{"id":1541,"date":"2024-03-04T08:31:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T08:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcit-w.uat-test-domain.com\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2024-06-30T08:32:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T08:32:04","slug":"mcit-cisco-hold-masterclass-on-driving-digital-business-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcit.gov.qa\/en\/news\/mcit-cisco-hold-masterclass-on-driving-digital-business-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"MCIT, Cisco Hold Masterclass on &#8220;Driving Digital Business Transformation&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"accessibility-plugin-ac\">The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in partnership with Cisco, held a masterclass titled \u201cDriving Digital Business Transformation\u201d on February 29, 2024, as part of Web Summit Qatar 2024. 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