DOHA: Qatar senior government officials and leading businesses, including representatives from several prominent Japanese companies discussed Japanese technologies to help Qatar achieve the goal of sustainable development and other targets in line with the National Vision 2030, said a statement here the other day.
The technology conference, hosted by Doha Bank, was presided over by Shingo Tsuda, Japanese Ambassador to Qatar, and Remy Rowhani, Director General of the Qatar Chamber.
Titled “Japan Electronics Technology Forum for Sustainable Development of Qatar”, the conference was attended by senior executives from a number of leading Japanese IT and electronics companies including Fujitsu, Sharp, ODELIC, NEC Corporation, Terumo, Nihon Kohden, Endo Lighting, Kyoritsu, and Nagase.
Dr R Seetharaman, Group CEO of Doha Bank, emphasised the unique and extraordinary bilateral relationship between Japan and Qatar.
Seetharaman said: “Japan was among the first countries to recognise Qatar, and was also the first country to identify the sizeable market opportunities presented by this small nation. Japan was the first LNG buyer from Qatar and remains one of the largest importers of Qatari LNG in the world. Bilateral trade between Japan and Qatar today is more than $38bn, which reflects the strengthening trade and economic bonds between the two nations. Japan – A friend Indeed for Qatar. Japanese companies are known for their ability to anticipate and act upon changes in market conditions and requirements, and are renowned worldwide for their technology leadership and innovation.”
Remy Rowhani in his address recalled his long association with Japan and Japanese organisations. “When I was a young man, I started my professional training with the Japanese, and I’ve always been struck by the inherent concept of humility within the Japanese culture.”
Mohamed Abouda, Director, Public Safety Business at NEC Corporation, shared insights on how NEC is building safe and secure societies around the world by harnessing the power of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT).
Miura Takatoshi, Director of Information and Communications – Electronics at the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said, “Japan and Qatar have strong relations in the field of energy, and we are very eager to further develop our strategic partnership by broadening our cooperation into newer areas.”
