The Cabinet then took note of the Shura Council’s approval of a draft law on supporting innovation and scientific research.
The draft law aims to promote a culture of creativity, innovation, and scientific research among citizens, raise awareness of the importance of scientific research and technology as fundamental pillars of progress and future aspirations, and support and serve development plans in their comprehensive sense, while aligning scientific research with the needs and local challenges of society.
The Cabinet also approved the draft contribution agreement between Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to improve education, health and sanitation in the Pinar del Rio province in Cuba for the year 2025.
Additionally, it approved the draft basic contribution agreement between Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to support the organization’s program and budget, as well as the draft memorandum of understanding for conducting political consultations on issues of common concern between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica.
The Cabinet concluded its meeting by reviewing three reports: a report on the results of the work of the Coordination Committee between the entities operating at Hamad International Airport for the period from 1/4 to 30/9/2024; a report on the participation of the State of Qatar’s delegation, headed by HE the Minister of Labour, in the Global Labour Market Conference; and a report on the participation of the State of Qatar’s delegation, led by HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry, in the ministerial meeting to sign the State of Qatar’s accession to the founding statute of the Integrated Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development. The Cabinet made the appropriate decisions regarding these reports.
