Intelligent Transport Systems, e-Gov, Transport

The main activities of the Ministry of Transport are:

• Defining, centralizing and implementing the government policy related to  transport development  (Surface Transport, Merchant Navy, Civil Aviation and Meteorology)
• Proposing qualitative and quantitative objectives as well as the programs and projects to be carried out within the framework of the development plan
• Participating in the development of any policy having a direct or indirect impact on the transport sector
• Promoting and organizing the transport sector and consolidating coordination between the various transport modes 
• Distributing, following up and control investments in the sector
• Examining, researching and developing all means liable to facilitate the realization of objectives assigned to the transport system
• Researching optimization of transport means and controlling their productivity and service quality
• Working out legislation and regulations relating to transport  and controlling their implementation
• Working out and setting out price policy
• Defining the safety standards in transports and seeing to their application
• Negotiating international, bilateral and multilateral agreements
• Collecting and using meteorological and seismic data and ensuring research in this field to meet the country’s needs