The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) concluded its participation at LEAP 2026, during which the State of Palestine signed the DCO Charter, becoming a Signatory Member, and unveiled the\u00a0Digital Prosperity Plan 2026\u20132028<\/b>, co-developed with DCO to advance digital infrastructure and AI readiness, digital government, skills, startups, and SMEs.<\/p>\n
The signing followed the DCO Council\u2019s\u00a0earlier approval of eight candidate countries. Upon completion of accession procedures, DCO will expand from 16 to 24 Member States, representing approximately 980 million people and paving the way for a billion-strong voice for digital cooperation. Tajikistan is also on track to join the organization as an Associate Member, opening new opportunities to strengthen digital cooperation, access public-private partnerships, and collaborate on initiatives advancing digital innovation, skills, and inclusion, in line with its National Development Strategy through 2030.<\/p>\n
DCO Secretary-General Ms. Deemah AlYahya led a ministerial conversation \u201cGoverning Growth: Building Human-Centered Digital Economies in an AI-Driven Era,\u201d to discuss responsible innovation, digital business growth, AI-ready skills, investment and partnerships.<\/p>\n
DCO joined Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and AMD to launch an open AI and open innovation ecosystem, complemented by a DevDay workshop equipping developers, startups and software engineers with open-source tools, technical training and ecosystem opportunities.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on Strengthening Online Content Integrity<\/b>\u00a0convened media, technology platforms and partners at the DCO headquarters to address misinformation, AI-generated content and digital trust.<\/p>\n
DCO also joined Saudi Arabia\u2019s Digital Government Authority and ITL Estonia in discussions on data governance, trust and cross-border alignment; additionally, DCO joined Estonian digital leaders in a panel discussion \u201cBuilt for Business: Estonia\u2019s Digital Advantage\u201d exploring trusted, resilient and future-ready digital economies.<\/p>\n
Separately, DCO and the World Bank co-hosted the fireside chat \u201cFrom Digital Ambition to Impact,\u201d exploring policy, infrastructure, skills, financing and partnerships, plus a high-level roundtable at Elm Company on financing digital innovation to drive economic growth, jobs and inclusive development.<\/p>\n
Through STRIDE, 30 startups from 11 Member States attended LEAP, connecting founders with investors, partners and markets through targeted matchmaking. Startups also participated in dedicated sessions with DCO Observers and partners, including Elm, ITL and Tools & Solutions, expanding opportunities for investment, partnerships and market access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) concluded its participation at LEAP 2026, during which the State of Palestine signed the DCO Charter, becoming a Signatory Member, and unveiled the\u00a0Digital Prosperity Plan 2026\u20132028, co-developed with DCO to advance digital infrastructure and AI readiness, digital government, skills, startups, and SMEs. The signing followed the DCO Council\u2019s\u00a0earlier approval of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9,1310,1280],"class_list":["post-11972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-business","tag-general","tag-technology"],"yoast_head":"\n