Doha: The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has launched a public consultation on the Information and Communications Technology Sector Taxonomy document—"ICT Sector Classification."
The regulatory authority has also invited views and comments from stakeholders and concerned parties in Qatar on the content of the document.
CRA said that this document aims to establish a national classification framework for the ICT sector to support further regulatory assessments, economic and sectoral analyses, and policies development to foster ICT sectors growth.
Through this classification, CRA aims to establish sector taxonomy principles and categories to help better understand the current state and maturity of Qatar's ICT sector and to provide a relevant and comprehensive sector structure for the market players and the ICT ecosystem.
On the supply chain side, CRA explained that this document provides guidance to companies on mapping their products and services against established categories of ICT activities.
CRA affirmed that the sector classification has been developed as part of the large-scale strategic CRAs' ICT Sector Research Study launched earlier this year.
It is noted that the classification has been used throughout the primary research phase of this study to capture information about the services and activities of local ICT businesses.
Based on the classification and the survey findings, CRA revealed its plan to publish an up-to-date list of active ICT players across the value chain to keep key demand players, potential investors, and other stakeholders informed, adding that these stakeholders and investors should submit their related views and comments by email to craictsurvey@cra.gov.qa, by no later than September 11, announcing that all views and comments received in response to this consultation will be reviewed and taken into consideration in establishing its position on this subject.
