Doha: A number of large and startup French technology companies are gearing up to participate in the Qatar Information Technology Conference & Exhibition (QITCOM) from October 29 to November 1 2019 under the theme “Safe Smart Cities”.
“The French Embassy in Doha and Business France, the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, are proud to announce a strong participation of French companies at this event that will focus on ‘Safe Smart Cities,’” said Ambassador of France to Qatar, Franck Gellet.
He also said that Qatar always strives to be a model of progress through the use of new innovations. “The innovations which French tech companies will showcase in the exhibition would certainly be important to Qatar and could be benefited from specially that these companies have an excellent experience in this regard.”
The event is the largest Information and Communication Technology showcase in Qatar. Organised by the Ministry of Transport and Communication, it will be held at the Qatar National Convention Center.
In a press conference held yesterday at his residence, the Ambassador accompanied with some representatives of companies which are participating in this event, said that French tech companies are at the cutting-edge in fields such as e-government, cyber security, fintech, blockchain, smart cities, and e-commerce.
The exhibition features over 90 speakers, 300 technology exhibitors, 100 startups and 300 innovators and entrepreneur.
Among the most important French companies which will participate in this exhibition are Thales, the European leader in cybersecurity and will present innovative and smart solutions such as SOARIZON, a digital platform that will empower drone operation worldwide; unmanned traffic management solutions; intelligent multimodel system for smart and safe mobility with efficient transport and NAIA which is a big data analytics platform aiming at reconstructing the commuters’ journeys.
Also, there is Atos company which will present its cloud solutions and services that customers can leverage upon, to ensure their organizations’ make right choices to support their business ambition.
Alstom, a world leader in integrated transport systems, will showcase a complete range of solutions from high-speed trains to metros, tramways and e-buses, passenger solutions.
Looking forward to the Qatar-France Year of Culture 2020, French SMEs, among them H4D, a fully connected and interactive medical cabin system; Flowbird, a world leading company for urban mobility; Onepoint, one of the major players in business and digital transformation; will showcase their innovations and will be delighted to share their latest technological solutions with the stakeholders present at this major event.
The Ambassador said: “It is a great honour to participate to QITCOM 2019 as a committed partner. It is an exciting year for La French Tech and we look forward to introduce our companies with revolutionary new ideas to potential investors visiting, while our highly regarded companies look to meet new partners as part of their business expansion,” said Franck Gellet.
