Qatar ICT Sector Research Highlights

Overview

How digitalisation is driving growth in Qatar’s ICT sector
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Qatar is prioritising the development of its ICT sector as it aims to transform into a knowledge-based economy in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, the country’s framework for economic diversification and growth. Human resource development is critical to the authorities’ goal of becoming a regional leader in ICT, and local talent stands to benefit from partnerships between educational institutions…

Analysis

Qatar’s use of digital solutions for the World Cup to drive future investment
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Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been the catalyst for expanding the country’s digital economy and broadening its ICT ecosystem. One of Qatar’s aspirations was to use the tournament to attract investment in emerging industries and drive innovation in 5G, internet of things (IoT), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality. These recently developed technological innovations will be deployed…

Analysis

Use of digital platforms and services fuelled by the pandemic
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The onset of the pandemic in 2020 gave rise to global acceleration in the uptake of digital platforms and services. This surge was consolidated in 2021, as it became clear – in emerging and developed economies alike – that digital is the new normal. While in some ways 2020 was reactive, with governments and businesses scrambling to implement digital approaches, 2021 was proactive, as those approaches…

Chapter

The Report: Qatar 2022: ICT
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Qatar is prioritising the development of its ICT sector as it aims to transform into a knowledge-based economy in line with Qatar National Vision 2030. Human resource development is critical to the authorities’ goal of becoming a regional leader in ICT, and local talent stands to benefit from partnerships between educational institutions and global tech firms aimed at bolstering innovation. Growth…

Country Report

The Report: Qatar 2022
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Qatar’s performance during the Covid-19 pandemic built on the strength of its response to the economic blockade imposed in mid-2017. The economy has been supported by the North Field expansion project, which will increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from 77m tonnes per year in 2018 to 110m tonnes per year in 2027, when the project is set to be completed. The development will furthe

Covid Response Report

Report: What does pandemic-driven digitalisation mean for health care in the MENA region?

Faced with a significant rise in demand for health care services during the pandemic, technology has proven to be a useful tool in overcoming the capacity limits of health care facilities in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE. This report looks at how each of these markets reacted to the pandemic in its initial stages, the role of digital health services in improving access to information and…

Economic News

Covid-19 and Qatar: a lasting shift to virtual customer engagement?
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From the health sector to finance, education and retail, Covid-19 has sparked widespread digital adoption in Qatar as the threat of infectioncombined with social distancing measures hastransformed consumer demand and business-customer interactions in potentially permanent ways. In thefinancial servicessector, for example, Qatari banks havesought to improve digital…

Analysis

Boosting the application of artificial intelligence helps drive Qatar's knowledge-based economy
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As the latest policy piece in the government’s drive to create a knowledge-based economy built on leveraging the newest technologies, the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy was launched in October 2019. The strategy, developed by the Qatar Computing Research Institute at Hamad bin Khalifa University, is designed to identify economic opportunities and research potential in the…

Overview

5G technology underpins Smart Qatar initiatives
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Qatar has positioned itself as a pioneer in ICT technology as the rollout of a 5G network across the country continues, bringing with it a host of exciting use cases for digital government and smart city initiatives. The country’s main telecoms companies, Vodafone and Ooredoo, reported stable performance in 2019 on the back of higher post-paid mobile revenue and fixed broadband services.…

Interview

Ghada Philip El Rassi, Board Member, MEEZA: Interview
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Interview:Ghada Philip El Rassi How are ICT firms working to bolster digitalisation in Qatar and beyond? GHADA PHILIP EL RASSI: Technology today is no longer seen as an assistant to daily business practices. It has now become a necessity and is the centre of every business strategy. Organisations that adopt digital technologies enable decision-makers to have access to all necessary information…

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