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Qatar Tribune
4 days ago
- Business
- Qatar Tribune
MCIT holds 2nd executive roundtable
QNA Doha As part of its commitment to enhancing government efficiency and adopting advanced AI tools, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) held the second executive roundtable for the Copilot Adoption Programme, with participation from leadership representatives across government entities. The roundtable served as a platform to review progress achieved since the programme's launch in February, evaluate key outcomes, and explore pathways to expand and deepen Copilot's implementation in the upcoming phase. The meeting featured a comprehensive overview of first-phase achievements, including the successful delivery of over 174 specialised training sessions for representatives across government entities, with 56 additional sessions scheduled through June. Discussions also addressed upcoming priorities, such as achieving full licence activation, activating the AI Council to oversee institutional adoption, and launching internal Copilot Champions programmes to support training, engagement, and expansion efforts across government organisations. Programme indicators revealed steady progress, with 67 percent of licences activated and strong satisfaction scores from participating employees—90 percent for content quality and 95 percent for training delivery. These results reflect strong engagement from participating entities and a growing culture of digital enablement within the public sector. This positive trajectory is expected to continue as the programme enters its next stage, with more advanced workshops and expanded technical support planned in the coming months. At the conclusion of the meeting, MCIT honoured Sidra Medicine, Ashghal, and its internal teams in recognition of their tangible efforts to drive institutional adoption and maximise the tool's impact on productivity. Launched in February, the Copilot Adoption Programme represents a key pillar of the Qatar Digital Agenda 2030. It serves as a practical model of MCIT's strategic direction to leverage advanced technologies in modernising government operations and equipping employees with cutting-edge digital tools. The programme also reflects the ministry's commitment to fostering a culture of innovation within public institutions and broadening the use of artificial intelligence across sectors—ultimately contributing to greater operational efficiency and added value in public service delivery.
Qatar Tribune
6 days ago
- Business
- Qatar Tribune
MCIT holds 2nd executive roundtable to adopt Copilot in government entities
DOHA: As part of its commitment to enhancing government efficiency and adopting advanced AI tools, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) held the second executive roundtable for the Copilot Adoption Program, with participation from leadership representatives across government entities. The roundtable served as a platform to review the progress achieved since the program's launch in February, evaluate key outcomes, and explore pathways to expand and deepen Copilot's implementation in the coming phase. The meeting featured a comprehensive overview of achievements in the first phase, including the successful delivery of over 174 specialized training sessions for representatives across government entities, with 56 additional sessions scheduled through June. The discussions also addressed upcoming priorities, such as achieving full license activation, activating the AI Council to oversee institutional adoption, and launching internal Copilot Champions programs to support training, engagement, and expansion efforts across government organizations. Program indicators revealed steady progress, with 67% of licenses activated and strong satisfaction scores from participating employees, 90% for content quality and 95% for training delivery. These results reflect broad engagement from the participating entities and a growing culture of digital enablement in the public sector. This upward trend is expected to continue as the program moves into its next stage, with more advanced workshops and expanded technical support planned in the months ahead. At the conclusion of the meeting, MCIT honoured Sidra Medicine, Ashghal, and the ministry's internal teams in recognition of their tangible efforts to drive institutional adoption and optimize the tool's impact on productivity. The Copilot Adoption Program, launched in February, represents one of the key pillars of the Qatar Digital Agenda 2030. It serves as a practical model of MCIT's strategic direction to leverage advanced technologies in modernizing government operations and equipping employees with cutting-edge digital tools. The program also reflects the ministry's commitment to fostering a culture of innovation within public institutions and expanding the use of artificial intelligence across sectors, contributing to greater operational efficiency and added value in the delivery of public services.
Zawya
30-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
AI Transforming Financial Reporting and Auditing in Qatar and beyond
Doha, Qatar – Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the landscape of financial reporting and auditing, with 72% of companies globally already piloting or using AI tools — a figure expected to reach 99% in the next three years, according to KPMG's latest report 'AI in Financial Reporting and Audit: Navigating the New Era.' This global shift mirrors developments in Qatar, where the Qatar Digital Agenda 2030 aims to accelerate digital transformation and drive innovation across all sectors, including financial services. With national investments in AI and advanced technologies, the integration of AI in audit and reporting is poised to enhance transparency, accuracy, and real-time insights. 'The AI age is here — and it's reshaping financial reporting as we know it.' said Gopal Balasubramaniam, Partner and Head of Audit at KPMG in Qatar. 'As auditors, our mission is clear: lead responsibly, innovate boldly, and help our clients unlock the full value of this transformation.' Companies are increasingly looking to auditors to lead this transformation. Over 80% of global respondents say their auditors are already ahead or on par with them in adopting AI for financial analysis. In Qatar, KPMG is embedding AI into audit methodologies and helping businesses move towards more proactive, predictive, and continuous audits. Key priorities companies want from their auditors include, Improved audit accuracy and efficiency, Real-time insights and faster reporting, and Predictive analysis and data-driven decision-making While traditional AI is already delivering productivity gains, Generative AI is emerging as a top priority for financial reporting leaders. Nearly half of the global 'Leader' organizations will prioritize GenAI in the coming year — a trend likely to influence firms across the Middle East. As adoption accelerates, so do concerns around data security, ethical use, and regulatory compliance. KPMG's Trusted AI Approach ensures AI tools are implemented responsibly, prioritizing transparency, fairness, and accountability — values that resonate strongly in regulated markets like Qatar.
Zawya
25-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Qatar and Uzbekistan to bolster IT cooperation
Doha, Qatar: Qatar and Uzbekistan's Information Technology (IT) sector is paving way for strategic partnership and opening new growth avenues. In an exclusive interview with The Peninsula on the sidelines of the Web Summit Qatar 2025, yesterday, H E Rustam Karimjonov, Vice Minister of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan highlighted the huge potential for growth and collaboration between both the countries in tech services ecosystem and ways to boost it. 'We have a historic day for cooperation between Uzbekistan and Qatar for developing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector and work together on achieving goals under the Digital Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy and Qatar Digital Agenda 2030. Both countries are opening up to the world and developing a lot in all the sectors but specifically in ICT sector and we have very ambitious goals,' Karimjonov said. For Web Summit Qatar 2025, 'we brought more than 50 people from Uzbekistan, around 20 startups and IT companies to work with Qatari government and IT ecosystem in this region. Qatar is becoming a regional hub in the Middle East and North Africa region, and we want to support this.' Qatar has huge experience in technological advancements in terms of the financial services and the country has the government's support. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan has a big asset talent pool with a population of 37 million and the average 65% of population is under 30 years old. 'Together we plan to provide outsourcing services and talent pool for global IT solutions which will be executed through Qatar to other regions or vice versa. We will bring the top consultants and ICT companies from Qatar to Uzbekistan to do outsourcing from Uzbekistan to other countries, and this is kind of mutual beneficial cooperation between us. By combining our efforts together, we can achieve very good results,' he added. Vice Minister of Digital Technologies further said, the startup ecosystem is booming a lot in Uzbekistan which is very similar to Qatar. 'This is one of the reasons we brought more than 50 people from Uzbekistan to explore and enter this market. Many companies have already registered here and doing business through Qatar. So, I think it's a perfect match.' 'We have also discussed the potential billion-dollar agreements in the future to take local production, innovations in IT solutions from Uzbekistan which is done locally by using Qatari expertise for global markets and expand the local services we have from Uzbekistan,' Karimjonov added. The Minister reiterated, for the last five years, in Uzbekistan the IT sector is booming because of the huge talent pool and more than 1000 foreign IT companies are doing outsourcing; 50,000 highly qualified IT Uzbek specialists are working for those foreign companies. He added, 'We had only $10m of IT service experts five years ago but last year we reached almost $1bn that is 100 times increase, which is a huge leap. It will continue to increase more because of this global cooperation. Under the Digital Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy, he noted 'we are planning to achieve $5bn of IT service expert." © Dar Al Sharq Press, Printing and Distribution. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
