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LEADERS' SUMMIT 2023 SAMENA TRENDS

TDRA Participates in SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit on the Role of
Telecommunications in Supporting the Digital Economy

these challenges is the legislative issue, as
technologies are constantly evolving, and in
order to keep pace with them legislatively,
we must be highly innovative. Thus, TDRA
was keen to launch the first experimental
legislative environment for the ICT sector
(ICT Regulatory Sandbox), on the sidelines
of the World Government Summit that was
held in Dubai last February.”

H.E Al-Mesmar called for concerted efforts
to support countries that are not connected
to submarine cables, which deprives them
of broadband Internet services, and offered
the UAE's assistance in this context based
on the UAE's global trends, and said: "The
UAE is ready to provide the necessary
advisory and technical support to those
countries.", in order to achieve the noble
With the active participation and UAE or in the region and the world. However, global slogan raised by the United Nations
sponsorship of the Telecommunications this journey has some challenges that we in the context of its development goals,
and Digital Government Regulatory must work together to overcome and turn (Leave no one behind).”
Authority (TDRA), SAMENA held its annual into opportunities and prospects. One of
summit at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, in
the presence of H.E. Sheikh Nahyan bin “Advanced digital ecosystems have proven to have
Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance
and Coexistence in the United Arab an effective impact on society, economy and govern-
Emirates as a guest of honor at the summit, ment work. Today, emerging technologies constitute
and with the participation of a group of
decision-makers and workers in the field of a strong drive for the transformation process towards
ICT in the public and private sectors in the a sustainable digital economy, whether in the UAE or
Middle East and North Africa region.
in the region and the world. However, this journey has
His Excellency Eng. Majed Sultan Al some challenges that we must work together to over-
Mesmar, TDRA Director General, gave the
opening speech in which he highlighted come and turn into opportunities and prospects. One
the importance of regional cooperation of these challenges is the legislative issue, as technol-
to advance the telecommunications
sector and digital transformation in order ogies are constantly evolving, and in order to keep pace
to contribute to creating the future and with them legislatively, we must be highly innovative.
promoting a sustainable digital economy
to serve the region. He said: “Advanced Thus, TDRA was keen to launch the first experimental
digital ecosystems have proven to have legislative environment for the ICT sector (ICT Regu-
an effective impact on society, economy
and government work. Today, emerging latory Sandbox), on the sidelines of the World Govern-
technologies constitute a strong drive ment Summit that was held in Dubai last February.”
for the transformation process towards a
sustainable digital economy, whether in the HE Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar, TDRA Director General

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