Unified Digital Platform for the Cooperative Sector to Develop the Work System

The Minister of Social Affairs, Family, and Childhood, Dr. Amthal Al-Huwail, emphasized the importance of establishing a unified digital platform for the cooperative sector, as part of implementing the new regulations governing cooperative work and supporting the ministry’s efforts in digital transformation and the development of the operational framework.

Speaking to the media following her meeting with Gulf University officials to discuss the initial concept for the platform, Minister Al-Huwail stated that the meeting reviewed a draft cooperation protocol between the ministry and the university, aimed at strengthening the partnership between the two parties and leveraging the university’s academic and technical expertise to serve society.

She added that the initial stages of the platform’s design were presented. The platform will unify services and procedures related to the cooperative sector and link relevant departments overseeing cooperative societies within an integrated electronic system, thereby accelerating procedures, enhancing performance efficiency, and strengthening governance and oversight.

The minister clarified that the platform’s services will include the electronic management of contracts, practices, tenders, and quotation requests, in addition to administrative and financial services, warehouse management, and recruitment and nomination requests to develop cooperative societies’ operations and automate their procedures.

She noted that the unified digital platform represents a qualitative leap in the development of the cooperative sector, providing an integrated electronic environment that enhances transparency, improves service efficiency, and aligns with the state’s digital transformation agenda, thereby benefiting cooperative societies, shareholders, and consumers.