Supreme Committee for ICT holds its 17th meeting

  • Date: 21-Jan-2021
  • Source: Bizbahrain
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Bahrain
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Supreme Committee for ICT holds its 17th meeting

Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, today chaired the Committee's 17th meeting, held remotely.



Deputy Premier, HH Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Deputy Premier, HH Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, and members of the Committee participated in the meeting.



The panel reviewed the latest developments of the National Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence Strategy. The Information and e-Government Authority (iGA) presented a report on the findings of the study it had conducted in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).



The study determined the required development aspects, including devising a unified digital economy strategy, building a model to define the strategic priorities of digital initiatives, raising awareness on the positive returns of investment in the digital field, enhancing the legislative infrastructure, practical implementation of artificial intelligence and modern technology in solving the problems of various production and development sectors, paving the way for small and medium-sized enterprises to contribute to attracting more investments in this major field, and including the artificial intelligence-related sciences, data analysis and modern technology in school curricula.



The Committee reviewed the various proposals to