Dubai, UAE, 15 February, 2018: CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of SAMENA Telecommunications Council, Bocar A. BA, met with his HE Sh. Nasser Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Acting General Director of Bahrain's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), and discussed bringing public-private sector engagement to the next level, whereby the industry's sustainability needs as well as progress in regulatory transformation could be maintained in the larger digital transformational requirements of the region. SAMENA Council's ongoing active engagement with other regional regulators has been the key driver for further building on an active relationship with TRA-Bahrain, to contribute to the TRA's recognizably progressive regulatory efforts.
The SAMENA Council delegation to the TRA's headquarters, including Imme Philbeck, Chief Economist, and Izhar Ahmad, Director - Communication, discussed with the TRA's team Needs and Challenges of the GCC Digital Communications Industry, Sector Development Co-operation, Private-Sector Representation & Transformation of Regulatory Roles, and defined a way forward for Collaboration on key areas.
Bocar BA has stated that "HE Sheikh Nasser's hospitality and the TRA team's open communication with SAMENA Council on regulatory priority areas are of immense value to us. Our intent is to define and measure SAMENA Council's active collaboration with the TRA on Digital Services and Spectrum issues, and we look forward to contributing to the TRA's efforts as a private-sector organization, fully backed by a telecom-operator Board of Directors to collectively represent the larger interest of the digital communications industry by working closely with regulatory authorities throughout the region."
Source: SAMENA Press Release