MCIT partners with Meta to grow Qatar’s digital innovation ecosystem – The Peninsula

MCIT partners with Meta to grow Qatar’s digital innovation ecosystem – The Peninsula

Doha: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has partnered with Meta in support of its vision towards the transformation of Qatar into a digitally enabled knowledge economy.

As part of this partnership, the Ministry will explore opportunities for collaboration with Meta covering key areas community upskilling, SME digitization and economic support.

The Ministry strives to foster a human-centric vision for the digital economy and society, making digital transformation a fully inclusive and transformative process for all businesses, from the small to the enterprise.

As such, it has identified cooperation at an international level as a critical constituent in achieving its vision. The partnership with Meta is one such example where MCIT will collaborate with Meta to leverage its expertise, resources, and best practices.

Assistant Undersecretary of Digital Society Development at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Reem Al Mansoori said, “The strategic partnership with Meta will complement and strengthen Qatar’s efforts in supporting our small and medium enterprises in their digital transformation journeys which is extremely important for the economic and social development of the country.”

Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Meta Fares Akkad commented “We are inspired by the Ministry’s efforts in building an integrated digital