Time to think virtually

Manama : The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism yesterday announced the launch of the fourth edition of the eCommerce Forum and Exhibition 2017 under the slogan “eCommerce ... a Bahraini Platform ... For a Global Market”. 

Supported by Gulf Petrochemical Company as a silver sponsor, the event will be held from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on 17 October 2017 at the Bahrain Exhibition Hall in the Crown Plaza Hotel.

The expo is held under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, in a strategic partnership with Tamkeen and the Bahrain Technology Companies Society (BTECH). 

This year’s forum will focus on five main topics, with the participation of a number of ICT companies. The objective of this year’s meeting is to raise awareness of the application of eCommerce and encourage businesses to switch electronically using the latest technology solutions appropriate to their needs.

Khaled EL Shabrawy, Cloud Solutions Lead for Public Sector from Microsoft Gulf, Amal AlMudaifa Product Marketing Manager in Data Centre and Transactions of Batelco, Dr. Abdelgadir Warsama Ghaleb legal consultant and professor, and Mohamed Al Tawash Managing Director Founder & MD from Corporate Hub CH9 will handle the presentations. 

The forum will conclude with the virtual registration “SIJILI” one of the most prominent eServices provided by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. Ahmed Abdulnabi Al Mulla Head of Technical Support & Electronic Services in the Registration Directorate, will emphasize on the commercial activities that are permitted to operate without the need for a headquarters or office address. 

The event will be accompanied by a small exhibition for companies and related businesses to showcase the most important eProjects, solutions and technical consultancies as well as successful local experiences in the field of eCommerce and its various applications.

Registration is open to all business owners and individuals interested in this area. The forum is in Arabic and free of charge. To register log on to: http://www.moic.gov.bh or to contact on 17574782.