The officials during the MoU signing ceremony.
Jaidah Group is broadening its offer in Qatar by signing a strategic partnership with Havelsan, a business that develops sophisticated systems for domestic and foreign military bodies, public sector entities and private sector organisations. Havelsan provides smart solutions based on today’s state of-the-art technologies
Group Executive Director of Jaidah Group Mohamed J. Jaidah together with Ahmet Hamdi Atalay, CEO of Havelsan recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a long-term partnership between the two companies that focuses on the provision of an extensive range of Cyber Security solutions and services in Qatar.
Jaidah Group HE-Projects Managing Director, Altug Okay, Havelsan Qatar Country Manager Ozgur Aytan and senior executives from both organisations also participated in the MOU signing.
The partnership will see both businesses provide a broad array of Cyber Security services and solutions in Qatar. It will initially involve Jaidah Group achieving certification and access to proprietary cyber-security platforms developed by Havelsan and the establishment of a cyber security centre in Qatar operated by Jaidah Group.
Havelsan was first launched in 1982 by the Turkish Armed Force Foundation with a focus on delivering software solutions to the Turkish Army.
Jaidah Group has long been known for its success in developing partnerships with strategically important businesses to further expand its existing, world-class portfolio. It is determined to give customers the widest possible range of options across all the key sectors of the economy where it is active.
And with Havelsan, the business has found a partner of equivalence. Havelsan is the most significant e-government transformation organisation in Turkey and provides uninterrupted, secure and reliable services and solutions through the national cyber security systems it designs and produces. In addition to these, Havelsan develops command & control and combat systems for the Air and Naval Forces and develops land, naval and air platforms.
The MOU will enable Jaidah Group and Havelsan to engage with a growing number of businesses in the financial services and telecommunications sector as well across Government. It also includes technology transfer from Havelsan and is designed to encourage cooperation with local universities in Qatar to localise Havelsan’s solutions for the country.
It comes at a time when Qatar is making increasing progress in investing in and launching advanced technologies and systems to tackle cybercrime. The Economic and Cyber Crimes Combating Department recently launched a variety of efforts designed to trace fake social media accounts and tackle cybercrime.
Commenting on the news, Group Executive Director Mohamed J. Jaidah said: “In Havelsan we have identified the ideal strategic partner to extend our footprint in the critically important field of cyber security. We’re seeing increasing demand amongst existing customers and more broadly in the marketplace for hardware and software solutions that provide such capability.”
