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In the presence of Reem Al-Mansoori, Assistant

Undersecretary of Digital Society Development, the

Digital Incubation Center hosted a special event to

welcome Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary of

the International Telecommunication Union, the

United Nations specialized agency for information

and communications technologies. [continued on page 2]

DIC welcomes ITU Deputy Secretary

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Cloud security seen as business priority for Qatar organisations

Pearls of Qatar Project Manager Visits DIC

Qchain featured in Ooredoo Innovation Roadshow 2019

April 2019

This month we highlight the visit to DIC of a special guest, the Deputy Secretary of the International

Telecommunication Union (ITU) Mr. Malcolm Johnson.

We also congratulate Qchain and its Co-founder & CEO Khalid Al Kubaisi for being among the selected

guest speakers featured in Ooredoo’s Innovation Roadshow 2019.

Duha Al-Buhendi

Head of Digital Incubation Center

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The two officials discussed aspects of cooperation

in the field of ICT and means of further enhancing

them, enhancing and intensifying relations between

Qatar and the ITU as well as discussing the various

entrepreneurial activities that the DIC offers to

startups and entrepreneurs in Qatar.

Attending the meeting were also Mr. Ibrahim El

Haddad, Director of Arab Regional Office and Mr.

Faisal Al Shuaibi, Director of Public Relations and

Communication at the Communications Regulatory

Authority (CRA).

Cloud security seen as business priority for Qatar organisations

Organisations in Qatar can enjoy the

flexibility, innovation, and efficiency that

public cloud platforms provide, and today

cloud is seen as a business priority for

decision-makers in Qatar.

Conversely, organisations understand that

adopting public cloud services magnifies

security risks and compliance challenges.

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Pearls of Qatar Project Manager Visits DIC

The Digital Incubation Center hosted an

event to welcome Startupbootcamp’s

Project Manager Jason Esseboom, who held

an information session to discuss the

program “Pearls of Qatar”. This is one of

the successful accelerator programs in

Qatar which aims to identify the five most

innovative startups in the country.

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Co-founder & CEO of Qchain, one of DIC’s startups, Mr. Khalid Al Kubaisi, was among the selected Guest

Speakers featured in the Ooredoo Innovation Roadshow 2019, an event designed to stimulate

development of innovation and entrepreneurship in Qatar. The roadshow attracted hundreds of

innovators from around the world, including department heads from the Government of Qatar,

entrepreneurs, business leaders and technology experts. The event also showcased innovations from

leading global companies such as Ericsson, Google, Microsoft and more in what is considered a channel for

startup incubators and entrepreneurs to also exchange best practices and shared knowledge on an

international level.

DIC Startups News & Updates

Qchain featured in Ooredoo Innovation Roadshow 2019

ACCAdvanced Computing Company is an information technology services and

solutions provider with the power of cognitive computing, automation,

robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt

to the digital world.

ModarisModaris is a leading platform that links students to home tutors in less than

60 seconds. Our model goes beyond finding a tutor, by providing summarized

downloadable study material to students to improve education outcomes.

Modaris is The Most Innovative Startup in Qatar for 2017.

Fish.qaAnother winner at Qitcom's Innovation Theatre, this startup is going to take

the gaming world by storm by offering an innovative new 3D display. Our

MOTC colleagues were amazed by the idea and its potential and suggested

even more applications for the technology.

Industry Insights & Success Stories

World's first remote brain surgery highlightsIoT’s healthcare potential

A Parkinson’s Disease patient in China has received the first remote brain surgery operation in a

demonstration of the IoT’s life-changing potential when adopted in healthcare.

Conducted by Ling Zhipei, a chief physician at the People's Liberation Army General Hospital in

Beijing, the operation took just over three hours and involved a deep brain stimulation (DBS) implant

being fitted.

Ling was based 3,000 kilometres away but was able to manipulate instruments remotely to perform

the surgery. It's hoped remote surgeries will one day enable patients in rural areas to have access to

the best healthcare and doctors from not just in their own country, but from around the world.

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