Qatar committed to further boost innovation and AI technology

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is committed to advance innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by promoting collaboration between government and...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar is committed to advance innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies by promoting collaboration between government and private sector and positioning the country as a regional hub, for AI development.

Speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of the recently held World Summit AI – Qatar 2025, Nizar Hneini, Senior Partner and Middle East Managing Director at Roland Berger highlighted several initiatives taken by the country to advance its goals.

Regarding digital innovation and AI, he pointed out the region is at a turning point. “With the advent of AI, we have a chance in the region, specifically in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), to set the trends for the future. According to rough estimates for the contribution of AI in GDP in the GCC is between 8 percent and 12 percent.

“Few countries globally have articulated AI ambitions at this scale. So we really are using the technology to leapfrog and to advance the national agendas,” he said.

Qatar has holistic programmes around its national strategies from upskilling to having the right data foundation to the right operating models to bringing the right infrastructure to ensure the adoption of the technology is the right one, and the use cases serve the citizens.