4577 QR 2 PARTLY CLOUDY Fajr: 4:24 am Dhuhr: 11:42 am HIGH : 25°C Asr: 3:07 pm Maghrib: 5:44 pm LOW : 18°C Isha: 7:14 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 12 Sports 16 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN Women shine at QDB’s startup Bottas eases to Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera contest for retired Qataris Australian GP victory alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 FM MEETS HAITIAN COUNTERPART Amir condoles Local suppliers can with Indonesian president THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani meet 100% demand has sent a cable of con- dolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the victims of floods in the eastern province of for goods: Official Papua, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. (QNA) Number of Qatari suppliers goes up to 2,123 SATYENDRA PATHAK “This is a huge number DOHA and we want more private QG Medical firms to participate in govern- QATARI suppliers in partner- ment tenders,” he said. Devices & QU ships with international firms Through Moushtarayat, develop safety are capable enough to source Taleb said, the ministry edu- 100 percent materials, goods cates local SMEs about the syringes and services required in the lo- procedures involved in exist- cal market, Ministry of Finance ing public tenders extended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al QATARI German Company Government Procurement big buyers such as larger pri- Thani met Minister of Foreign Affairs of Haiti Bocchit Edmond in Doha on Sunday. During the meeting, for Medical Devices (QG Regulatory Department Direc- vate sector companies, semi- they discussed bilateral relations and the means of developing them, as well as matters of common Medical Devices) an- tor Abdulaziz Zeid Rashid al governmental and govern- concern. (QNA) nounced on Sunday that Taleb said on Sunday. Ministry of Finance Government mental bodies,” he said. the company, in association Talking to Qatar Tribune Procurement Regulatory Slated to begin on March with Qatar University, has on the sidelines of a joint press Department Director Abdulaziz 31, the three-day Moushta- successfully developed conference to announce the Zeid Rashid al Taleb. rayat 2019 is expected to safety syringes technology details of the fourth edition showcase new opportunities and has acquired an interim of Government Procurement we have updated the Mousht- worth billions of dollars for New system for unified access patent certificate in this and Contracting Conference arayat website to encourage the government-private sector regard as well. The suc- and Exhibition (Moushta- the private sector, particularly cooperation. cess was the culmination rayat), Taleb said the number small and medium enterpris- “Qatari suppliers won of a team effort between of Qatari suppliers certified es (SMEs) to participate in a procurement contracts worth to all govt e-services launched Qatar University’s Faculty by the ministry has gone up wide range of public tenders QR71 billion during the last of Engineering and Office to 2,123 ever since the first announced throughout the three editions of Moushtaray- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the system simplifies the pro- of Intellectual Property and edition of Moushtarayat was year,” Taleb said. at, accounting for 67 percent DOHA cess of connecting government Creativity and the medi- launched in 2016. As per the records of the of the total contracts issued by entities with the service via cal and technical team of “The number of such sup- Ministry of Industry and the government during that THE Ministry of Transport standard protocols. the QG Medical Devices pliers that meet our criteria for Commerce (MoIC), he said, period,” he said. and Communications (MoTC) “This National Authenti- following the signing of an supplying goods and services over 70,000 private firms are has launched a National Au- cation System will offer faster agreement between the two is expected to rise further as active in Qatar. Continued on page 2 Ô thentication System (Taw- user access to all government entities, a press release theeq) for management and services and boost user infor- of the company said. The governance of digital identity mation security in line with agreement aimed at sup- of individuals and businesses the Qatar Digital Government porting the medical industry that use websites and online 2020 Strategy’s strategic ob- in Qatar. PAGE 3 applications to access govern- jective. ment e-services. OThe new system pro- It aims to better serve in- HYGIENE LAW: 4,691 VIOLATIONS, The new system provides vides multiple methods dividuals and businesses by multiple methods for uni- for unified access to these emphasising the customer fo- OVER QR5 MN FINE IN A YEAR fied access to these e-services e-services smoothly, cus through serving the people smoothly, safely and quickly. safely and quickly who live and work in Qatar, A total of 4,691 violations of the new Public It offers numerous advantages and businesses that fuel the Hygiene Law were registered and more than QR5 to both digital service provid- OAll users will be able nation’s economic growth,” million collected as fines by the General Cleanli- ers and users. These include to access government said Minister of Transport and ness Department of the Ministry of Municipality user online-registration, veri- e-services using the same Communications HE Jassim and Environment between February 2018 and the fication, unified access us- username and password Saif Ahmed al Sulaiti. end of January 2019. Safar Mubarak al Shafi, ing the same username and He said several govern- Director of the General Cleanliness Department, password to all government ment entities are keeping up said the ministry has developed a plan to monitor e-services and multilayered authentication or a smart ID with latest technologies and various violations of cleanliness through the use verification. card, in addition to the digital- updating their digital services, Al Meera to open of surveillance cameras at the National Command The system also provides signature service, which ena- which make it absolutely im- 10 new stores in Center (NCC) of the Ministry of Interior. (TNN) various means of access by bles users to sign their govern- portant to enhance the elec- either using a username and ment transactions. tronic authentication and veri- two years (PG 12 ) password with multi-factor A unique feature is that fication tools. Aman launches first mobile free consultation app for women QNA Qatar Foundation for So- come the challenges they face where the needs of women in sultations. DOHA cial Work (QFSW) CEO Amal and contributing to ensuring Qatar have been studied. The CEO of Mada, Maha al bint Abdullatif al Mannai said women’s rights. studies have proven the need Mansouri, said, “We believe PROTECTION and Social Re- the launch of the application Mannai said the empow- for a safe application that in the rights of persons with habilitation Center (Aman) is an important mechanism erment of women can be achieves the right knowledge functional limitations, includ- has launched the electronic for civil society organisations achieved through capacity- and enjoys independence and ing those with disabilities and application (Shawreeni) to for strengthening the inter- building. privacy, hence the idea of de- the elderly, to access all infor- provide social, psychological national obligations of Qatar The Qatar Foundation veloping the application that mation through applications and legal counseling services by activating the provisions for Social Action strives to took the work was almost six and electronic services.” for women. of international conventions achieve empowerment of all months. Mada Center supports, de- The app aims to facilitate and charters through applied target groups, an approach Saadi said the centre is velops and implements digi- the access of advice provided practices to achieve women that is followed by all the cen- keen to meet the needs of tal platforms in accordance by Aman, especially to wom- empowerment. tres affiliated to the founda- women that suit them in with international standards en. A woman or girl can seek Mannai said this applica- tion, he added. terms of form and content. of digital access, consultancy advice through this confiden- tion provides easy, safe and Aman Executive Direc- Through this service, women and capacity building of part- tial application and receive secure service and raises the tor Mansour al Saadi said will be able to seek any num- ners. Shawreeni application the reply within five working level of women’s awareness the centre is keen to follow a ber of consultations in differ- from the Aman Center comes days through their mobile or of their issues, thereby en- scientific methodology in all ent areas, and they will have a as a result of cooperation in Officials at the launch of Aman’s electronic application Shawreeni. email. hancing their ability to over- its activities and applications full reference to all their con- this area. 02 Monday, March 18, 2019 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. QPost urged to issue stamps on Qatari flowers News in brief QNA gan for this spring. adults in Qatar to Qatari plants DOHA During the event, the partic- and their characteristics and Amir congratulates Irish president ipants learned about the plant’s how to take care of them. VICE-PRESIDENT of the characteristics, the places He called on all ministries THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani sent on Sun- ‘A Flower Each Spring’ pro- where it grows in Qatar and its and private and public compa- day a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of gramme Khalid al Shuaibi various benefits.
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