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sessions, our champions will showcase successful uses and best jobs. As a key pillar of the UAE’s National Strategy for Industry
practices of 4IR and also advise on the optimum strategies for and Advanced Technology, which aims to transform the industrial
deployment, and will accelerate the technological transformation sector into a long-term engine of economic growth, UAE Industry
of the national industrial sector. "The success of our partner- 4.0 aims to increase industrial productivity by 30 percent and add
based approach has seen two champions of industry sign up AED25 billion to the national GDP. (March 30, 2022) wam.ae
for our network during World Government Summit, adding to an
esteemed panel of Emirati entities including Abu Dhabi National Oil The UAE, represented by the Telecommunications and Digital
Company (ADNOC), EDGE and Emirates Global Aluminium. "These Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), participated in the 2022
4IR-focused initiatives are laying the groundwork for an enabling Session of the ITU Council at the ITU headquarters in Geneva.
industrial ecosystem that can boost the capabilities critical to Majed Sultan al-Mesmar, Director-General of the TDRA, headed
the sustainable socio-economic development of our country." the TDRA’s delegation while Saif bin Ghelaita, Executive Director
Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, Chairman, e&, said, "We are of the Technology Development Affairs Department at the TDRA,
constantly identifying new collaborative opportunities and seeking chaired the council’s meeting, in its session this year. Bin Ghelaita
strategic partnerships in line with our commitment to enhance won the council’s presidency in the elections held during the ITU
value for all our stakeholders and make a positive difference in the Plenipotentiary Conference in Dubai in 2018. The ITU Council acts
community. We are proud to be active contributors to ‘Operation as the union’s governing body in the interval between
300bn’, a significant strategic project that will accelerate the plenipotentiary conferences. Its role is to consider broad
UAE’s reputation as a digital transformation hub and boost the telecommunication policy issues to ensure that the union's
country’s socio-economic growth. Through our collaboration with activities, policies and strategies fully respond to today's dynamic,
the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, businesses rapidly-changing telecommunications environment. The
will benefit from the value we are delivering through an engaging significance of this session comes from it being the first to be held
business environment that thrives on innovation. "I would like in person after two years of virtual consultative meetings chaired
to thank the UAE leadership for their continuous support in by the UAE. Participants discussed issues related to the
encouraging the adoption of advanced technology in industrial functioning of the ITU Council and topics related to the budget,
ecosystems, progressing next-generation connectivity and human resources and action teams, where the results of
introducing cutting-edge technologies. By joining the Industry 4.0 discussions have been incorporated in the reports submitted to
Champions Network and leveraging our advanced capabilities in the presidency of the council by the team leaders. The UAE
5G and IoT, we are collectively accelerating digital transformation delegation expressed its wish to be renominated for membership
in the industrial sector and creating a rich SME ecosystem that in the ITU Council at its forthcoming session in 2023-2026. In that
will drive continued growth and success for businesses. In signing context, al-Mesmar said, "The UAE officially joined the ITU in
up for the Champions 4.0 Network, e& will be joining the likes of 1972, only a few months after its founding. Such early joining was
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company), EDGE, Honeywell, a realistic translation of the wise leaders’ vision of the importance
Unilever, Ericsson, Schneider Electric, Emirates Global Aluminium, of the UAE as an active member of key and leading global
Microsoft, CISCO, SAP, AVEVA and Siemens. Launched as part platforms, at the forefront of which is the ITU, for the UAE to affirm
of Projects of the 50 last year, "UAE Industry 4.0" is designed to its humanitarian mission and its quest to help the peoples of the
accelerate the integration of 4IR solutions and applications across world achieve Sustainable Development Goals. My country has
the UAE’s industrial sector, enhancing the UAE’s overall industrial not wavered for once in its noble mission... and to that end has put
competitiveness, driving down costs, increasing productivity and words into action."
efficiency, enhancing quality, improving safety and creating new (March 29, 2022) wam.ae

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