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Doha – Qatar

HE 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.