(MENAFN- The Peninsula) irfan bukhari |
The Peninsula
As many as seven ICT-related projects from Qatar have been nominated for the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2023, organised by the International telecommunication Union (ITU).
The 18 winning projects will be announced and, together with the 72 champion projects, recognised at the WSIS Prize 2023 Ceremony at WSIS Forum 2023 (March 14, 2023). The nominated projects include TASMU Digital Valley, The government Data Center, Qatar Open Data Portal, Qatar e-Government Portal – Hukoomi, media Analytics service, Digital Farmer Community, Elderly Care Club representing both public and private sectors.
The WSIS Prizes contest was developed in response to requests from the WSIS stakeholders to create an effective mechanism to evaluate projects and activities that leverage the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to advance sustainable development.
Since its inception, the contest of WSIS Prizes has attracted more than 300,000 stakeholders.
TASMU Digital Valley has been nominated in category 'The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development'. TASMU Digital Valley (TDV) programme was launched in 2017 with a mission to promote and grow Qatar's innovative and vibrant digital ecosystem to enable the realisation of sustainable digital sector growth and a smart future.
TDV will contribute to Qatar's Digital economy while allowing the achievement of QNV 2030 by becoming the acknowledged co-orchestrator of the digital innovation ecosystem and establishing digital as the 'core enabler' of Qatar's economic transformation.
Under 'Information and communication infrastructure' category, The Government Data Cente has been nominated. The Government Data Center offers a centralised facility to host government entities' IT infrastructure and provides essential hosting and basic monitoring services for all government entities. In addition, it provides space, power, cooling and physical security for government entities' servers, storage and network equipment that are connected to government network.
In 'Access to information and knowledge' category, 'Qatar Open Data Portal' has been nominated. Qatar Open Data Portal was launched in 2019 to provide a bilingual platform for government entities to share data, and make it available to the public, providing users with the ability to access open datasets and important statistical information released from government entities in a single window. Qatar e-Government Portal – Hukoomi has been nominated in 'E-Government' category. Qatar e-Government Portal - Hukoomi is the official government portal of Qatar.
Its main role is to make government information and services more efficient and effective to be accessible to all citizens, residents, visitors, and businesses.
It also aims at raising awareness on the public programmes, events, news, and government initiatives.
'Digital Farmer Community' project was nominated in the category of 'ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life - E-agriculture'.
The DFC solution deploys a community platform providing localised agriculture information and crop-specific advice for farmers leveraging IoT and satellite technology.
The 'Media' category saw two nominations – 'Elderly Care Club' and 'Media Analytics service'.
This competition is considered to be the only global platform for identifying and presenting success stories in implementing the 18 Action Lines endorsed by the WSIS outlined in the Geneva Plan of Action, to evaluate projects that leverage the power of ICT to advance sustainable development.
The WSIS Prizes 2023 represent exceptional international recognition of WSIS stakeholders as winners and champions for their excellence in supporting the implementation WSIS outcomes, WSIS action lines, and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).