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International Cooperation and Trade Agreements Department

The responsibilities entrusted to this department

1. •
Preparing working papers related to the ministry's activities for dissemination across local, regional and international conferences, seminars and meetings in coordination with the concerned administrative units and competent authorities.
2. •
Making the necessary preparations to attend conferences, meetings, joint working committees and technical sessions held by regional and international trade organizations and industrial bodies to which Qatar is a party.
3. •
Preparing, in coordination with competent administrative units, reports requested by regional and international organizations and bodies regarding the Ministry's activities.
4. •
Evaluating and following up on the implementation of recommendations by regional and international organizations and bodies with regard to the ministry's activities, in coordination with competent authorities.
5. •
Studying and following up on the implementation of WTO commitments, resolutions, and recommendations and preparing the necessary reports on the organization's activities, in coordination with relevant authorities.
6. •
Preparing, in coordination with competent authorities, the necessary reports on the contribution of regional and international organizations and bodies to the ministry's various activities.
7. •
Following up, in coordination with competent authorities, on Qatar's payment of its financial contributions to international organizations operating in the ministry's field and to which Qatar is a party.
8. •
Assessing measures to bolster Qatar's role in commercial and industrial fields in collaboration with regional and international organizations and bodies.
9. •
Collecting and disseminating information and research issued by local, regional and international trade and industrial bodies and organizations.
10. •
Participating, in coordination with the concerned administrative units and competent authorities, in drafting commercial and industrial agreements that fall under the Ministry's prerogatives.
11. •
Coordinating with the administrative units in charge of drafting economic, commercial and industrial agreements that fall under the ministry's prerogatives as well as participating in related meetings and committees.
12. •
Coordinating with the concerned administrative units to prepare the necessary working papers for the country's negotiating delegation.
13. •
Translating documents, books, scientific research and foreign correspondence related to the ministry's specializations.

Electrical Equipment

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Machinery & Equipment N.E.C.

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Motor Vehicles, Trailers & Semi-Trailers

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Other Transport Equipment

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Furniture Manufacturing

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Other Manufacturing

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Coffin Manufacturing

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Ministry Departments

Departments of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and their responsibilities.

Technical Office

1
Providing technical opinions on matters referred to it by the Minister.
2
Studying and evaluating reports, projects and programs related to the Ministry’s activities that are referred to it by the Minister.
3
Researching, studying and following up on matters referred to it by the Minister, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
4
Preparing summaries of topics, reports and studies that must be presented to the Minister, and providing opinions thereon.

Internal Audit Department

1
Preparing the Ministry’s risk-based annual audit plan and submitting it to the Minister for approval, and preparing reports on audit results.
2
Monitoring compliance with the implementation of laws, regulations and decisions governing work.
3
Reviewing financial instructions, proposing necessary amendments, and monitoring their implementation.
4
Monitoring administrative work, employee appointment procedures, leave, promotions and other employee affairs, and verifying compliance with the relevant laws, regulations and decisions.
5
Monitoring financial and accounting work, payment vouchers, and accounting record procedures, and ensuring application of the approved rules in this regard.
6
Assessing risks related to financial and administrative auditing and proposing measures to reduce them.
7
Following up on corrective actions required from the concerned administrative units based on audit findings, and preparing periodic reports thereon.
8
Ensuring the safety of funds, custody items, furniture, tools, buildings and other assets owned by or under the supervision of the Ministry.
9
Participating in periodic and surprise inventory work for stores and custody items, and ensuring accurate record keeping and sound procedures.
10
Following up on the results of reports issued by supervisory bodies and providing appropriate recommendations thereon.

International Cooperation and Trade Agreements

1
Preparing working papers related to local, regional and international conferences, seminars and meetings concerning the Ministry’s activities, in coordination with the concerned administrative units and competent authorities.
2
Preparing for attendance at conferences, meetings, joint working committees, technical committees and similar events held by regional and international organizations and bodies concerned with trade and industry issues in which the State participates as a member.
3
Preparing reports and responses requested by regional and international organizations and bodies concerning the Ministry’s activities, in coordination with the competent administrative units.
4
Studying and following up on the implementation of recommendations issued by regional and international organizations and bodies concerning the Ministry’s activities, in coordination with the competent authorities in the State.
5
Studying and following up on the implementation of obligations, decisions and recommendations of the World Trade Organization, preparing necessary reports on its activities, and following up on the implementation by relevant State entities in accordance with the obligations contained in the State’s schedules of commitments.
6
Preparing necessary reports on the contributions of regional and international organizations and bodies to the development and support of various activities in the Ministry’s areas of work, in coordination with competent authorities.
7
Following up on payment of the State’s financial contributions to organizations related to the Ministry’s areas of work in which the State is a member, in coordination with competent authorities.
8
Studying ways to activate the State’s role in commercial and industrial fields with regional and international organizations and bodies.
9
Collecting and publishing information and research issued by organizations and bodies related to trade and industry locally, regionally and internationally, for the purpose of benefiting from them.
10
Participating in the preparation of draft commercial and industrial agreements related to the Ministry’s competencies, in coordination with the concerned administrative units and competent authorities.
11
Coordinating with the concerned administrative units regarding the conclusion of economic, commercial and industrial agreements related to the Ministry’s work, and attending related meetings and committees.
12
Coordinating with the concerned administrative units regarding preparation of working papers required for the State’s negotiating team.
13
Translating documents, books, scientific research and foreign correspondence related to the Ministry’s competencies.

Legal Affairs Department

1
Researching, studying and following up on legal matters related to the Ministry’s activities, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
2
Preparing draft legislative instruments related to the Ministry and providing opinions on draft laws referred to it.
3
Providing legal opinions on matters referred to it.
4
Preparing draft contracts, agreements and memoranda of understanding related to the Ministry’s competencies, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
5
Investigating incidents and violations attributed to Ministry employees, preparing memoranda on investigation results supported by legal opinions and recommendations, submitting them to the competent authority, and following up on implementation of related decisions.
6
Following up on disputes and cases in which the Ministry is a party, in coordination with competent authorities.

Planning, Quality and Innovation

1
Preparing the Ministry’s strategic plan, in coordination with competent authorities and concerned administrative units, and taking the necessary procedures for its approval.
2
Identifying existing challenges, determining and assessing expected institutional risks that may affect achievement of the Ministry’s objectives, and submitting proposals thereon, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
3
Managing and preparing alternative plans to ensure continuity of the Ministry’s business operations in emergencies and crises, in coordination with the various administrative units according to their respective competencies.
4
Submitting draft executive plans, projects and programs of the various administrative units for approval by the Minister.
5
Following up on implementation of plans related to the Ministry’s activities, evaluating their results, and submitting periodic reports thereon.
6
Studying problems and obstacles facing implementation of the strategic plan and executive plans, and proposing appropriate solutions.
7
Evaluating the quality of services provided by administrative units, in coordination with the competent authority.
8
Reviewing and evaluating performance quality at the level of administrative units and developing proposals to improve their overall efficiency.
9
Verifying that work systems and methods are aligned with the Ministry’s competencies and objectives, proposing plans to develop such systems and methods, and simplifying procedures in coordination with the concerned administrative units and competent authority.
10
Studying work problems and obstacles within the Ministry, examining their causes, and proposing appropriate solutions.
11
Receiving initiatives, proposals and creative ideas, and studying them in coordination with the concerned administrative units and competent authority.
12
Monitoring, collecting and analyzing statistical data related to the Ministry’s activities, and coordinating with competent administrative units regarding statistical reports required from the Ministry.
13
Coordinating with the concerned administrative units and competent authority regarding international indicators related to the Ministry’s activities and competencies.

Commercial Registration and Licenses Department

1
Implementing the provisions of laws and regulations governing commercial affairs, particularly the commercial register, commercial agents register, practice of commercial activities, companies, and the unified economic register.
2
Supervising the organization and monitoring of markets within the Ministry’s area of competence, in coordination with competent authorities.
3
Registering entries in the commercial register and commercial agents register, and monitoring their activities.
4
Studying license applications for commercial activities and providing opinions thereon.
5
Registering economic, professional and craft activities.
6
Issuing commercial licenses related to the practice of business activities.
7
Authenticating Qatari, GCC, Arab and international certificates of origin.
8
Reviewing commercial agency contracts and ensuring that they meet the required conditions.
9
Following up on and implementing controls and conditions related to the principle of reciprocity for exporting countries whose goods and products have local agents in the State.

Companies Affairs Department

1
Implementing the provisions of laws and regulations governing the establishment and monitoring of commercial companies.
2
Implementing legislation governing business consultancy services within the scope of the Ministry’s competencies.
3
Supervising the establishment of commercial companies.
4
Inspecting commercial companies and monitoring their compliance with commercial legislation.
5
Following up on implementation of legislation related to combating money laundering and terrorism financing within its scope of competence, after coordination with the competent authorities in the State.
6
Regulating the auditing and account-review profession in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
7
Preparing auditors’ registers, recording auditors in the competent section, and supervising their work.

Intellectual Property Rights Protection

1
Raising awareness among authors and performers on the best ways to exercise their financial and moral rights and assisting them.
2
Settling disputes that arise between authors or performers and producers of sound recordings, rights holders, integrated circuit designs, patent rights and third parties, in accordance with the law, whenever the parties agree to do so.
3
Studying and following up on issues raised in relation to copyright and related rights at the local and international levels, and submitting proposals or recommendations in this regard.
4
Studying and deciding on applications for depositing works, sound recordings, performances of performers and radio programs.
5
Combating all forms of infringement of copyright, related rights and trade secrets.
6
Receiving, examining and deciding on applications for depositing and registering patents and protecting integrated circuit designs, announcing them, and preparing the relevant registers.
7
Receiving applications for noting changes, assignments and licenses related to patents and protection of integrated circuit designs, recording them in the registers if accepted, announcing them, and issuing related certificates.
8
Recording applications for registration of trademarks, indications, trade names, industrial designs and models, and geographical indications.
9
Implementing legislation related to the protection of intellectual property rights and trade secrets, and relevant international agreements to which the State has acceded.
10
Providing opinions on matters related to draft laws and international agreements concerning intellectual property rights and protection of trade secrets.

Single Window Department

1
Organizing the workflow of Single Window services and providing all services necessary to simplify and facilitate procedures related to the business and investment environment, in coordination with the concerned administrative unit and competent authorities.
2
Providing all administrative and technical services necessary to facilitate the operation of Single Window services, in coordination with the concerned authorities.
3
Coordinating with the concerned administrative units and competent authorities regarding the provision of Single Window services in order to complete procedures for establishing commercial companies, setting up factories, establishing any other economic entities, and issuing the licenses necessary to practice any approved commercial or economic activities in the State.
4
Receiving and studying visitors’ complaints and suggestions, in coordination with the administrative units and competent authorities, and taking the necessary action thereon.
5
Coordinating with competent and relevant authorities to simplify and develop procedures for all services provided through the Single Window, develop clear indicators to measure the quality level of services, and set a timeframe for each service.
6
Conducting periodic evaluation of services provided by the Single Window and applying total quality concepts to improve performance and raise the level of services, in coordination with administrative units and competent authorities.
7
Proposing the development of mechanisms for systems applied in various concerned entities in the State with regard to the business and investment environment, in coordination with the competent administrative unit and relevant authorities.

Industrial Development Department

1
Preparing the industrial development strategy and industrial plans, and following up on their implementation.
2
Preparing studies related to the locations, size, type and specifications of mineral resources, and identifying opportunities for their investment.
3
Studying new industrial investment opportunities, preparing preliminary feasibility studies for promising opportunities, and promoting them locally and internationally in coordination with competent authorities in the State.
4
Preparing studies and reports on the status of industry and industrial development in the State, ways to develop them, and proposals and solutions for industrial obstacles in different sectors, in cooperation with competent authorities.
5
Preparing studies, plans and programs for the integrated data and information system network related to industrial activities in the State, in coordination with the concerned administrative unit.
6
Cooperating with specialized Gulf, Arab and international entities, bodies, organizations, advisory institutions and companies in the field of preparing studies, research, marketing and industrial planning locally and abroad, and strengthening relations with them.
7
Setting the general requirements to be observed by industrial projects, and providing possible technical consultations to investors in industry and owners of industrial projects.
8
Receiving, registering and studying applications for licensing industrial projects, providing opinions thereon, and issuing initial approvals.
9
Recommending the issuance, suspension or cancellation of industrial project licenses.
10
Entering, renewing and amending registrations in the industrial register, issuing industrial registration certificates, and following up on data related to registered industrial establishments.
11
Inspecting and monitoring industrial projects and establishments to ensure their compliance with industrial legislation and regulations.
12
Recommending the granting, cancellation or recovery of incentives and exemptions prescribed for licensed industrial projects in accordance with applicable legislation.
13
Using the international industrial classification system and its necessary subdivisions, and assigning a classification number to each industrial establishment.
14
Coordinating with Gulf information centers regarding Gulf industrial information databases.
15
Implementing legislation related to industrial zones in the State.
16
Preparing policies related to industrial zones and following up on their implementation after approval.
17
Preparing a strategy for selecting and developing industrial zones, in coordination with competent authorities in the State.
18
Promoting industrial zones affiliated with the Ministry and attracting industrial investments to them, in coordination with relevant authorities.
19
Planning, developing and utilizing industrial zones, reorganizing and rehabilitating existing industrial zones, and supervising them.
20
Cooperating and coordinating with government entities to provide the services necessary for industrial projects in industrial zones.

National Product Competitiveness Support

1
Implementing legislation related to supporting the competitiveness of national products and combating harmful practices affecting them in international trade, in coordination with competent authorities in the State.
2
Providing data and information in the field of supporting the competitiveness of national products during production stages and combating harmful practices affecting them in international trade, in coordination with competent authorities in the State.
3
Preparing the necessary studies to improve the efficiency of Qatari products and enhance their competitiveness in local and foreign markets, and submitting proposals and recommendations in this regard.
4
Coordinating with international organizations and concerned authorities in other countries regarding the combating of harmful practices affecting national products in international trade.
5
Conducting research and studies on harmful practices affecting national products and submitting proposals thereon.
6
Coordinating with Arab, regional and international organizations to take the necessary measures against harmful practices affecting national products, in coordination with competent authorities in the State.
7
Receiving and studying obstacles facing industrial projects related to Qatari products and their competitiveness, and submitting proposals and recommendations in this regard.

Business Development Department

1
Implementing the provisions of legislation regulating entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises.
2
Implementing the provisions of legislation regulating partnerships between the public and private sectors.
3
Supporting and developing partnerships between the public and private sectors.
4
Proposing policies and programs necessary to develop the business sector, encourage local investment, and attract foreign investment, in coordination with the concerned ministries and departments.
5
Preparing studies related to developing the business and investment environment, domestic trade, and foreign trade relations, in coordination with the concerned departments.
6
Proposing modern mechanisms to develop institutional procedures for the business and investment sector, in coordination with the concerned administrative unit.
7
Preparing guidance manuals related to business and investment areas in the State, and participating in updating the database of public services provided to the business and investment sector.
8
Promoting entrepreneurship to build the small and medium-sized enterprise sector, and providing the necessary technical and administrative support to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises.
9
Coordinating between governmental and non-governmental entities to implement a mechanism to encourage youth to invest in small and medium-sized enterprises.

Trade Development and Investment Promotion Department

1
Implementing legislation regulating investment of non-Qatari capital in economic activity.
2
Implementing legislation regulating support for foreign trade and export development.
3
Proposing policies to encourage and support joint businesses between Qatari and non-Qatari investors.
4
Proposing policies and programs necessary to develop promotion and advertising systems and methods for available investment opportunities in the State, and preparing guidance manuals to introduce them to investors.
5
Preparing studies to support investment activities in the State, and preliminary feasibility studies related to identifying investment opportunities, diversifying sources of income, and sustainable development in the State, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
6
Promoting economic zones and free zones in the State in a manner that achieves their strategies and objectives of attracting foreign investment and supports the national economic plan.
7
Promoting projects and businesses necessary for investment in the fields of exploitation, manufacturing, transportation and marketing of products.
8
Taking the necessary measures to encourage investment and facilitate procedures for investors, in coordination with competent authorities.
9
Participating in forums, exhibitions, seminars and conferences aimed at introducing the State’s investment policy, and preparing the necessary studies for this purpose.
10
Studying and analyzing draft commercial and industrial agreements, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
11
Preparing databases, information and introductory guides related to available investment opportunities in the State and joint businesses.
12
Proposing policies, strategies, plans and programs for developing exports and trade exchange.
13
Proposing the appointment of commercial attachés and technically supervising their work.
14
Following up on the work of commercial attachés and their role in enhancing opportunities for cooperation and developing trade exchange between the State and other countries, and providing them with the necessary information in this regard.
15
Following up on the implementation of export development and trade exchange programs and enhancing the competitiveness of Qatari products in foreign markets.
16
Studying local and foreign markets and proposing what is necessary to stimulate exports to foreign markets.
17
Coordinating and cooperating with international institutions concerned with export development.
18
Providing databases, information and support services for export operations, conducting external market surveys for market access, and promoting Qatari goods and services therein.
19
Preparing studies required for the State negotiating team and studies concerning commercial and industrial negotiations, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
20
Proposing training and qualification programs for Qatari personnel working in the field of export and international marketing, and following up on their implementation in coordination with the concerned authorities.

Supply and Strategic Inventory Department

1
Developing the necessary plan to provide ration materials and fodder, and maintaining a strategic stock thereof.
2
Preparing and following up on the issuance of tenders and practices related to providing ration materials and fodder.
3
Preparing and maintaining records for the supply of contracted ration materials.
4
Following up on the supply of required ration materials and fodder.
5
Receiving samples submitted by bidders in tenders, sending them for laboratory analysis, and ensuring their conformity with conditions and specifications.
6
Opening letters of credit for suppliers, in coordination with the concerned administrative unit in the Ministry and competent banks.
7
Providing and purchasing aid and relief materials provided by the State to brotherly and friendly countries, in accordance with instructions issued in this regard, and following up on receipt, storage and dispatch of such materials to competent authorities, in coordination with competent authorities in the State.
8
Receiving incoming shipments of ration materials and fodder, taking random samples from them, and sending them to the concerned administrative unit to ensure conformity with required conditions and specifications.
9
Storing ration materials, fodder, aid and relief materials using recognized storage methods.
10
Maintaining a ledger for each item and recording incoming quantities, outgoing quantities and remaining balance.
11
Issuing licenses for operating and managing bakeries that receive State support, and monitoring the mechanism for issuing flour permits.
12
Disbursing required quantities of ration materials and fodder to distribution centers, government entities and citizens under delivery permits issued by the concerned administrative unit.
13
Issuing delivery permits under which ration materials and fodder are released from the warehouse, based on the balances available in the warehouse for each item.
14
Issuing sales permits to citizens.
15
Monitoring the extent to which dealers in subsidized ration goods comply with their obligations, and taking the necessary procedures and measures in accordance with the law.
16
Proposing the development of legislative tools in a manner that supports achieving food security, in coordination with competent authorities in the State.
17
Implementing legislation related to regulating and managing the strategic stock of food and consumer goods.
18
Providing recommendations to address unexpected market fluctuations, such as sudden declines in local and global production, natural disasters, and geopolitical changes.
19
Coordinating with competent authorities in the State in the field of securing necessary needs of food and consumer goods.
20
Establishing an electronic system to manage strategic stock and ensure the permanent maintenance of safety stock.
21
Securing and efficiently using the strategic stock of food and consumer goods when needed.

Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud

1
Implementing consumer protection and anti-fraud legislation.
2
Inspecting factories, shops, and warehouses.
3
Receiving and examining consumer complaints.
4
Combating commercial fraud and deceptive practices.

Quality License and Market Control Department

1
Implementing legislation regulating market monitoring.
2
Inspecting factories, shops, warehouses and others, and examining records to ensure compliance with the law.
3
Issuing discount licenses, monitoring shops conducting general price reductions, and examining their documents and invoices to verify their seriousness.
4
Issuing the necessary licenses for promoting the sale of goods and services.
5
Supervising prize draws and distribution of gifts.
6
Issuing licenses required for brokerage activities and monitoring the work of those conducting them.
7
Supervising auction activities.
8
Receiving complaints from consumers within the Department’s competence, verifying them, and following up on appropriate action.
9
Studying and evaluating prices of goods and services traded in the markets.
10
Studying requests submitted by suppliers to increase prices of goods and services.
11
Preparing studies on prices of goods, materials and services in order to analyze the causes of increases, propose corrective means, prevent unjustified price increases, and submit the necessary reports in this regard.

Competition Protection Department

1
Implementing laws and regulations related to protecting competition and preventing monopolistic practices.
2
Providing data and information on economic and commercial activity.
3
Promoting a culture of competition and coordinating with concerned authorities in other countries regarding protection of competition and prevention of monopolistic practices.
4
Supervising the examination of notifications related to transfer of ownership rights, acquisition of assets, formation of alliances and mergers, evaluating their effects on competition, and proposing related measures.
5
Conducting research and investigations into practices that harm competition, verifying their existence, and submitting proposals thereon.
6
Preparing studies on the functioning of markets and economic sectors in the State, and submitting proposals to enhance competition and limit monopolistic practices, in coordination with concerned authorities.

Public Relations and Communications Department

1
Issuing publications and media programs aimed at introducing the role, activities and competencies of the Ministry, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
2
Monitoring and following up on topics published in newspapers, media outlets and social media platforms concerning the Ministry and its competencies, presenting them to officials, and preparing appropriate responses in coordination with the concerned administrative units and competent authorities.
3
Coordinating with the competent administrative units regarding the preparation of awareness and educational plans and programs related to the Ministry’s activities and competencies, and implementing them through various events and activities in coordination with the relevant authorities.
4
Receiving requests and complaints from visitors, referring them to the concerned administrative units, and responding to their inquiries.
5
Arranging travel, hospitality and accommodation for the Ministry’s guests and visiting or departing delegations, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
6
Organizing cultural, social and sports activities for Ministry employees, and supervising celebrations held or participated in by the Ministry.
7
Organizing conferences, seminars and exhibitions held by the Ministry, and preparing the necessary budget for them, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
8
Receiving requests from the elderly and persons with disabilities, in coordination with the competent administrative units, to complete their transactions and overcome any problems or difficulties they may face.

Human Resources Department

1
Implementing laws, regulations and systems related to employee affairs.
2
Preparing studies on human resources planning in the Ministry and identifying the Ministry’s needs for jobs and employees, in coordination with the competent authority and the various administrative units.
3
Preparing the draft description, classification and arrangement of jobs, following up on its implementation, and developing it.
4
Preparing the draft budget for Chapter One, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
5
Implementing employee performance evaluation procedures.
6
Carrying out appointment, transfer, secondment and loan procedures.
7
Studying employees’ entitlement to leave in accordance with the law.
8
Preparing studies on the Ministry’s job structure and submitting the necessary proposals to develop its administrative organization.
9
Identifying the training needs of Ministry employees, in coordination with the various administrative units, following up on their implementation, and evaluating the extent of benefit derived from them.
10
Taking the necessary procedures for allocating government housing and disbursing furniture allowance to Ministry employees, in coordination with the competent authorities.
11
Establishing and updating databases related to the affairs of Ministry employees.

Financial and Administrative Affairs

1
Implementing financial and administrative laws, regulations and systems related to the Ministry’s work.
2
Preparing the Ministry’s draft annual budget and final account, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
3
Providing the Ministry and its various administrative units with the supplies and equipment necessary to perform their duties, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
4
Carrying out procurement, tenders and auctions in accordance with the systems and rules in force in the State.
5
Supervising the implementation of appropriations and auditing revenue and expenditure accounts.
6
Receiving, delivering, classifying and recording incoming and outgoing mail.
7
Organizing the Ministry’s archive and preserving documents in accordance with the latest methods.
8
Preparing disbursement documents and other financial transactions.
9
Collecting fees and charges for services provided by the Ministry.
10
Carrying out all administrative services work.
11
Supervising the Ministry’s warehouses.

Information Technology Department

1
Preparing plans and policies for the use of computers in the Ministry’s activities and following up on their implementation.
2
Programming, storing, retrieving and developing information and data systems required for the Ministry’s activities.
3
Securing systems, software, networks and the information systems infrastructure against risks of cyber incidents.
4
Preparing plans to recover from the effects of cyber incidents when they occur, or to reduce or escalate such incidents, in accordance with information security policies and guidelines, in coordination with the competent authority.
5
Providing and maintaining the devices, software and electronic networks required for the Ministry’s automated work systems, in coordination with the concerned administrative units.
6
Designing, operating and managing databases and information databases of various types.
7
Providing the necessary technical support to users of the Ministry’s electronic networks and training them on the use of systems, software, computers and their accessories.
8
Creating, monitoring and updating the Ministry’s website on the internet.

Organizational Structure

Organizational Structure of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Organizational Structure of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Organizational Structure of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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