The Ministry of Communications requests the support of the World Bank for electronic digital transformation

yota691 · October 29, 2020

The Ministry of Communications requests the support of the World Bank for electronic digital transformation

2020.10.28 - 18:29

Baghdad - People

The Ministry of Communications confirmed, on Wednesday, its need to support the World Bank in order to support Iraq in the field of electronic digital transformation, pointing out that its projects do not need money.

The ministry stated in a statement that "People" received a copy of it (October 28, 2020), that "under the direct supervision of the Minister of Communications, Arkan Shihab Ahmed Al-Shaibani, the ministry today held its conference with the World Bank and through a television circle in the presence of the representative of the World Bank in Baghdad office, Wasim Al-Miqdadi." .

The statement added, "The Director General of the Planning and Follow-up Department in the Ministry, Adam Al-Quraishi, who represented the Minister, provided a detailed explanation of the five-year plan of the Ministry of Communications, which the Ministry intends to implement during the next five years," stressing the ministry's need to support the World Bank in the field of policy-making and providing expertise And training for Iraqi engineers and technicians in the Ministry of Communications in the field of electronic digital transformation.

He pointed out that "the ministry does not need financial support, as the majority of the ministry's projects are long-term investment projects."

And he continued, "The economist in digital aspects from Washington, Jerome Beesia, and Marula Haddad, a specialist in digital infrastructure and the World Bank's coordinator for the communications sector in Iraq, expressed the World Bank's desire to support the Iraqi government's efforts to shift towards e-government and open prospects for joint cooperation with the Ministry of Communications, which is located." It undertakes the implementation of the government program for the electronic digital transformation of the ministries and institutions of the Iraqi state.