Qatar developing digital strategy for sustainable and smart nation – The Peninsula

Qatar developing digital strategy for sustainable and smart nation – The Peninsula

Qatar is developing a digital strategy for more resilient, sustainable, safe and smart nation in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Collaboration and constant exchange of information is an ever-important catalyst for continuous change and development, said a senior official addressing the WSIS Forum 2022.

The inauguration ceremony of the WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum 2022 with the participation of Qatar as the golden sponsor was held virtually on March 15 and will culminate with the final week on May 30 - June 3, which will take place physically at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva. Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, delivered the opening remarks.

Mashael Ali Yousef Al Hammadi, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Government Information Technology Affairs at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), discussed the plans that Qatar has for WSIS Forum.

Addressing the event Al Hammadi said: “International forums should continue to highlight the importance of UN SDGs as this ensures that we are all moving in the same direction. The WSIS Forum is a major international event that highlights the importance of SDGs through IT initiatives and projects. Together with ICT, the relevant policies and services are adopted across all sectors such