The D’MADD team meets with Minister Ali Ihusaan. The Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology, now responsible for the digital technology sector’s development and regulation, inherited this mandate from the former Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Technology. The project will soon be officially transferred to the Ministry.

During the meeting, Dr. Waheed introduced the D’MADD team and presented the project’s components. He emphasized the importance of the new government’s policy directives for the successful implementation of the project, including the submission of the Data Protection and Privacy act to the parliament.

Minister Ihusaan shared insights on these new policies and explored potential synergies with D’MADD to ensure effective policy implementation. He underlined on coordination of government initiatives and utilization of funds in a way that there are no unnecessary duplications of spending.

This meeting marks a promising start for the collaboration between D’MADD and the Ministry, aiming to drive forward the nation’s digital technology initiatives.

The participants included Dr. Ibrahim Waheed, Project Manager; Dr. Mohamed Kinaanath, Minister of State for Homeland Security and Technology; Ahmed Haleem, Communications Specialist; Shama Ahmed Rasheed, Procurement Specialist; and Shafa Hussain, Project Officer.