Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi stated that the GCC General Secretariat places great importance on its relationship with the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO).
"This comes as part of the efforts to solidify cooperation and partnership with active organizations in the fields of telecommunications and digital transformation. These efforts were crowned by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the GCC General Secretariat and the DCO in 2021, which established a fruitful institutional framework for exchanging expertise and enhancing joint cooperation in developing the digital economy and enabling our societies to benefit from its promising opportunities,” the secretary-general stated.
The statement was made during his speech Wednesday in the State of Kuwait at the meeting of the Ministerial Committee for Post and Telecommunications and the Ministerial Committee for Digital Government. The meeting featured the participation of the DCO.
The meeting was chaired by Kuwaiti Minister of State for Communications Affairs and president of the current session Omar Saud Al Omar and attended by the members of the Ministerial Committee for Post and Telecommunications and the Ministerial Committee for Digital Government, as well as the DCO.
Albudaiwi stated that the constructive cooperation yielded significant achievements and tangible results. Among the most prominent is the preparation and exchange of regulatory frameworks and guidelines related to the telecommunications and information-technology (IT) sector, in addition to the provision of technical and legal consultations and studies, which have contributed to developing a legislative and regulatory environment that stimulates innovation and digital transformation.
"The GCC General Secretariat hosted the 4th Diplomatic Connect event of the DCO in December 2024, with the participation of a number of ministers and ambassadors from the GCC and DCO member states and attended by more than 120 leading figures in the global digital economy. This meeting served as a high-level platform for exchanging visions and expertise on the future of international digital cooperation,” Albudaiwi said.
“Additionally, nine roundtable sessions for the Digital Space Accelerators (DSA) were held during 2023 and 2024, with the participation of approximately 10 experts and policymakers from GCC countries, aimed at studying challenges and proposing solutions to enable a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable digital economy," the secretary-general highlighted.
He also pointed out that, in implementation of the decision by the Ministerial Committee for Post and Telecommunications and the Ministerial Committee for Digital Government in October 2024, the GCC General Secretariat hosted the joint dialogue session between the GCC and the DCO in August 2025 to discuss the outcomes of the roundtable sessions, with the participation of more than 80 participants from GCC countries and relevant regional organizations.
The secretary-general also said that in August of this year, the General Secretariat of the GCC and the General Secretariat of the DCO implemented the executive program for cooperation between the two sides.
The program aims to enhance expertise and build knowledge to develop tools, mechanisms, and reports that contribute to raising the efficiency of work that strengthens the digital economy of the member states.
