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Doha
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is committed to achieving digital inclusion for all, ensuring easy access to information and digital content so as to build an integrated digital society and enhancing people’s readiness to contribute to building a knowledge-based economy in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has said.
Sulaiti was speaking on the occasion of the 4th ITU-UNESCO Regional Digital Inclusion Week for the Arab States, which is being held from October 25 to 31 under the theme ‘Serving the underserved in times of crisis: No one left behind’.
Representing Qatar, the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC), has been taking part in the activities of Digital Inclusion Week.
The event brings together governments, UN and intergovernmental bodies, civil society, academia, healthcare professionals, the private sector and citizens in advancing digital inclusion efforts.
“Qatar has made significant progress on this front thanks to legislations and unique programmes that have been bearing fruits for over a decade. We have always targeted a full digital inclusion for all segments of society and easy access to ICTs, ensuring people benefit from them. These efforts have a few days ago been crowned with Qatar ranking first worldwide on the Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index 2020 (DARE Index 2020) released by the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict),” he explained.
The TASMU Smart Qatar Programme under the patronage of the MoTC is one of the future-oriented programmes in relation to the digital inclusion agenda. To ensure the people of Qatar are ready, willing and able to use digital services and adopt the upcoming digital transformation, TASMU is developing a refreshed national Digital Inclusion strategy, which aims to enhance digital access, skills, motivation and trust across the population, especially those at risk of digital exclusion.
Reem Mohamed Al Mansoori, assistant undersecretary for Digital Society Development at the MoTC, noted that TASMU comes in the heart of efforts that focus on bolstering digital inclusion and ensuring the adoption of smart services in the foreseeable future. “We have conducted extensive benchmarking exercises and focus group interviews to ensure our Digital Inclusion strategy, and the programmes it will create will be implemented in line with best global practices,” she said.
Four key areas to drive digital adoption in Qatar have emerged as a result: access to the Internet, smart devices and e-payment facilities; basic digital skills and knowhow to search for, download and use digital services; motivation needed to understand the benefits of digital services and encourage usage; and trust in using online services.
This research has led to the identification of several national digital inclusion programmes to be rolled out in the coming five years.
Doha
The Ministry of Transport and Communications is committed to achieving digital inclusion for all, ensuring easy access to information and digital content so as to build an integrated digital society and enhancing people’s readiness to contribute to building a knowledge-based economy in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has said.
Sulaiti was speaking on the occasion of the 4th ITU-UNESCO Regional Digital Inclusion Week for the Arab States, which is being held from October 25 to 31 under the theme ‘Serving the underserved in times of crisis: No one left behind’.
Representing Qatar, the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC), has been taking part in the activities of Digital Inclusion Week.
The event brings together governments, UN and intergovernmental bodies, civil society, academia, healthcare professionals, the private sector and citizens in advancing digital inclusion efforts.
“Qatar has made significant progress on this front thanks to legislations and unique programmes that have been bearing fruits for over a decade. We have always targeted a full digital inclusion for all segments of society and easy access to ICTs, ensuring people benefit from them. These efforts have a few days ago been crowned with Qatar ranking first worldwide on the Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index 2020 (DARE Index 2020) released by the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict),” he explained.
The TASMU Smart Qatar Programme under the patronage of the MoTC is one of the future-oriented programmes in relation to the digital inclusion agenda. To ensure the people of Qatar are ready, willing and able to use digital services and adopt the upcoming digital transformation, TASMU is developing a refreshed national Digital Inclusion strategy, which aims to enhance digital access, skills, motivation and trust across the population, especially those at risk of digital exclusion.
Reem Mohamed Al Mansoori, assistant undersecretary for Digital Society Development at the MoTC, noted that TASMU comes in the heart of efforts that focus on bolstering digital inclusion and ensuring the adoption of smart services in the foreseeable future. “We have conducted extensive benchmarking exercises and focus group interviews to ensure our Digital Inclusion strategy, and the programmes it will create will be implemented in line with best global practices,” she said.
Four key areas to drive digital adoption in Qatar have emerged as a result: access to the Internet, smart devices and e-payment facilities; basic digital skills and knowhow to search for, download and use digital services; motivation needed to understand the benefits of digital services and encourage usage; and trust in using online services.
This research has led to the identification of several national digital inclusion programmes to be rolled out in the coming five years.
