Baghdad – I.A.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani confirmed today, Monday, that Iraq is witnessing transformations in the digital reality today.
The Prime Minister’s Media Office stated in a statement received by the (INA): “The Prime Minister received a delegation from the American company Apple, in the presence of the Chairman of the Communications and Media Commission, Ali Al-Moayyad, and during the meeting, common topics were discussed.”
The Prime Minister said, according to the statement, that “Iraq is witnessing transformations in the digital reality today, and he spoke about the work of the Supreme Committee for Digital Transformation in Iraq, headed by him, in addition to other committees working in the same field,” noting that “Iraq has transformed into a successful investment environment in which many major companies operate, which requires rapid digital keeping pace.”
The Prime Minister stressed – according to the statement – “the importance of working to raise the levels of digital and technological capabilities of young people, in a way that expands job and employment opportunities and works to implement government programs aimed at completing all transactions through an integrated digital environment.”
The statement continued, “The company’s delegation proposed working within the framework of contributing to developing the capabilities of young people, and caring for developers in the fields of technology in cooperation with universities, as well as registering phones entering Iraq in a way that makes them at competitive prices, and due to the importance of the company’s phone products, because they support digital transformations related to the economy and money.”