Under the patronage and attendance of H. E. Sheikh Saud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State for Defense Affairs, the Ministry of Defense launched today the Defense Digitalization Compass at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College.
The compass objective to transform the Qatar Armed Forces into an efficient, information-driven, knowledge-based and networked organization, and to foster digital acumen in its workforce.
“The Digitalization Compass marks a fundamental shift in the armed forces’ work culture and perspective, shaping how to leverage on technologies to operate and gain advantage in a global information environment and modern battlespace. It aligns with and responds to high-level guidance from the country’s Defence and National Security Strategies. It will also be supported through other subordinate strategies,” said H.E. the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs.
H. E. Lt. Gen. (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al-Mannai, Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces, said the successful implementation of the Defense Digitalization Compass would ensure an enhanced level Of readiness, effectiveness and interoperability in the country’s Armed Forces.
H. E. the Chief of Staff added, today’s world, armed forces have already become more reliant on technology, but future conflicts will heavily depend on critical technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and cloud computing, to name but a few”.
