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Arabsat’s first software-defined payload the Middle East, Africa and beyond, to parts Falcon Heavy launch of Arabsat 6A and the
satellites, offering high throughput Ku- of Europe.” “We’re excited to be selected upcoming launch of BADR-8, our work with
band capacity to help Arabsat expand its for our third Arabsat launch,” said SpaceX Arabsat is a testament to our Falcon fleet’s
services into several verticals to enhance Vice President of Commercial Sales Tom reliability and safety.”
its portfolio of products and solutions over Ochinero. “Having worked together on the

etisalat by e& to Hire 500 UAE Nationals in the
Next Five Years Under the Federal Program

‘NAFIS’

Etisalat UAE, branded as etisalat by e&, year with the Ruler’s Court in Al Dhafra Re- ute to the overall growth of the UAE econ-
has announced a Memorandum of Under- gion. As per the latest agreement, etisalat omy. The telecom sector has always been
standing (MoU) with Emirati Talent Com- by e& will focus on hiring 100 UAE nation- a major enabler of job creation, especially
petitiveness Council (ETCC) to participate als by the end of 2022. It will also facilitate in information technology, marketing and
in the NAFIS initiative that will involve the training programmes that contribute to de- technical areas, as well as customer service
hiring and empowering of more than 500 veloping and enhancing their skills and ex- and sales. This is a positive development
Emirati professionals in its retail, custom- pertise in their current roles. Commenting for the younger generation who are actively
er service, technology and IT space in a on the agreement, H.E. Ghannam Al Maz- looking to participate in the retail sector.”
span of five years. Providing the new hires rouei, Secretary General of the Emirati Tal- Al Mazrouei indicated that the recruitment
with the skills, expertise and platform to ent Competitiveness Council, said: “NAFIS plan with etisalat by e& will take place in a
excel, the initiative strongly supports their reflects the interest of our wise leadership phased manner, making sure the UAE Na-
career progression in the telco industry for UAE citizens to equip the next genera- tionals are equipped with the tools to take
and significantly contributes to the UAE’s tion with competencies that are founded on their new roles in the telecom, technol-
national agenda to move towards a knowl- on curiosity, openness and a diverse range ogy and retail sectors. “Thanks to partners
edge-based economy. The MoU was signed of professional skillsets. This can only be like etisalat by e&, these opportunities will
by Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, CEO of eti- achieved by providing them with opportuni- go a long way in benefitting the immense
salat by e&, and H.E. Ghannam Al Mazrouei, ties that meet their aspirations and ambi- talent in the country and adding value to
Secretary General of the Emirati Talent tions for the future. Since the inception of their career path of choice.” Masood Shar-
Competitiveness Council - the federal enti- NAFIS, the program has collaborated with if Mahmood, CEO, etisalat by e&, said: “We
ty responsible for NAFIS - at GITEX Global key private sector partners to provide job are proud to be part of the NAFIS initiative
2022, one of the region’s largest technology opportunities that meet the qualifications and play a critical role in contributing to the
events. Senior officials from both entities and aspirations of capable and talented UAE leadership’s vision of creating oppor-
witnessed this significant moment. The UAE nationals. “The NAFIS agreement with tunities for Emiratization in the private sec-
signing acts as an extension of etisalat by etisalat by e& meets these requirements, tor. We will work closely with the potential
e&’s Emiratization efforts and builds on the highlighting the joint effort to create oppor- candidates to identify their competencies
success of the partnership held earlier this tunities for 500 UAE nationals and contrib- and support their career growth in the com-
munications and IT sector. This is a testa-
ment to the continuous efforts etisalat by
e& has put into investing in UAE National
talent and guiding them to become the fu-
ture leaders, in line with the aspirations of
the government. In the telecom and tech-
nology sector, one of the most vital sectors
that contribute to the country’s economy,
these new hires will play an integral role
in progressing the country’s digital econ-
omy and raise its competitiveness across
various global indicators.” Ali Al Mansoori,
Chief Human Resources Officer, etisalat
by e&, said: “For more than four decades,
we have worked tirelessly to explore limit-
less possibilities for hiring and empower-
ing Emirati talent with the right skills and
working environment. The partnership with

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