Saudi Arabia’s role in digital transformation cited at UN forum

Saudi Arabia’s role in digital transformation cited at UN forum
Dr. Khalid Manzlawiy, Saudi Arabia’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, speaks at a discussion on digital communication technologies to promote sustainable development at the UN in New York. (Twitter photo)
Updated 14 July 2019
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Saudi Arabia’s role in digital transformation cited at UN forum

Saudi Arabia’s role in digital transformation cited at UN forum

NEW YORK: The Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the UN participated in a panel discussion titled “Promoting Digital Transformation and Global Partnership to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals,” in New York on Thursday.

Dr. Khalid Manzlawiy, the Kingdom’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, stressed the need to make full use of the potential of new information and communication technologies to promote sustainable development to best serve society.

 

The participating speakers praised the role of Saudi Arabia in the field, as well as the remarkable progress achieved by the Kingdom in information technology.

 

Meanwhile, in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the UN, the International Trade and Investment System organized a panel discussion titled “Reforms in Saudi Commercial Law and Sustainable Development Objectives for Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises and New Enterprises.” 

The discussion, chaired by the Saudi assistant minister of commerce and investment, Dr. Iman bint Habas Al-Mutairi, reviewed the Kingdom’s efforts to achieve sustainable development.