Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani discussed, on Monday, with a delegation from the American company Apple, the digital transformation in Iraq.
A statement by Al-Sudani’s office received by Shafaq News Agency stated that “during the meeting, common topics were discussed, as the Prime Minister indicated that Iraq is witnessing transformations in the digital reality today, and 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, and he also indicated that Iraq has transformed into a successful investment environment in which many major companies operate, which requires rapid digital keeping pace.”
Al-Sudani stressed the importance of working to raise the levels of digital and technological capabilities of young people, which would expand job and employment opportunities and work to implement government programs aimed at completing all transactions through an integrated digital environment.
For its part, 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, according to the statement.
