Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Information Technology International (TAGITI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Information & Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO)/League of Arab States to cooperate in the establishment of several projects of mutual interest.
“We are proud in cooperating with the League which is considered the ‘Home of all Arabs’ to realize the shared Arab aspirations in the Arab institutional integration through the cooperation with the Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization. We at TAG.Global will devote all our resources to implement the agreement’s objectives by establishing joint permanent institutions, funded by TAG.Global and supported by its expertise to be allocated in the Arab countries as required through TAG.Global’s offices. Digital transformation is currently the most important subject matter at all levels, noting that such institutions would provide educational services in the area of information technology, Language of the Internet and Information Technology Expert certificates,” expressed Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of TAG.Global.
Cooperation is said to be carried out through TAG.Global’s experts to offer services with the aim of achieving a paradigm shift especially in the field of digital transformation in the Arab countries, as well as to help in the implementation AICTO’s strategic plans.
“We, at TAG.Global has started manufacturing technological devices through Talal Abu-Ghazaleh for Technology (TAGTech) company, and established a factory in collaboration with the Arab Organization for Industrialization in Egypt, and another factory for TAGTech is under construction in Jordan, underlining TAG.Global’s readiness to establish a factory in any other country. We will encourage, through institutional work, innovation and financing innovation for those who create and innovate, yet, do not know-how to transform their innovations into marketable products, to support the stance of the Secretary General of the Arab States League who summarized philosophy of digital transformation saying that Arabs have two choices; either to innovate or commit suicide),” added Abu-Ghazaleh.
Based on the agreement, the two parties would establish an expert body of specialists and representatives from the Arab countries aimed at supporting the Arab digital transformation, establishing an Arab fund for supporting and funding technological and knowledge based economic projects, in addition to establishing a body to set standards of qualification, implementation and performance monitoring, not to mention, developing digital qualifications for local communities by launching specialized programs to eradicate digital illiteracy.
Mohamed Ben Amor, AICTO Director General stated, “Digital transformation is extensive and complex field of expertise with many requirements that are difficult to be met by all Arab countries, in light of each country’s particularity and crises they are experiencing, noting that the only possible act to conduct for the time being is to innovate, take the initiative and invest. AICTO is a government institution that maintains open ties with the private sector; a particular advantage that allows it to cooperate with TAG.Global to serve the Arab peoples, as well as to contribute to utilizing digital technology in all areas. The agreement opens the door for the establishment of cooperation framework in training, education, and research, noting that digital research and digital innovation are the main pillars of the Organization’s work that faces constant financing challenges, reiterating that this cooperation would be the base to find a solution and devote efforts for the good of the nation.”
The agreement also referred to the establishment of classified databases of ICT experts and institutions in the Arab countries with the aim of introducing and marketing the services of ICT companies and institutions in the Arab region, identifying qualifications of individuals specialized in various ICT disciplines, as well as supporting them in finding appropriate job opportunities through specialized recruitment bodies and agencies.
