Saudi launches digital cooperation organization with Pakistan, Middle East neighbours

Saudi launches digital cooperation organization with Pakistan, Middle East neighbours

RIYADH: Digital experts are singing the praises of the newly formed multinational Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO).Founded by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Pakistan, the DCO is driven by the vision of a digital future for all by empowering women, young people and entrepreneurs, expanding the digital economy and leapfrogging with innovation.Senior government officials from the five nations came together on Thursday to launch the DCO, motivated by their shared interests in the digital economy that can only be realized through collaboration. Speaking to Arab News on inception of the DCO, Pakistan's Ambassador Raja Ali Ejaz said: “For Pakistan, with a talented and well-trained pool of human resources, the DCO presents a unique opportunity for rapid progress in all spheres of life,” Ejaz said.“Pakistan has joined the Digital Cooperation Organisation as a founding member and acknowledges the initiative of Saudi Arabia. Pakistan considers it an important step in post COVID-19 economic recovery of the founding countries,” said the envoy. The DCO provides a platform to harness the strengths of participating countries such as skilled manpower and infrastructure resources to create a flourishing digital economy, he said.Pakistan's Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed his appreciation of the efforts of