HE Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, affirmed that national efforts are continuing within a comprehensive vision and clear strategy towards the development of youth, by implementing a series of successive achievements in many fields of development.

This came during the closing ceremony of the third edition of the "Young Tech Entrepreneur" program, one of the digital youth initiatives, held under the patronage of HE Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, in the presence of Mr. Ahmed Bu Hazaa, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Tech Entrepreneur Program, and a number of participants and entrepreneurs.

On this occasion, His Excellency explained that sponsoring and supporting this pioneering program comes within the framework of the government's directives for the Kingdom of Bahrain to be a regional platform for technologies in the Middle East, and to invest in Bahraini youth in a way that enhances sustainable development, praising the innovative projects implemented by the participating youth in the program's 3 editions, with the follow-up of a number of specialists and experts in this field.

His Excellency added that the Technical Entrepreneur Program has provided economic and technical opportunities for Bahraini youth participants, to help them invest their ideas and achieve their ambitions in sustainable entrepreneurship .

The Minister also announced the launch of the Digital Youth Initiative (Shabab Tech), which provides participants in the program with continuous support to develop their projects.

Moreover, His Excellency toured the program's exhibition, and was briefed on all the projects designed by the participating youth.

For his part, Mr. Ahmed Bu Hazaa, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Program, expressed his appreciation to the Minister of Industry and Commerce for sponsoring the Program, noting the role of partners from government and private institutions in supporting and developing the Program as well.

The Young Technical Entrepreneur Program seeks to provide entrepreneurship knowledge and experience, by utilizing modern technologies. The current edition features projects by 20 young people between the ages of 17 and 23, university students and novice entrepreneurs, with the participation of 15 industrial, commercial, and financial institutions specialized in fintech and artificial intelligence. The program provides young participants with entrepreneurial skills and gave them the opportunity to learn from successful pioneers and businessmen, by organizing visits to incubating institutions to explore business opportunities in the digital field, in addition to workshops and lectures in project management, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, tech, and cloud computing.