About
SAMENA Telecommunications Council
“The SAMENA Council is now in its next phase of organizational development. The year 2013 has so far been very productive for us, and we shall maintain our momentum toward achieving excellence in generating value for our membership and in strengthening the SAMENA Council’s industry-support and advocacy mechanisms. I want to congratulate our committees and working groups as well as our SAMENA Council team for working diligently to ensure that we deliver quality through our knowledge initiatives as well as executive meetings, and that we participate in a myriad of industry platforms on which the SAMENA Council shall continue to voice the telecommunications industry’s needs, especially with regard to new enabling policies, consensus-driven solutions, and sustainability of investments. I also wish to congratulate the members of the Board of Directors of the SAMENA Council and our membership for their active support to our organization’s new endeavors.”
VISION
Provide a unified voice and a collaboration forum for Operators and Service Providers in the SAMENA region.
MISSION
To promote the development and adoption of national and sector-specific digitization policies
MISSION
To promote the progress of telecom sector governance and regulation in the region
MISSION
To facilitate the creation of an environment conducive to incentivizing operators’ investment in the next-generation broadband infrastructure
MISSION
To promote co-operation between telecom operators and other industry stakeholders
SMART
SAMENA
Capturing the USD 1.3 Trillion-Dollar Digitization Opportunity in the
South Asia - Middle East - North Africa Region
CURRENT SAMENA
No ICT policies or nascent policies
Continued reliance on legacy policies
Lack of focus on knowledge capital, ICT skills, content development, demand stimulation
Digitization is not addressed adequately
ICT policies lack measureable targets, KPIs, and progress monitoring tools
CURRENT SAMENA
Major Enabling Sectors
Financial Services:
Innovative virtual payment platforms that are convenient for consumers & businesses, and advanced back-end ICT solutions
Healthcare:
Improved and personalized care for patients and greater efficiency for providers through tele-health and electronic health records
Transportation:
Intelligent traffic systems alongside fleet and warehouse management solutions
Energy:
Improved customer experience and efficient energy consumption through smart grids and digital oilfields
Government:
Customized multi-channel e-government solutions and improved national security
Education:
Engaging learning experience that creates digitally literate citizens fit for the workplace
SMART SAMENA
Cumulative Economic Impact by 2020
GDP Impact of
USD 1.25 Trillion
13.3 Million
New Jobs
Energy savings of
USD 12.9 Billion
due to Smart Grids
7.2 Million
New Businesses
Economic
Impact
SMART SAMENA
How to Get there
Sustainable, Innovative and Secure ICT Sector
Managed & Risk-Mitigated Sectorial Digitization
Advanced ICT Capital
Regional & Local Collaboration Platforms
Tracking & Monitoring Mechanisms
SMART SAMENA
Investments Required: $235 Billion by 2020
