The Ministry of Transport was established in 2013 to develop and improve land and sea transport services. With the merge of the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Information, Communication & Technology in January 2016, the MoTC is developing a Strategic Plan which will cover the development and governance of the transport and communications sectors in Qatar through the development of an integrated policy framework, governance set-up, strategic/operational and functional plans to ensure timely input to the new National Development Plan.