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Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue, in cooperation with the Association of Banks, organizes a symposium to qualify the leaders of digital transformation in Iraq


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 Baghdad: Hussein Thahab
The Iraqi Digital Transformation Summit focused on moving towards electronic transactions and automation and the role of governance in sustainable development that the country seeks, as the summit and local and international institutions participating in it focused on the imperative of cooperation between the central government and the banking sector, in order to move towards a new, more sophisticated phase in dealing. And the delivery of benefit to all segments of society. The conference, organized by Frontier Exchange, with wide global and local participation, shed light on the available opportunities and challenges, in order to advance the reality of digitization and electronic transactions in Iraq. 
 
Minister of Finance Ali Allawi stated that «the transition of Iraq to the digital age is one of the most important priorities of the government», pointing out that «the transfer of the national economy to the digital age requires skills and a great effort on the part of the government and the private sector, in order to achieve this qualitative leap, which is based on strengthening Digital infrastructure, and this requires investments in the telecommunications sector and digital work, to lift the Iraqi economy from focusing on narrow sectors to a wider stage. Allawi revealed that «the Ministry of Finance directed to convert a small government bank into a fully digital bank, in addition to adopting important projects in government banks to start diversifying digital capabilities. As for a member of the British House of Lords, Baroness Emma Nicholson, she described this summit as a mission at a time when the world is heading to expand in the field of digital economy, which is an important transition in the management of global economies, stressing "the necessity of benefiting from this experience."
 
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For his part, Central Bank Governor Mustafa Ghaleb said: “The development of modern financial channels and means of communication via the Internet contributed to the development of the products provided by the financial and banking sector and their ease of access to individual and institutional beneficiaries.” Ghalib pointed out that “owning a digital financial system is a fundamental pillar in building an advanced financial sector that supports sustainable development trends,” indicating that “Iraq has the necessary infrastructure to develop digital services by launching initiatives that encourage the banking system to deploy ATM machines and use applications. Digital, as well as implementing projects that contribute to the application of electronic governance. He pointed out, "Signing a memorandum of understanding with Master Card to implement the project to digitize education in Iraq, and that it is in the stage of orientation towards developing these services in cooperation with international organizations." Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Development Bank, Dr. Ziad Khalaf said: “Humanity is now living in the fourth industrial revolution, which is the digital revolution, which is an objective maturity and an extension of the third industrial revolution, which is the informatics revolution that we have witnessed at the end of the last century. He continued, "Iraq adopted the" DOM 2025 "vision in 2018, and developed a strategy related to it to build the information and communication technology sector, which includes a number of basic goals and objectives consistent with the goals of the World Summit on the Information Society, aiming to open investment horizons, the most prominent of which is investment in the communications and information technology sector. He added that «the central bank launched the« digital enrollment service », which is the first of its kind in Iraq, which is an integrated digital financial system that enhances financial independence and freedom from traditional financial systems, as it works to transform Iraq into a country less dependent on cash, which enables the state to bypass bureaucracy. In financial dealings within banks operating in Iraq ».
In turn, the representative of the company organizing the conference, Ahmad Al-Jader, explained that “Iraq's need for such international conferences is a necessity in light of the widespread demand to adopt advanced technologies that contribute to shortening time and effort in order to reach the stages of sustainable development,” indicating that “the shift towards transactions Digital and governance are greatly undermining corruption. ”
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Baghdad/ Al-Mawrid News
Visa, the leading company in the field of global digital payments, announced its cooperation with the Central Bank of Iraq to raise awareness and provide digital payments among consumers in Baghdad.

This is a major effort to help Iraqi society understand the nature of the global economy based on digital payments, and to address common concerns and misconceptions among consumers about the benefits of digital payments compared to paying with cash.
The marketing campaign organized by Visa and the Central Bank of Iraq came under the slogan "What are you waiting for?" With the aim of encouraging people to use digital payments. The campaign highlighted the tangible benefits of digital payments over cash, including safety, security and convenience, better spending tracking, and the global acceptance of digital payments at more than 70 million merchant sites when traveling abroad, or on e-commerce sites. Globalism.
in support of the marketing campaign organized by Visa and the Central Bank of Iraq; A local comedy group presented entertaining scenes about the additional benefits of using a Visa card, which helped to get people's attention.

On this occasion, Duha Abdul Karim Muhammad, Director-General of the Payments Department at the Central Bank of Iraq, said: “Digital payments offer a set of many benefits, especially their pivotal role in laying the foundation for new experiences and business models that are an integral part of achieving the vision of the State of Iraq during this stage. Next, to achieve a diversified digital economy and increase global competitiveness. At the Central Bank of Iraq, we are pleased to work with Visa, as efforts resulting from such public-private sector collaboration help accelerate the Government of Iraq’s priority to promote inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic growth for the country’s entrepreneurs companies, and societies. 
Mario Macari, Country Manager, Lebanon and Iraq, Visa, commented: “Our mission at Visa is to enable individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive and support small businesses while keeping pace and adapting work in a rapidly evolving world, and thus is one of our top priorities. With a large number of Iraqis moving to digital commerce, it is critical that we support all relevant communities with the resources and resources needed to support their digital transformation. We are pleased to partner with the Central Bank of Iraq on this important initiative to support the adoption of digital payments in the country.”

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2 hours ago, yota691 said:

A local comedy group presented entertaining scenes about the additional benefits of using a Visa card, which helped to get people's attention.

 

now that's interesting , bet that went over like a lead balloon hardly ever see an iraqi smile or laughing in picture or video ...

thanks for always bringing it Yota , cheers

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5 hours ago, 3n1 said:

 

now that's interesting , bet that went over like a lead balloon hardly ever see an iraqi smile or laughing in picture or video ...

thanks for always bringing it Yota , cheers

took a minute but found a few ! ( foot note : and more not smiling )

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 i typed in Kurdistan smiling 

had to look through a few pic`s to find though

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1 hour ago, jeepguy said:

 i typed in Kurdistan smiling 

had to look through a few pic`s to find though

 

now thats funny .. those pictures don't look at all like " smile im taking ur picture " shots ....cheers

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9 hours ago, 3n1 said:

 

now that's interesting , bet that went over like a lead balloon hardly ever see an iraqi smile or laughing in picture or video ...

thanks for always bringing it Yota , cheers


Too right .... however, the “ smile or laugh “ may be associated with trapped flatulence  :lmao:

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Part of the workshop for leaders of digital transformation in Iraq, which was held in Najaf Governorate. "Al-Iqtisad News"
  

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Economy News - Baghdad Al-
Rafidain Center for Dialogue organized, in cooperation with the Association of Iraqi Private Banks, in Najaf Governorate, a symposium "Qualifying the Leaders of Digital Transformation in Iraq", in the presence of a number of elites and specialists. 
During the symposium, the advisor of the Association of Private Banks, Sherwan Anwar Mustafa, gave his speech, which focused on the measures taken by the Central Bank and the government towards the transition to electronic payment, which will contribute to facilitating the business environment and removing the existing complications. 
Mustafa confirmed that the Central Bank launched an initiative called Tamweel to support young people and all those wishing to establish projects, through soft loans and very appropriate interest rates. 
The scientific assistant to the President of the University of Kufa, a number of specialists at the university, as well as the scientific assistant of the School of Gifted Students in Najaf, and representatives of the Najaf Chamber of Commerce and Industry attended the discussion. 
Youssef Al-Awsi, coordinator of the project to qualify digital transformation leaders in Iraq, presented the most prominent stages that he achieved, and one of the distinguished paragraphs was the participation of the young talented student Haura Salam Bayan (14), who was reported by the media about her obtaining and 
participating in the Digital Transformation Leaders Qualification Program, with up to 1200 participants. From the damage levels, including university students, in approximately 7,500 courses in various disciplines, and the equivalent of approximately 11,000 training hours

 
 
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