On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, a specialized workshop was held at the Iraqi Council of Representatives to discuss the drafting of the proposed law for the Iraqi Programmers Syndicate, with the presence of a distinguished group of experts and decision-makers in the field of Information Technology and Legislation.

The workshop was chaired by Mr. Saad Fayadh Mawzan, Director General of the Parliamentary Development Institute, with the participation of Dr. Mohammed Qasim Al-Mayahi, Director General of the Parliamentary Legislation Department, Mr. Saeed Abdul Kareem, President of the Syndicate’s Founding Council, and Dr. Ahmed Al-Azzawi, the Official Spokesperson of the Founding Council, along with several members of parliament and specialized professors in the field of IT.

The workshop discussed the technical and legal aspects of the proposed law, with valuable feedback aimed at enhancing the syndicate’s role in supporting programmers and organizing their work within Iraq.

As part of this effort, Asst. Lecturer Fadhil Abbas Fadhil, Head of the IT Division in the Computer Science Department, and Asst. Lecturer Abu Bakr Sa’ib from the Information Technology Center at the University of Technology, were selected to actively participate in the workshop. They shared their specialized opinions and contributed to enriching the technical and legal discussions on the law’s draft.

This participation reflects the importance of academic and technical expertise in shaping legislation that serves the IT sector and helps develop a better programming environment in Iraq.