HE the Minister of Transport and Communication Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti was present on the occasion. Sheikha Moza also met with local and international smart technology innovators and industry leaders including representatives from QF’s Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) College of Science and Engineering.
Sheikha Moza also visited exhibits by ICT Qatar’s Q-CERT, Vodafone, Qatar Rail, and the assistive technology group Mada.
Reflecting QF’s support and mentorship of innovation in Qatar, an array of forward facing QF centres and initiatives are participating in this year’s event. Among them is Qatar National Library in support of Qitcom’s Digital Youth Festival, having a particular focus on immersing Qatar’s youth with everything that is modern technology.
HBKU's Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) conducted a number of workshops on mobile application development at the exhibition, showcasing its participation in shaping the next generation of coders, and contributing to the nation’s innovation and research capacity. QCRI researchers highlighted their work with Microsoft on a 2D-to-3D conversion technology, which is set to revolutionise the way fans view football through an immersive virtual reality experience.
QF was also represented at the event through speakers engineer Abdulla al-Mehshadi, CEO of Msheireb Properties, a QF joint venture, responsible for delivering the Msheireb Downtown Doha urban regeneration project; Dr Maher Hakim, managing director at Qatar Science & Technology Park and Dr Tareq al-Ansari, assistant professor, Sustainability Division at HBKU’s College of Science and Engineering.
Qitcom 2017, which concluded yesterday, was described as Qatar’s biggest digital event and held under the theme, ‘Qatar-Towards a Smart Future.’
