On the authority of Minister Shehadeh: The goals of digital transformation and its integrity with the government

The Minister of State for the Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Kamal Shehadeh, issued a statement of explanation, commenting on what was published by the newspaper “Al -Akhbar” on August 21, 2025 under the title: “A war to cancel a forces on administrative development: The requirement to arrest the file of digital transformation!”, Pointing to several main points on the national digital transformation project.
The statement clarified that the digital transformation is a strategic national project that goes beyond the mere modernization of state departments, and requires a legal and institutional integrated structure, and it must be followed by a specialized authority with the necessary powers, resources and competencies. The statement added that the National Divorce Authority, the proposed for its construction since 2022, is not a substitute for the existing government agencies, but rather complements and provides specialized executive mechanisms as long as government departments missed. Executive, what necessitated the establishment of a specialized office for technology and artificial intelligence to assume the executive leadership of the digital transformation. Full coordination between all government agencies to ensure the implementation of the digital transformation in the public sector and the national economy, with a focus on serving the country and citizens and not just “ownership of the file”.