The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) signed Friday a co-operation agreement with the Dutch company HERE Global, which is providing navigation systems used by world's largest manufacturers of cars, on the sidelines of Qatar's participation in Hanover International Industrial Fair 2018 in Germany.
According to the agreement, the commercial location data will be provided according to geographical distribution in Qatar so that the company will be able to merge it with data and update maps for navigation systems in cars. 
This will in turn provide the users of these maps in the future a wide service to identify shops and commercial establishments accurately, as well as to search for shops and provide greater shopping choices for consumers.
The MEC will also be a strategic partner of the Company in the region and exclusively in Qatar in respect of commercial enterprises. HERE Global, in co-operation with the MEC and other parties, will be able to develop 3D maps in navigation systems for cars and other vehicles.
The agreement was signed by MEC's IT director Abdullah al-Ali and HERE Global's co-operation and corporate relations director Michael Bültmann.
HERE Global is specialised in data navigation systems used by more than 80% of globally recognised car manufacturers such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche and others.
Qatar is taking part for the first time in the Hanover International Industrial Fair, the world's largest event of its kind. The five-day event concluded yesterday.
Hanover International Industrial Fair attracts the world's largest manufacturing companies. The event covers a wide range of topics such as industrial automation, information technology, industrial supply, production engineering, services, energy and environmental technology.
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