The Deputy King, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting at Gudaibiya Palace.
The Cabinet extended its congratulations to His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Captain of the Royal Endurance Team, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and members of the Royal Endurance Team, on winning the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders and Juniors, outclassing 70 other contenders who competed in the 120-km race held in Castelsagrat, France.
The Cabinet then extended its best wishes of success to the students, educational and administrative staff on the new 2023-2024 academic year. The Cabinet also thanked companies, institutions, and commercial shops for providing promotional offers on school supplies for the 2023-2024 academic year, highlighting the private sector’s contributions to the community.
The Cabinet expressed its pride in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the successful return of Emirati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi, who completed the longest space mission in Arab history following a six-month mission at the International Space Station, where advanced research experiments and studies were conducted to serve humanity.
The Cabinet extended its congratulations to the President, government, and citizens of the UAE for their historic space achievement.
In commemoration of the International Day of Charity, the Cabinet affirmed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s commitment to charitable work and efforts towards building an equitable society.
The Cabinet discussed several memorandums during the meeting, approving the following:
1. A memorandum submitted by the Government Executive Committee regarding priority draft laws that aim to keep pace with the Kingdom's development needs.
2. A memorandum submitted by the Ministerial Committee for Information and Communication Technology regarding the Digital Economy Sector Strategy, which is part of the Economic Recovery Plan’s priority to develop promising sectors. The strategy is based on three main pillars under which 48 programmes fall and aims to diversify the national economy in the digital field and encourage innovation to strengthen the Kingdom of Bahrain's position as a digital leader.
3. A memorandum submitted by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding a draft decision amending the table calculating patent and utility model registration fees to support inventors.
4. A memorandum submitted by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding a draft decision on the practice of engineering professions.
5. A memorandum submitted by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding the executive programme for the MoU in the fields of electricity and renewable energy between the Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals in the Sultanate of Oman for the years 2023-2028.
6. A memorandum submitted by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding an MoU between the Education and Training Quality Authority and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework.
7. A memorandum submitted by the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding the government’s response to four proposals and two draft laws submitted by the Council of Representatives.
In addition, the Cabinet noted the following ministerial reports:
1. Participation in the Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum
Source: Bahrain News Agency