Qatar participates in 29th session of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information

Cairo: Qatar participated in the 29th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information, held in Cairo yesterday. The Qata...

Cairo: Qatar participated in the 29th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information, held in Cairo yesterday.

The Qatari delegation to the session was headed by Assistant Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Operations Affairs at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Sami Mohammed Al Shammari.

In statements to QNA on the sidelines of the meeting, Al Shammari said that Qatar’s participation aims to strengthen partnerships and expand joint Arab cooperation in the fields of communications and information technology. He noted that the rapid acceleration in information and communications technology and artificial intelligence necessitates the unification of efforts and visions related to ICT and its fast-evolving landscape.

He added that Qatar has achieved significant advances in this sector in recent years, expressing Qatar’s aspiration to share its expertise and partnerships developed during the past period with other Arab countries. He also emphasized that information technology requires regional and global alignment, explaining that coordination will begin at the Arab level as a step toward unifying Arab positions in regional forums.

Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Economic Affairs Sector at the League of Arab States, H E Ambassador Dr. Ali bin Ibrahim Al Malki, stated in similar remarks to QNA that the meeting addressed several issues related to communications technology, information technology, and postal services. Among the most notable outcomes, he said, was the approval of the establishment of a Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies as a permanent committee under the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications, in addition to the adoption of the Arab Ethical Charter for Artificial Intelligence, which serves as a guiding and advisory framework for Arab states.