The old Lebanese Telecommunication Ministry is no more,awaiting to see the new website to better reflect the country ambitions in obtaining a major role in Entrepreneurship, Technology Start-ups and the recent Beirut Digital District project. The website (http://www.mpt.gov.lb) currently display the following image: And if you like a sneak peak at the ancient old website dating 2004; here […]
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Beirut Digital District, between politics and technology
Much of politics, little of technology! This is the impression one would get from following the launch of “Beirut Digital District,” which is a good step but it needs more explaining, clarification and marketing. It needs this because the information communications technology sector is one of the prominent economic development, innovative and technological sectors in […]
The missing Beirut Digital District website
Since it’s launch we have been reading or hearing the following question a lot: ‘where is the website to Beirut Digital District?’ Since we all want success for this project (#BDD); This modest initiative was started to gather all that is related to Beirut Digital District in this website and with extending an open invitation to anyone who wants […]
$150 million to be invested in Beirut Digital District
Beirut Digital District was officially launched with the inauguration of the first building in the ICT hub, dubbed BDD 1499. The digital district is situated in Bachoura, near the Ministry of Finance, adjacent to Beirut Central District. The project is being developed by Zein Real Estate (ZRE).Total investment in the project is expected to reach […]
Beirut Digital District Launched in Beirut
The Beirut Digital District (BDD) was launched Monday in the neighborhood of Bashoura, in the heart of Beirut, with the aim of creating a hub for technology, attracting foreign investment and helping retain young and talented Lebanese. BDD fosters accelerators to boost startups and allows closing deals, sharing ideas, developing projects, and expanding businesses, said […]
Mikati launches Beirut Digital District
Lebanese Prime minister Nagib Mikati launched on Monday the Beirut Digital District in the heart of Beirut with the aim of creating a hub for technology, attracting foreign investment and helping retain young and talented Lebanese. The center is a high-rise building in the Bashoura district with 3,200 square meters of office space, is promising to […]
Berytech, ZRE & the Ministry of Telecom Launch Beirut Digital District
The first Beirut Digital District building stands 9 stories high in Bachoura, an area geographically adjacent to Beirut’s Central District, Lebanon’s business hub, but quite far in terms of development. That might change soon however. The Digital District was conceived to attract foreign digital endeavors, boost local entrepreneurs’ opportunities and ‘bring expatriates back home’ according […]
“Beirut Digital District” launched today
PM Najib Mikati stated on Monday during his speech at “Beirut Digital District” launching ceremony that this project is “symbolic”, stressing that Lebanon supports the economy of knowledge and digital economy. The Prime minister also announced that other centers in various areas will be opened soon. “We are determined to fulfill our duties to keep […]
Miqati highlights importance of social, economic security
Prime Minister Najib Miqati said Monday that the Lebanese citizens’ social and economic security was the cabinet’s priority. “The citizens’ safety and their social and economic security is a red line for us that cannot be breached,” Miqati said during the launching ceremony of Beirut Digital District. The premier also said that his cabinet was […]
Beirut Digital District by blogbaladi.com
Telecom Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui has been tweeting all day about the official launching of the Beirut Digital District, an innovative community with state-of-the-art infrastructure aiming at contributing to the economic development of Lebanon. This is the product of a “real partnership between the public and private sectors” as stated by PM Najib Mikati. The first […]