Kuwait seeks to draw a roadmap for digital future, says Al-Nahedh

  • Date: 20-Mar-2023
  • Source: Kuwait Times
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Kuwait
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Kuwait seeks to draw a roadmap for digital future, says Al-Nahedh

KUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs Mazen Al-Nahedh stressed the importance of supporting the partnership between the government of Kuwait and international information technology companies and adopting applications in line with the requirements of the New Kuwait vision.

Delivering a speech at the opening of the second ‘Smart Government Summit’ in Kuwait hosted by Microsoft in partnership with the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding in the country, Al-Nahedh said Monday that the summit aims to accelerate the adoption of Smart technologies to promote digital government transformation and launch several initiatives with government agencies.

“We are meeting today to draw a roadmap for the digital future of Kuwait. We have always supported the partnership between the Kuwait government and international information technology companies which resulted in the establishment and development of many technological infrastructure projects and targeted initiatives for Kuwait to reach an economy and society based on knowledge and smart technology such as the cloud, artificial intelligence, data and robots and others,” Al-Nahedh said.

He added, “We always strive for transformation towards a comprehensive digitization.” He expressed his happiness at leading the country’s ambition