President of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) H E Hamad bin Nasser Al Misnad
Doha: President of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) H E Hamad bin Nasser Al Misnad affirmed that the Qatar National Day represents an occasion that is near and dear to all hearts.
It is a pride and honour based on the principles on which the State of Qatar was incepted when it was founded by Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani up to this current day, carried by Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
In an exclusive statement to QNA, he said that Qatar’s National Day 2022 slogan, “Our Unity Source of Our Strength”, has been excerpted from a speech by H H the Amir. We are all proud of this slogan, which reinforces the values of unity and loyalty, and solidarity of all the people in Qatar to continue achieving the renaissance and development that the country is witnessing in all fields, he continued.
Celebrating National Day affirms the lofty meanings that it embodies and symbolises, as a day of gratitude and pride for every citizen belonging to the homeland, celebrating the achievements achieved by its people under the wise leadership, and being proud of the prestigious position that Qatar has assumed as trusted partner regionally and internationally, he pointed out.
The ACTA President explained that the honourable legacy enjoyed by Qatar in upholding the values of integrity, transparency, and combating corruption always pushes for more continuous internal development. At the same time, he affirmed the Authority’s keenness to cooperate and coordinate with all the authorities concerned in the country in a way that achieves integration between prevention and law enforcement with a focus on prevention as the most effective aspect in the long term.
The Authority made achievements and is working diligently to enhance the legal and institutional frameworks for transparency, integrity, and prevention of corruption in Qatar to build on the achievements of the State in this regard, given the great importance of this matter to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in government agencies and enhance the work and investment environment for the private sector, raising awareness of the values of integrity and transparency in line with the established cultural and social values of the State of Qatar, he said.
Recently, the authority succeeded in many aspects of this field, in coordination with the concerned authorities in the country, foremost of which is the amendment of a number of pivotal legislations in preventing and combating corruption, including the Penal Code.
These legislations also include the issuance of a law regulating the right to access information, which puts the State of Qatar among the few countries in the world that have specialized legislation in this field, and ensures the transparency of the public sector.
The President of ACTA said that in addition to the importance of the issuance and amendments of legislation in strengthening the legislative framework to prevent and combat corruption in the State of Qatar, the issuance of legislation reflects the State of Qatar’s commitment to relevant international standards, placing with developed countries that are concerned with it, and enhancing its results on the international indicators concerned with transparency, integrity, and anti-corruption issued by international organizations.
The Authority is also implementing an ambitious program on preventing corruption risks in government agencies to enable it to predict its risks before it occurs.
This will greatly protect the reputation of the public office and government institutions and the preservation of public money, considering prevention is much better than treatment. So far, the authority presented this program for more than three consecutive sessions, which included a large number of ministries and government agencies in the country, he added.
