Thales to Establish Digital Competence Centre in Qatar Free Zones to Support Security of Sports Facilities, Counter-UAV and Other Large-Scale Projects
Summary
The Centre will be a hub for software development and facilitate large-scale projects including events and security solutions, playing a key role in Qatar Free Zones’ growing technology ecosystem. Thales and QFZA will also investigate the opportunity to create a start-up incubator and research partnerships to grow a local/international ecosystem and explore in the future the development of other activities in Thales’ areas of expertise. Thales is proud to be contributing further to the growth and expansion plans of the State of Qatar by creating highly skilled jobs and establishing a hub for innovation in Qatar.” Since it started its operations in 2019, Qatar Free Zones has approved projects worth a total of more than one billion USD from a wide range of leading local and global companies focused on the new economy, internet of things, sustainability, IT, big data, communications, transport, logistics, medical services, aviation, cybersecurity, and agritech. The Group provides solutions, services and products to customers in the aeronautics, space, transport, digital identity and security, and defense markets. Thales is investing in particular in digital innovations — connectivity, Big Data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity — technologies that support businesses, organizations and governments in their decisive moments.