In conjunction with the opening of the 60th session of AIDSMO Executive Board ‘Abu-Ghazaleh Global’ and the Arab Industrial Development, Standardization & Mining Organization Sign Cooperation Agreement
AMMAN – Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global) and the Arab Industrial Development, Standardization & Mining Organization (AIDSMO) signed a cooperation agreement in industry and technology fields, at the opening of the 60th session of the AIDSMO Executive Board.
The agreement covers cooperation and coordination in technical support, expertise exchange, technical consulting and knowledge-sharing. It also aims at promoting innovation, creative and information technology as well as raising awareness in the areas of industry, standardization and mining.
At the opening of the 60th session, HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder and chairman of TAG.Global, expressed his pride in the AIDSMO, praising its efforts in keeping pace with the rapid global transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. He also commended the Organization’s smart response to technology challenges, as well as, its constant pursuit to achieve the goals of the Arab technological, sustainable and comprehensive development.
For his part, Eng. Adel Al Saqer, AIDSMO director general, welcomed Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh and highly commended the role TAG.Global plays in supporting the Arab organizations. He pointed out that, since its establishment, AIDSMO has been always keen to give special attention to future industries that are based on science and knowledge as the cornerstone for industrial development.
Moreover, the two parties agreed on forming a joint working group to discuss means of exchanging experiences related to information and communication technology, e-solutions and digital transformation consulting and its application, in addition to organizing and holding specialized workshops and conferences.
The agreement also covers cooperation in intellectual property, in qualifying the Arab cadres and preparing training material for improving information technology skills, and in designing new programs to meet the needs and requirements of stakeholders.
A number of stakeholders and experts from the Arab countries participated in the session and reviewed various topics including technology, the role of digital transformation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in changing business models and the impact of AI application on the future.
The Arab Organization for Industrial Development, Standardization & Mining (AIDSMO) is based in Rabat – Morocco, with 21 Arab countries as member states. It aims to achieve Arab industrial coordination and integration, and to contribute to the development of industry in the Arab world.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global) is the largest global group of professional service firms that provides professional services to build and develop the capacity of individuals and institutions and to help them in their digital transformation plans through more than 100 offices around the world. It also manufactures technological devices at high specifications with affordable prices to keep abreast with the knowledge transformation the world is experiencing.