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Featuring various traits and characteristics, the Cultural Village
                                                                        Foundation – Katara aims at creating ideal environment which
                                                                        takes the enhancement of the cultural and artistic movement
                                                                        in the Qatari society as its point of departure. It is part of the
                                                                        greater renaissance witnessed in every sector of the Qatari life.
                                                                        As such, Katara has endeavors to be the focal point of world
                                                                        cultures, the lighthouse of innovation and a global center for
                                                                        Qatari arts, heritage and traditions.

                                                                        Katara could make numerous achievements both locally and
                                                                        globally, receiving the ISO 27001 certification. This has made
                                                                        Katara  the  most  prominent  cultural  foundation  not  only  in
                                                                        Qatar,  but  regionally  and  worldwide  as  well.    The  reason
                                                                        behind this lies in its eƒorts to achieve excellence through the
                                                                        permanent development of whatever services it provides. Such
                                                                        services,  in  essence,  comply  with  all  systems  and  technical
                                                                        specifications,  particularly  those  related  to  database  integrity,
                                                                        information  technology,  intellectual  property  and  privacy
                                                                        protection.  This  guarantees  the  highest  levels  of  e…cacy,
                                                                        e…ciency  and  transparency.  Katara  has  implemented  ISO
                                                                        27001  as  an  international  standard  for  information  security
                                                                        management,  which  provides  a  framework  that  ensures
                                                                        commercial,  contractual  and  legal  responsibilities.  Moreover,
                                                                        the  German  institute  TUV  HESSN  has  granted  the  Katara
                                                                        Purchase Department the ISO 9001:2008 certification for Quality
                                                                        Management  System.  This  certification  sets  the  international
                                                                        specifications  that  regulate  industrial  and  service  premises
                                                                        management systems, defining the minimum limitations and
                                                                        the  necessary  requirements  that  guarantee  the  continuous
                                                                        control of the product and service quality in order to meet the
                                                                        customers›  expectations.

                                                                        It  is  worthy  to  note  that  MS  Certification,  an  internationally-
                                                                        recognized company in the application of global administrative
                                                                        and financial quality standards, has awarded the Cultural Village
                                                                        Foundation- Katara the ISO 9001: 2008 certification for Cultural
                                                                        Aƒairs  management.  Besides,  TUS  HESSN  has  previously
                                                                        awarded  Katara  the  ISO  9001:2008  certification  for  Quality
                                                                        Management  Systems.
                                                                        The  website  of  the  Cultural  Village  Foundation  –  Katara  has
                                                                        also received the Arab Websites award from the Pan Arab Web
                                                                        Awards  Academy.

                                                                        We,  in  Katara,  strive  to  train  Qatari  human  resources  on
                                                                        international standards and achieving Qatar Vision 2030. This
                                                                        has  been  the  driving  force  behind  our  deep  belief  in  quality
                                                                        as  a  behavior  and  culture,  rather  than  a  mere  slogan.  We
                                                                        exert all eƒorts to attain this high position of excellence and
                                                                        development.
                                                                        H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti
                                                                        General Manager of the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara
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