*Committee to help implement Qatar Artificial Intelligence Strategy
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved its draft decision establishing the Artificial Intelligence Committee, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
This came at the Cabinet's regular meeting at the Amiri Diwan, which was chaired by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani.
After the meeting, HE the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Issa bin Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi issued a statement giving the details of the proceedings.
The Artificial Intelligence Committee will be established at the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC), the report states. It will consist of three representatives from the MoTC, including the head of the committee, and a representative from Qatar Computing Research Institute as vice-president. The committee will also have the representative membership from each the following entities: the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Qatar Science & Technology Park, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar National Research Fund and Qatar Development Bank.
The committee will specialise in "establishing follow-up mechanisms and implementing the Qatar Artificial Intelligence Strategy in co-ordination with the ministries and relevant authorities in the country towards achieving the goals of the strategy, supervising the programmes and initiatives related to artificial intelligence launched by the State and ensuring their access to, completion and review of sectors, in co-ordination with the ministries and relevant authorities in the country", according to QNA.
It will also specialise in "developing recommendations for plans and programmes for preparing human cadres in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, in co-ordination with various authorities, and supporting emerging companies in the field of artificial intelligence and scientific research in this field".
The Cabinet also approved HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry's draft decision amending some provisions of Resolution No. 161 of 2017 regarding the general and special requirements that must be met in similar commercial, industrial and public shops.
The draft resolution aims to lay down special requirements for places that provide massage and non-therapeutic massage services.
Further, the meeting approved a draft memorandum of understanding in the field of diplomatic education and training between the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qatar and the Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Serbia.
