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Assistive Technology Center Qatar "Mada" affiliated with the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) has organized the third edition of its annual conference "GREAT Talks 2020" with the participation of above 1,300 people from 18 countries, via video conferencing. 

The two-day conference titled "Digital Inclusion" shed light on the digital divide, which has led to the exclusion of certain segments of society from dealing with technology, particularly persons with disabilities and the elderly. The conference also highlighted the latest developments in Arabic language, and the best practices and topics in the field of access to information and communications technology (ICT), in the light of the accelerating pace of technological change and the current conditions that push people to have access to all kinds of information and perform most activities via internet connection. 

This edition of "GREAT Talks" also focused on the digital inclusion and efforts to bridge the digital divide.