The digital transformation conference concludes with a set of recommendations

At the conclusion of the conference, the participants called for strengthening cooperation and exchange of experiences between Syria and the countries and organizations with advanced experiences in the field of digital transformation and broadening the horizon of the digital transformation strategy in government services by networking with ministries and other relevant bodies.

 The participants called for enabling digital integration between the various national sectors in order to achieve access to the implementation of a comprehensive national digital transformation strategy for all sectors in addition to studying the issue of establishing digital work units. They called on the Ministries of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research to adopt a digital policy in education at all levels.

The participants called for the launching  of the electronic portal for communications technology indicators, the provision of the necessary data to calculate the international indicators, especially those related to digital transformation, the issuance of the rules governing the acceleration of the application of digital financial inclusion in Syria.

In addition the licensing of electronic training institutions specialized in the field of technical and vocational training and pre-university education.

Participants called on universities and relevant research centers to carry out social research related to mechanisms of spreading digital culture and mitigating technical phobia and civil society organizations to organize awareness campaigns on digital culture and the proper use of digital technology in daily life, ministries and relevant institutions, and to create funding funds that support the establishment of digital technology companies and support and financing competitions for youth projects that serve digital transformation.

Reported by Sanaa Hasan