The programme, the “first of its kind” in Qatar, will provide fresh graduates working in government with a comprehensive foundation of the most important IT competencies, which will in turn support Qatar Digital Government 2020, the MoTC has said in a press statement.
The initiative is set to run for eight months and will focus on training more than 30 Qatari graduates with an IT background.
It will develop key skills such as leadership, decision-making, innovation, teamwork and communications.
The initiative is being conducted through a partnership between the ministry and HEC Paris, which will deliver the programme.
The IT Talent Programme is part of the Qatar Digital Government Training Programme (QDGTP), which is developing the ICT (information and communications technology) capacity of the public sector in line with Strategy 2020 for the digital transformation of Qatar’s government.
The QDGTP runs a range of technical courses in partnership with government entities.
It has trained some 1,600 IT professionals to date.
“The ministry launches this new programme as it wants to graduate IT leaders to ensure the implementation of the Qatar Digital Government 2020 Strategy through training national professionals to be available for government entities,” said Reem al-Mansoori, assistant undersecretary for Digital Society Development at the MoTC, during the first batch’s kickoff event.
“The aim is to fix the shortage in human elements in that field,” al-Mansoori added.
The faculty from HEC Paris selected for the programme “will bring a combination of cutting-edge research and practitioner experience and have all delivered highly-rated programmes in the GCC region”, the statement notes.
Participants will benefit from a mixture of learning tools to match their seniority and time constraints with the aim of delivering a high-impact, intensive programme.
Prof Nils Plambeck, dean and chief executive of HEC Paris, added: “This programme provides those working for the public or semi-government sector with an opportunity to broaden and further develop their skill-set and outlook on the way they approach daily tasks in the workplace.”
