Through its training body SUDACAD, Sudatel Telecom Group, in collaboration with the ITU Arab regional office, organized a regional workshop on “Prospects of Smart Water Management in Arab Region”. The workshop aims to discuss the increasing role of ICT technologies to manage water resources particularly for agricultural and urban uses in a smart city. Moreover, the workshop will shed light on the opportunities and challenges for expanding smart water management in the Arab region.
A forum on Internet of Things for Development of Smart and Sustainable Cities has been also organized to discuss the role of the Internet of Things (IoT) for development and creating a smart world that facilitates sustainable economic development along with a high quality of life within smart sustainable cities. In addition, the forum will discuss the role that Internet of Things (IoT) plays in relation to converging technologies for building smart sustainable cities with integrated ecosystems.
The sessions were attended by the minister of Electricity and Water Resources, the minister of Communication and Information Technology, the General Manager of Sudan National Telecom Corporation as well as more than 200 participants representing 12 countries from Arab region, Africa and Europe.
The closing session was addressed by H.E. Hassabo Mohamed Abdelrahman, VP of the Republic of Sudan, who assured, in his speech, the full support of Sudan government to the outcomes of the forum.
Dr Ahmed Awad Elsayed, the Executive Director of SUDACAD, confirmed the continuous commitment of Sudatel to the activities of the ITU. He also pointed out the major role of Sudatel in building the ICT infrastructure in Sudan in order to lead the move for a technological era.
Source: Sudatel Press Release