Qatar pays great attention to enhancing positive side of innovative technology
29 Apr 2021 - 8:17
Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim Al Sulaiti taking part in the High-Level UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation & Connectivity, held virtually yesterday.
The Peninsula
Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim Al Sulaiti has said that the State of Qatar pays great attention to enhancing the positive side of using innovative technology and has made remarkable strides in digital transformation and in developing its ICT sector.
“Qatar has also adopted multiple initiatives to boost research, development and increasing its competitiveness and to keep pace with latest digital skills,” the Minister said while taking part in High-Level UN General Assembly Thematic Debate on Digital Cooperation & Connectivity which was held virtually.
Qatari Fintech startup ‘SkipCash’ secures QR7m seed round
29 Apr 2021 - 11:46
The Peninsula
Qatar’s mobile payment company, SkipCash, announced closing QAR 7 million (USD 1.92mn) seed round funding from private Qatari investors. SkipCash is on track to become the most used mobile payment application in the peninsula.
The funding secured represents the second round of investments SkipCash received, following an awarded product development fund of QAR 700,000 in July 2020 from Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), in recognition of its offerings that addresses a key market need in the local economy.
The new capital will be deployed to expand SkipCash’s data infrastructure and services across Qatar. Since its launch in 2018, the fintech startup has proven its position within the local fintech sector as a licensed firm by the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and regulated by the Qatar Central Bank (QCB).
QF partner universities teach advanced robotics to Qatar STEM school students
29 Apr 2021 - 7:54
The Peninsula
For the past seven months, Qatar Foundation partner universities Texas A&M University at Qatar and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) led an advanced robotics course for high school students in the Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School (QSTSS) under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
The course proposal was developed by the STEM experts Dr. Mohamed Gharib from Texas A&M at Qatar and it was approved by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Then, the course was taught by Dr. Mohamed Gharib and Nour Tabet, the STEM program coordinator, from CMU-Q.
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