Digital Cooperation Organization has announced stc as an official DCO observer, making the Saudi telecom giant the first telecommunications company to join the DCO. The announcement headlined the inaugural Mobile 360 Riyadh event, which also featured a groundbreaking MoU between global telecommunications body, the GSM Association, and the DCO. The partnerships will focus on expanding access to telecommunications technologies and upskilling youth and entrepreneurs so that they can prosper in the digital economy. The DCO is a global multilateral organization established to enable digital prosperity for all, with a focus on digital economy initiatives supporting youth, entrepreneurs and women. The DCO has rapidly expanded to now represent more than 600 million people across nine-member state countries.
The DCO is leading the way in connecting telecommunications organizations and leaders to forge the solutions of tomorrow for our youth, women, and entrepreneurs. On World Telecommunications Day, it is fitting that we join forces with stc, a world-leading telecommunications organization, and with the global telecommunications association GSMA. The GSMA is a global organization unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change.