Qatar and European Union organise joint workshop on digital age

Doha, Qatar: The Attorney General H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, and the Ambassador of the European Union to the State of Qatar H E Cristi...

Doha, Qatar: The Attorney General  H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al-Nuaimi, and the Ambassador of the European Union to the State of Qatar H E Cristian Tudor inaugurated on September 8, a two-day workshop entitled “Regulatory Frameworks and Practices in the Digital Age: Lessons from Qatar and the European Union.”

The workshop, organised jointly by the Public Prosecution of Qatar and the Delegation of the European Union to the State of Qatar, is led by international experts from the European University Institute specialized in digital governance.

This joint initiative underlines the commitment of both the European Union and Qatar to keep pace with global transformations. In his opening remarks, H E Ambassador Cristian Tudor stressed that the European Union is proud to partner with Qatar in addressing the pressing challenges of the digital age: “The European Union is proud to partner with Qatar in addressing the pressing challenges of the digital age. Together, we are committed to upholding the rule of law, safeguarding rights and freedoms online, and guiding technological innovation with responsibility and foresight. This partnership represents a vital step in ensuring that digital progress serves the public good”.

The workshop aims to strengthen mutual understanding of regulatory challenges in the digital sphere, to support exchanges of expertise between Qatari and European institutions, and to discuss practical policy tools for safeguarding digital rights.

The programme includes real case studies to help build national capacities and underlines the importance of embedding human rights principles, such as freedom of expression, privacy protection, and non-discrimination, at the core of sustainable digital policies, in line with the United Nations Global Digital Compact.