Qatar Chamber, UNIDO Launch Integrated Model for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

In cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Qatar Chamber has launched an integrated Qatari model for entrepreneurship and innovation. The model is based on leveraging the strategic cooperation between the Chamber and UNIDO to empower entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on women and youth.

This was revealed during a meeting held at Qatar Chamber’s headquarters between Ibtihaj Al-Ahmadani, Qatar Chamber Board Member and Chairperson of the Qatari Businesswomen Forum, and Fatou Haidara, UNIDO Deputy Director General.

The meeting was attended by Ali Bu Sherbak Al-Mansoori, Acting General Manager of Qatar Chamber; Dr. Hashem Suleiman Hussein, Head of UNIDO’s Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO); and Dr. Khaled Hanafy, Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Chambers.

By refining the model locally, Qatar Chamber and UNIDO aim to transfer this experience and expand its application at regional and international levels.

The discussions touched upon the importance of fostering cooperation in women’s entrepreneurship, leveraging the pivotal role of the Qatari Businesswomen Forum in promoting women’s active participation in economic and investment activities, and building strategic partnerships with women entrepreneurs globally.

In her remarks, Al-Ahmadani commended the strategic partnership between Qatar Chamber and UNIDO, particularly in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation, through direct collaboration between Qatar Chamber’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center and UNIDO’s Investment and Technology Promotion Office.

Al-Ahmadani also highlighted the ‘Training of Trainers Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation’, organised by Qatar Chamber in partnership with UNIDO’s Investment and Technology Promotion Office. The programme brought together 30 experts and representatives from various entities involved in Qatar’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem, encompassing public- and private-sector organisations as well as institutions supporting startups and innovation.

Ali Bu Sherbak Al-Mansouri, Acting General Manager of Qatar Chamber, said the Chamber is committed to promoting entrepreneurship and innovation as key drivers of economic diversification and private-sector growth.