The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) is organizing the GCC Computer and Electronic Products Manufacturers’ Forum in Doha in May

The forum, which has support of Qatar’s Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim bin Saif Al-Sulaiti, will shed light on the current status and components of the computer and electronic products manufacturing industry, and boost spending in this sector and transitioning to electronic industries throughout the GCC.

Al-Sulaiti said: “Qatar is keen to stimulate joint Gulf ventures at all levels by encouraging and supporting various initiatives and projects between GCC countries in different fields, including the electronic products manufacturing industry.”

GOIC Secretary General Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Ageel said: “This industry has indeed become a pillar for future development plans since it has been integrated within all economic sectors and based on its strategic prospect, economic feasibility and political influences,” he added.

Al-Ageel said: “Scientific research, innovation and development lay the foundations of the shift toward knowledge-based industries, hence the need to increase spending, which requires a GCC industrial development strategy and a national system capable of managing and organizing scientific research through a national strategy of science and technology.”

The forum aims to create a platform for dialogue between electronic products manufacturers in the GCC and businessmen, in order to exchange ideas and opinions regarding relevant issues. The forum will also tackle the transfer and settlement of electronic technologies and the role of R&D activities and innovation in terms of this knowledge-based industry.

The forum will also discuss the current status of electronic products manufacturing in the GCC, diagnose the problems and challenges, and put together a number of suitable recommendations and solutions. It will also witness the introduction of promising investment opportunities in different areas of the GCC manufacturing sector of electronic products.