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Chapter Two - Right Timing
World Cup, Qatar has also taken the opportunity to use
information technology to promote its national image.
Qatar is about 10 times Hong Kong’s size, it has a
population of over two million, but the natural resources
bring it a GDP per capita of USD125,006 (nearly HK$1
million). Its information technology policy in recent years
is worthy of attention. In 2014, the Ministry of Information
and Communications Technology published the Qatar
Digital Government 2020 Strategy, with the target of
establishing a more open and advanced government 151
within five years. This includes putting all government
services online so that people can complete transactions
at home; most importantly, the government will open data
to encourage people to participate in policy making which,
in turn stimulates innovation and promotes economic
diversification.
Back to Hong Kong, we have always been proud of our
advanced infrastructure and comprehensive systems.
However, others have caught up and even overtaken us
today.
