INTELLIGENT MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority and Cisco work together
for the UAE’s digital future
isco has announced it has
signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of
the UAE (TRA) to accelerate digital adoption
and boost co-operation for the UAE’s
digital future. The MoU is a key addition
to Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration
(CDA) programme in the UAE, which aims
at building and enhancing a strategic
relationship with the national leadership,
industry,and academia to help accelerate the
national digitisation agenda.
“Developing the UAE’s digital
infrastructure is one of the government’s
major drives. It is closely aligned with the
leadership’s directives to provide a favourable
environment for technological development
that enables future solutions, while
contributing to the objectives of the national
agenda and the UAE Vision 2021,” said Hamad
Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA’s Director General.
Al Mansoori added: “The MoU between
the TRA and Cisco represents our interest in
fostering the relation with globally leading
partners to accelerate smart transformation
in government work and in life on a wider
scale. The public–private partnership is an
imperative factor in ensuring the success
of our strategies for the future, as we are
working together to set the scene for the
application of IoT, and the concepts of
Artificial Intelligence.”
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Chuck Robbins, CEO and
Chairman of Cisco, said: “Cisco
is proud to support the UAE’s
efforts to transform into a
digital economy. Working
together, we will help create
an ecosystem for innovation
and job creation, and we look
forward to many more years of
co-operation and collaboration.”
Shukri Eid, Managing
Director – East Region, Cisco Middle East,
said: “The UAE’s Vision 2021 connects Digital
Transformation and technology innovation
to outcomes that are truly relevant for
society, such as quality of life and happiness.
At Cisco, we are proud to work with the
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
and contribute to the acceleration of the
UAE’s national digitisation plans. We are
confident that our co-operation will result in
world class references for digital innovation.”
Key focus areas
Under the framework of the MoU, TRA and
Cisco selected specific focus areas, in line
with the UAE’s national priorities. These are
key contributors to the UAE economy and
include smart and lean government, tourism,
smart districts, trade and logistics, healthcare
and energy. Cisco will work with the TRA to
develop technology projects and demonstrate
the value of digital adoption in these areas.
Areas the TRA and Cisco will focus on and the
expected outcomes of the Cisco CDA programme
in the UAE
The aim will be to realise the benefits of
wider digital adoption for the UAE’s citizens
and the UAE’s growing economy.
To help accelerate Digital Transformation
in these key sectors, TRA and Cisco plan to
work on several key initiatives, including:
Talent development via Cisco Networking
Academy: Providing citizens and
residents of the UAE access to unique
learning and career paths for digital
age jobs, such as data science, Internet
of Things, Artificial Intelligence and
cybersecurity
Business innovation: Through cultivating
a sustainable eco-system and creating
innovation exchange programmes which
seek to improve the lives of urban citizens
Digital infrastructure and cybersecurity:
Creating a resilient foundational
infrastructure and helping the UAE build
the needed capabilities to protect its
critical national infrastructure.