Doha, Qatar: As part of its digital transformation plan, the Ministry of Municipality (MoM) is setting up a comprehensive database with digital twin technology for all infrastructure facilities at the national level.

It is also working to provide the database to all service and planning agencies in the country through a modern digital platform.

This is part of a strategic project of the Ministry of Municipality to develop about 400 services, through digital transformation and the provision of proactive smart self-services to all sectors including municipalities, urban planning, agriculture and fisheries, public services and joint services, according to a recent report issued by the ministry.

Under the project, the Ministry is improving and facilitating the procedures for issuing building permits, through re-engineering and developing the current procedures, as well as improving the efficiency and performance of consulting offices dealing with the building permits complex in the ministry.

The services for landlords are also being developed, through the launch of the “Attachments” service, which enables the owners to download a copy of the attachments of the approved electronic building permit application through ‘Oun’ app and obtain a copy of the building permit receipt.The Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Building Permits Complex, in cooperation with the Urban Planning Department, recently launched the fourth edition of the Building Requirements Guide for Qatar, which contains planning and design requirements for buildings, requirements for building permits and procedures for issuing them.

The guide makes it easy for citizens and investors to know all transactions and procedures, and helps stimulate the economic environment for the construction sector.

The second edition of the requirements and services guide for the building permit system for Qatar was also launched to clarify the list of documents, data, plans and engineering drawings to be attached, and the service agencies whose approval is required for various types of buildings in building applications submitted through the electronic building permit system.

The electronic copies of both guides are available at the website of the Ministry of Municipality.

In the field of building residential houses, the Ministry, represented by its various sectors, provides a variety of services, starting with the procedures for allocating lands and building permits until the completion of construction, in addition to the services provided after construction.

The ministry’s Land Department is responsible for providing housing plots to eligible citizens, according to the applicable procedures.