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Shahada signs strategic deal with rival firm
Nine months ago, the Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Kamal Shihada, signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Oracle, aiming to support digital transformation in the Lebanese public sector through training and qualifying 50,000 municipal participants and developing digital infrastructure to make 80% of government services cloud-based within five years. However, shortly thereafter, the Deputy Chairwoman of Oracle revealed that the company had contributed in undisclosed ways to serving the Israeli military’s agenda, utilizing alarming techniques to support Israeli military operations against Lebanon. This raises questions about the compatibility of continued cooperation with the company with Lebanon’s national interests, cybersecurity, and digital sovereignty.
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