QNA
Doha: President of Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) H E Mohammed Ali Al Mannai said that celebrating the National Day carries great and deep meanings and significance in the minds of the people of Qatar, adding that celebrating the National Day renews feelings of belonging and patriotism and is a special opportunity to show solidarity, unity and pride in the Qatari national identity, and to express the meaning of love and loyalty to our country and the wise leadership.
In a statement, His Excellency said through this day, we remember the past achievements and look forward to the future, to complete, under the wise leadership of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the process of modernization, sustainable development and prosperity launched by late Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, the founder of modern Qatar.
“In the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA), we draw from this day a motivation to achieve our desired goals and renew our commitment that we will ensure the development of the telecom sector, information technology sector, postal sector, and access to digital media for the benefit of consumers, stakeholders and the national economy,” he said.
H E President of CRA presented congratulations to H H the Amir, Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Sheikh H H Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Thani, and the people of Qatar.
The National Day promotes the values of loyalty and solidarity among the people of Qatar who work sincerely together to get Qatar ahead, said Al Mannai, adding “In the CRA, we affirm the principle of solidarity and commitment to work, through the employees’ cooperation and solidarity to play their role in contributing to Qatar’s development, especially in light of the current circumstances and challenges like the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) around the world. Besides, CRA always ensures to contribute to achieving the national strategic goals set by Qatar Second National Development Strategy 2018 - 2022, Qatar National Vision 2030.
On the key achievements of the Authority during the past year, he said that in 2020, the CRA’s key priority was sustaining the operations and performance of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide high-quality essential services to all sectors and residents in the country. Also, CRA kept looking further into the future and setting out ambitious objectives for development and growth, in line with the national strategic goals. The CRA will soon publish its comprehensive five-year Strategy, which supports Qatar Second National Development Strategy 2018 - 2022, QNV 2030 and mega projects like hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The Strategy embraces all sectors that the CRA regulates; the Information Technology (IT) sector, Telecom sector, Postal sector and Access to Digital Media (ADM). The Strategy defines key strategic objectives, targets and initiatives for each of the sectors to be undertaken by CRA to support the country’s digital transformation and CRA’s vision for Qatar as a smart connected nation, also to empower a knowledge-based economy that helps in diversifying Qatar’s economy away from hydrocarbons, he said explaining that the Strategy promotes infrastructure excellence and technology innovation at the aim of establishing Qatar as a regional hub for digital services. We will implement the Strategy over five years in close cooperation with all concerned government entities, stakeholders and industry players.
He further stressed that moving forward and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, CRA will ensure that residents, businesses and government entities keep reaping the same benefits achieved during this period as some digital solutions can have a long-term impact and help for more efficiency in doing business in the private and public sector, supply of high-quality services and support sustainability of economy and society, as the crisis has further catalyzed the on-going digital transformation and created opportunities for enhanced ICT sector growth and economy diversification.
