The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority of Kuwait, confirmed today the importance of integrating modern technologies into the work of the public and private sectors, thus contributing to the achievement New Kuwait’s vision of 2035.

This came in a speech by the Vice President Khaled Al-Kandari during the Regional Forum for Standardization and the ITU Forum on the Internet of thing (IoT), Smart Cities and Big Data, organized by The Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority of Kuwait in cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Vice President Mr. Khaled Al- Kandari stated that" This effectiveness coincides with ITU's 50th anniversary of the establishment of Regional Regional standardization teams, which is a testament to the importance of regional standards teams in issuing standards and technical standards and keeping abreast of technological development.”

He added that " 75% of SMEs in Kuwait do not have websites and only about 20 percent of companies deal with cloud computing, which sets the public and private sectors before major challenges to become a digital economy-based society.”

"Today we are witnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is based on digital transformation techniques, which has become a major engine of creativity and innovation, that is contributing to the renaissance of countries through the development of all public services, particularly education and health." Mr. Al Kandari explained.

Mr. Al- Kandari said. “That the growth and increased use of technology means that we need to get up and running quickly to keep pace with the latest services and global developments in these areas” , adding “ that one of our primary tasks is to optimize and regulate the telecommunications and information technology market to be based on positive competition."

He said that the positive competition is based on developing and working to provide distinguished and modern services through a fast, secure and reliable telecommunications network. The establishment of the digital infrastructure and its optimal utilization in the field of innovation, development of the telecommunications sector, information technology, the development of appropriate regulatory policies to encourage investment and make Kuwait a gateway to communications and information technology in the region.

He pointed out that the positive competition is also based on the use of open and large data to stimulate the growth of innovative services which will be translated through the successful solutions to reach an agreement on the appropriate recommendations to accelerate the pace of standardization in line with the pace of technological development.