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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Minister Holds Talks with Tunisian, German and Azerbaijani Ambassadors to Qatar

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti held separate meetings here today withTheir Excellences Ambassadors Mr. Salah Al-Salehi of Tunisia, Mr. Hans-Udo Muzel of the Federal Republic of Germany and Mr. Rashad Ismayilov of the Republic of Azerbaijan.The three meetings discussed cooperation between Qatar and the three sisterly countries of Tunisia, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Azerbaijan in the fields of transportation and communications and means of further enhancing them.

Monday, April 9, 2018

E-commerce Forum Qatar 2018 to be held on April 17

Doha- QatarThe Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) will organise Qatar’s e-Commerce Forum 2018 at the St Regis Doha Hotel on April 17. The forum will discuss the latest trends and developments in e-commerce in Qatar and around the world.It will host more than 12 leading local, regional and international e-commerce experts from key companies including Google, 212 Capital, Ecommerce Foundation and others.The forum will also discuss some of the most important topics of interest to startups and e-commerce companies in Qatar regarding the effective tools of market leaders to win consumer confidence and what is needed to secure venture capital investment as well as emerging trends in e-commerce.Keynote speakers include director of industry at Google Mehmet Keteloglu, who will review emerging trends in e-commerce and ways to empower and launch e-commerce capabilities in Qatar. Jorij Abraham, member of the Ecommerce Foundation, will review the future of online shopping and shopping experience in 2020 and beyond, while Goksu Tugay Bilal, head of customer experience at Turkey’s e-commerce platform, Hepsiburada.com, will speak of the success of this platform called Turkish Amazon.The forum will also include two panel discussions on the most important topics of e-commerce. The first session, entitled “Trust in Electronic Commerce” will address the positive impact of the trust mark in each country and the future plans of each institution for growth and progress.The second session will review a number of local success stories and lessons learned in order to compete and succeed in the Qatari market, as well as ways to develop the local e-commerce market in light of the potential and opportunities of Qatar in this field.An exhibition of the latest local startups in the field of e-commerce, e-shopping sites and mobile applications will also organised. Register here.

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Minister Meets with ITU Secretary-General

Doha – Qatar HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met here today with the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union HE Mr. Houlin Zhao.The two officials discussed aspects of cooperation in the field of ICT and means of further enhancing them. They also discussed coordination on Qatar’s requirements for satellite system affairs (Es'hailSat 2), as well as enhancing and intensifying relations between Qatar and the ITU.President of Qatar’s Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) Mr. Mohammed Ali Al-Mannai attended the meeting.HE Mr. Zhao also visited CRA and its National Monitoring Center, which monitors spectrum usage. He also visited the Qatar Assistive Technology Center (MADA), the Digital Incubation Center (DIC), the Qatar Computer Emergency Response Team (Q-CERT) and Government Contact Center where MOTC’s experts and specialists briefed him on these programs and projects.

Monday, April 2, 2018

Minister Holds Talks with Philippines, Korea Ambassadors

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti held separate meetings here today:with their Excellencies Ambassadors Mr. Alan L. Timbayanthe of the Philippines and Mr. Park Heung-kyeong of the Republic of Korea.The two meetings discussed cooperation ties between Qatar and the two friendly countries of the Philippines and Republic of Korea in the fields of transportation and communications and means of further enhancing them.

Sunday, April 1, 2018

MOTC Launches Digital Transformation of SMEs Program

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti today launched the “Digital Transformation of SMEs” at an event the Ministry held today at Marsa Malaz Kempinski.In his opening speech, HE the Minister said that DTSMEs was designed to enable small and medium enterprises in Qatar to use and apply technology in the way that supports its digital transformation.He noted that by the end of 2019, more than 5000 SMEs are hoped to have benefited from the new program.He said, “We, in Qatar, under the wise leadership of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, proudly emphasize that we are continuing the process of progress and development, as well as keeping up with the digital age.”HE the Minister called upon Qatari SMEs and entrepreneurs to accelerate the pace of joining the program and accessing its services and benefits. He said the program was basically designed to support them to become in the forefront of the process of developing ICTs in Qatar.Led by MOTC with strategic partnership with Ministry of Economy and Commerce, QDB, Qatar Chamber, Communications Regulatory Authority, QNB, Ooredoo and Microsoft, DTSMEs is going to provide SMEs and small enterprisers with a package of digital and consultancy services in the areas of e-commerce. This is meant to connect SMEs with service providers, make their business more visible and modern, help stay ahead of competitors, optimize business models, allow them to identify customers’ demands, give them better control over their operations and finances and increase revenues while decreasing costs.The event featured two panel discussions on SMEs’ digital transformation for economic growth and harnessing the power of web, e-commerce and cloud computing technologies for SMEs growth.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Ministry Holds Workshop on Smart Qatar Platform Development

Doha-QatarThe Ministry of Transport and Communications today organized a workshop on building the TASMU Smart Qatar Central Platform, with a number of local and global technology companies.The event introduced TASMU’s strategic partners to the architecture of the TASMU Smart Qatar Central Platform through discussions that covered best practices to set up the platform.The workshop featured a presentation about TASMU Smart Qatar Program’s vision and strategic objectives and ongoing efforts to harness the power of technology and innovation and its focus on harnessing the power of technology and innovation to drive sustainable economic diversification, improve the quality of life and enhance the delivery of public services across priority sectors.TASMU experts also showcased the platform architecture that was developed by TASMU team, Q-CERT and information technology sector at the MOTC. It covers all platform-related elements, including information security, data collection and classification, IoT, and others.“The advancement in digital technologies has opened up new opportunities to transform the way cities, countries and ultimately the way we live. Over the last decade, Qatar has made significant progress towards becoming a leader in the use of information technology to transform the key economic sectors that play a key role in driving Qatar’s economic diversification and growth strategy and that deliver impact to the daily life of citizens. Qatar is adapting and integrating the use of cutting-edge technologies from around the world that will help deliver exceptional outcomes for its citizens along with a sustainable economic development plan focused on innovation,” said MOTC’s Assistant Undersecretary for Digital Society Development Affairs HE Ms. Reem Al-Mansoori, in opening remarks.“It is of absolute interest for us to facilitate the ecosystem in order to achieve TASMU’s ambition of delivering the 100 plus services in the catalogue. Such achievement will be delivered by developing the national central platform, which would enable the nation wide data collection and functional services,” she added.“It is clear that the future looks bright for Qatar and continuous growth will be seen after new technologies are implemented and mandated across all sectors. The road to becoming a smart nation may have obstacles, but with TASMU and the government’s willingness to innovate as well at the private sector’s willingness to cooperate, there is an opportunity for Qatar to reimagine its future and ensure a sustainable economy for generations to come.”The platform will be providing the technology services that TASMU’s priority sectors need to avoid duplication and to empower and accelerate establishing each sector’s platform.This approach would help strike a balance between ownership and responsibility, as well as fulfilling sectoral needs and benefiting from all existing efforts in this respect. It would also help achieve inter-sector cooperation.The presentation was followed by interactive discussions and perspective exchange between attending companies where ideas were explored and requirements clarified. This comes ahead of launching the RFP for platform development, which signals the beginning of a multiyear partnership.