Only five employees worked at ictQATAR when we opened our doors in 2005. Today, we have 170 people on our team. With tremendous cooperation from the rest of the government, we have built ictQATAR from a vision into an innovative force that improves lives and makes our country a better place to do business.
In this short time, we have begun to realize the rewards of information and communication technology (ICT). Qatar´s telecommunications sector now offers a second mobile provider in the marketplace.
This competition will provide choice to consumers and will drive innovation in products and services while offering the public better quality, service, and value.
By connecting people to government through the new e-government portal, Hukoomi, ictQATAR helps nurture democratic principles. Now people of all ages and income levels can access the same information about government policy and services any time day or night. We support the country´s ambitious education reform by helping open students´ eyes to a world of ideas and concepts. Technology allows adult learners to keep growing intellectually and professionally so their careers advance and prosper. Every day, ICT supports the economy as it expands, deepens, and diversifies, allowing Qatar to compete against economic powerhouses throughout the world. Because of technology, people with a dream and a good idea can start or expand small and medium-sized businesses, connecting securely to customers and suppliers all over the globe.
In so many ways, technology lights the path to a brighter, better future for everybody who lives and works in Qatar. We have just begun our astonishing journey.
- Hessa Sultan Al-Jaber
- Secretary General of ictQATAR
