Pakistan Joins Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)
Pakistan joins the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), the Saudi-led initiative, becoming one of the founding members of the organization.
On Thursday, 26th November, Pakistan joined the Saudi-led initiative, the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) that is aimed at promoting digital cooperation amongst the member states.
“Pakistan has joined the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) as a founding member,” the Foreign Office said as Saudi Arabia launched the newly invented organization at a virtual event. A video statement of Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was also played at that event.
Besides Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, other members to join the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) are Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and the UAE. Mr. Qureshi mentioned that the creation of the DCO should aid the growing need for international cooperation on a digital platform among nations.
“The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) would offer a platform to promote the global digital agenda in the scientific, health, educational, commercial, social, agricultural, investment and security spheres,” Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister says.
Digital Diplomacy is an integral part of my Public Diplomacy Initiative under #VisionFO: today, i am pleased to announce 🇵🇰 joins multilat Digital Cooperation Organisation as Founding Member, ushering in new era of #digitaldiplomacy w/ long term opp to shape global digital agenda pic.twitter.com/qt4PeN59F5
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) November 26, 2020
Moreover, Pakistan’s foreign office stated that digital diplomacy had been an integral part of Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s public diplomacy initiative. He aims to bring innovation and further enhance Pakistan’s digital diplomacy footprints and he believes that Pakistan joining the DCO will help in this regard.
“The information revolution presents a unique opportunity to leapfrog the development deficit. Pakistan’s membership of DCO would contribute to the attainment of that objective,” added the foreign office’s statement. Pakistan joining the DCO with several other states could prove to be seriously beneficial for the country, as technology progresses and half the world and its services go digital nations must adapt to such changes.
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