The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and the Business & Technology Incubator at Islamic University, in cooperation with the Palestinian Monetary Authority, held a workshop on the Digital Economy & Financial Technology Program.
The workshop was attended by: Prof. Salem Helles, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences; Dr. Iyad Al-Shami, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology; Mr. Muhannad Salous, Head of the Financial Inclusion Department of the Palestine Monetary Authority; Mr. Samer Afana; and Ms. Deborah Ramrath, Consultant in alternative methods of financial inclusion for SMEs in Palestine; and a gathering of members of the administrative and academic staff of the faculty and the business and technology incubator at the university; as well as a group of representatives of Palestinian business incubators.
The workshop included identifying the Digital Economy and Financial Technology Program and the mechanism of cooperation and networking with Palestinian business incubators and accelerators, in light of the globally rapid technological progress; its role in promoting financial innovations; its positive impact on increasing the rates of financial inclusion in the world and particularly in Palestine; and the importance of developing the infrastructure for the technology sector in Palestine to serve the current trends in the automation of financial services.
The workshop comes as part of the faculty’s efforts to provide quality professional academic programs that meet the market’s needs and contribute to advancing sustainable development.
Mr. Salous affirmed that the Islamic University is one of the leading institutions in its educational programs, especially with the presence of the Digital Economy and Financial Technology Program, which is in line with the strategy of digital transformation and financial inclusion in Palestine.
At the conclusion of the workshop, it achieved several results, most notably setting a plan for joint cooperation and networking between the faculty and business incubators aimed at developing an innovation laboratory to incubate projects in the financial fields by benefiting from local, regional, and international experiences in the field of financial technology.
