{"id":23533,"date":"2025-10-06T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arab-digital-economy.org\/?p=23533"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:00:22","slug":"the-arab-federation-for-digital-economy-calls-for-building-an-arab-digital-shield-to-develop-inter-regional-trade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arab-digital-economy.org\/?p=23533&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"The Arab Federation for Digital Economy calls for building an “Arab Digital Shield” to develop inter-regional trade."},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

Cairo – Arab Republic of Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n

The Arab Federation for Digital Economy participated in the Arab workshop titled “Smart Systems for Sustainable Transport: Arab Experiences and Development Prospects Using Modern Technologies and Communication Systems.” The workshop was organized by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States on October 5-6, 2025. The workshop was attended by a group of Arab and international experts and leaders in the fields of digital economy and smart transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

During the conference, Dr. Ayman Ghoneim, Assistant Secretary-General representing the Federation , delivered a speech titled “From Geographical Borders to Digital Bridges of Trust: Building an Arab Shield for Our Trade.” He focused on the most prominent challenges facing inter-Arab trade, most notably logistical obstacles and the lack of trust resulting from the risks of counterfeiting and smuggling, which lead to increased costs and longer customs clearance times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Ghanem explained that overcoming these challenges requires building a unified Arab smart transportation system based on an “Arab Digital Shield” with three main pillars:<\/span><\/p>\n