DOHA: The just-concluded Web Summit Qatar 2025 is the undisputed global forum for countries to showcase innovation, remarked an official.
“This is one of the best decisions that Qatar has made in recent history,” Boutros El Haddad (pictured), General Manager at i4 Solutions told The Peninsula on the sidelines of the global tech event.
He said, “There are two ways to grow in order to stay ahead of the curve and make sure you don’t become irrelevant in any market.”
He pointed out “That either growing organically or creating the platform and the environment that is required by young startups, which brings the innovative solutions that serve the national strategy and vision of Qatar.
“I think this year Web Summit is placing big companies like Cisco, and Microsoft side by side with the young startups that are the big companies of tomorrow and that’s the best thing you can do to stimulate the growth of the technology sector,” El Haddad said.
The market expert underscored that everything today is driven by technology and the best approach to foster collaboration and cross-learning, ensuring startups have the proper infrastructure in Qatar to thrive.
i4 Solutions, a leading technology system integrator in Qatar, partners with large multinational technology leaders such as Cisco Systems to bring solutions to Qatar’s market. The official said, “We augment those products with our services and expertise on what they develop and deploy.”
He further highlighted that with the rise of hybrid cloud, multi-cloud deployments, and similar advancements, security has become increasingly critical. “The attack surface for businesses is expanding and becoming more complex. As a result, it is more important than ever for a company’s cybersecurity strategy to be up-to-date and capable of addressing potential advanced threats. We partner with key entities to bring these cybersecurity solutions to Qatar,” he said.
El Haddad added: “Our goal is to help protect businesses, governments, and organisations by ensuring they can focus on their innovations and advancements without worrying about vulnerabilities.”
Noting the tech firm’s further plans and initiatives in the pipeline, he remarked that the global group serves customers in Qatar with the guiding principles set off in the Third National Development Strategy and the Qatar National Vision 2030.
He further stated that the solutions and the expertise build in the country affirms i4 Solutions stance in the growing technology sector in addition to driving state-of-the-art
innovations and revitalising the economy.
