The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) will organise 11 interactive sessions starting from tomorrow to January 22 under its ‘Digital Transformation for Small and Medium Business Enterprises (DTSME)’ program.
These interactive sessions are aimed at accelerating digital transformation of small and medium businesses in Qatar under initiative’s new phase.
According to information on the official website and social media pages of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the first session will be held on January 6 (tomorrow) under the title ‘External Threats and Solutions in the Digital Age. Cyber Security Solutions & Risk of External Threats in IT’.
‘Smart Wireless Solutions for Hospitality’ and ‘Cloud Platform to an Intelligent Enterprises’ sessions will be held on January 7 and 8, 2019 respectively.
On January 9, under DTSME, a interactive session will be held on ‘Software as a Service & Custom Development’ while another session on ‘Arab Women in Tech V.4’ will be held on January 12.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) is committed to developing and sustaining Qatar’s ICT sector through different activities. The mission of the Ministry is to support the development of Qatar’s knowledge-based economy by developing and growing a sustainable and innovative ICT eco-system, the Ministry said on the website.
Considering the national importance given to developing the Small and Medium Business Enterprises (SME) of Qatar, it is within the mandate of the government to initiate programs that encourage the usage of information technology in small and medium scale enterprises, and enhancing awareness of the benefits of using modern technology in the business sector, it adds.
A session under new phase of DTSME titled ‘Digital Advertising - How to effectively market your business online to increase your awareness, traffic, and sales?’ will be held on January 13 while on January 14 another session will focus on ‘Smart Communications Solutions for Health Care’.
Another important session titled, ‘How to Launch an Online Travel Startup in 6 Weeks’ will be conducted on January 15 while ‘eCommerce & Digital Payments Solutions - Growing SME Business’ will be the theme of another interactive session to be held on January 16.
‘Emerging Tech - Virtual Reality – Visualization’ will be the subject of a session scheduled to be held on January 20 while ‘The Digital Road to Industry 4.0 and Beyond’ will be the theme of last session to be held on January 22.
In November last year on the sidelines of QITCOM 2019, the Digital Transformation for Small and Medium Business Enterprises (DTSME) had announced the digital accelerator program — the next phase of its digital transformation objective of transforming businesses in Qatar.
The digital accelerator program is an enriched version of the DTSME program, with a realigned focus on sector, business establishment segments and technology domains. It is targeted at increasing the overall ranking of the country in utilising Emerging Technologies, such as Internet of Things, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence.
With the extension of the DTSME programme, MoTC further aims to strengthen the ecosystem of business establishments through digital empowerment in key sectors by creating value for all stakeholders in Qatar’s digital economy.
Officially launched in 2018, the DTSME program enabled technology partners to connect with SMEs easily over a set of interactive sessions detailed on the online portal www.GoDigital.qa. The program’s portal served a dual purpose of transferring knowledge, tools, and opportunities; and it also provides a physical and virtual space for businesses and SMEs to network. The program has executed around 250 interactive sessions till date.
