Katara, the Cultural Village Foundation, has grabbed the ISO 27001 certificate for information management system, it was announced yesterday in association with Wall Street Consultancy and InterTech Company in Qatar.
Speaking on behalf of Katara general manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti, deputy general manager Ahmad al-Sayed said Katara seeks to implement various systems and technical specifications regarding various services application, particularly related to database integrity and information technology services, intellectual property and privacy protection in a bid to achieve maximum efficiency and transparency.
Al-Sayed pointed out that Katara has implemented ISO 27001 as an international standard for information security management, which provides a framework that ensures commercial, contractual and legal responsibilities, and gives instant features to preserve Katara’s reputation in terms of the quality of services.
Speaking on the occasion, Wall Street Consultancy CEO and director Dr Wandoor P Aboobacker observed that ISO 27001 information security and data protection brings supreme importance to data for organisations globally and businesses that are safeguarding both their client and company data against potential threats.
InterTech Co in Qatar director Jason Periera said the award is mainly centred on information management system and security management. “It is really valuable to grab the security management certificate as we have lots of cyber-crimes,” he added.  
Katara has already received the certificate of conformity of quality specifications ISO 9001 version 2008 within cultural affairs from Ms Certification, an internationally recognised company in the field of application of global and financial quality management standards.