The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) are co-organizing, with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO) and the Internet Society, a workshop on “Building Trust in Digital Government Services" in Beirut – Lebanon, from 11 to 12 Sept 2023. The event will be hybrid and will be conducted in both Arabic and English, with simultaneous interpretation.
The main objective of this workshop is to showcase practical strategies for enhancing cybersecurity, discuss best practices on the use of emerging technologies for improving trust and confidence in digital government services and argues on how to enhance privacy and personal data protection for the delivery of trusted digital services. The workshop will also discuss the new trends for mutual recognition of trusted services in the Arab region.
This workshop is open to all relevant stakeholders including Member states, Private sector, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), technology companies in the private sector including startups and SMEs, technology professionals from the public sector, researchers, relevant regional and international organizations.
For any inquiries on this event, please do not hesitate to contact the ITU regional office to Mr. Ahmed ElRaghy, Senior Advisor of ITU-Arab Regional Office via email at (Ahmed.ElRaghy@itu.int)
