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SAMENA Council Draws on Telecom Operators’ Enabling Role in Powering
Arab Region's Environmental, Socio-Economic, and Digital Transformation

Goals Toward Sustainability

SAMENA Council, during
the Arab Virtual Week for
Sustainability and Environment,
conjointly organized by the
Environmental Center for
Arab Towns and the Clean
Energy Business Council
(CEBC), highlighted the role of
Telecom Operators and ICT-
enabled solutions in driving
impact across various sectors,
where smart manufacturing,
digital agriculture, smart
buildings and mobility could
contribute significantly in
reducing carbon potential.
ICTs and other technologies
such as modern sensors,
big data analytics, artificial
intelligence, the internet
of things, and Operators’
strategic collaborative steps to
accelerate cooperation for the
protection of the environment,
addressing climate change
challenges as well as of the region. The Arab region sustainability mindset, it is by stc Group, Zain, Etisalat by
reducing the carbon footprint is digitally transforming and critical that we adopt and e&, Omantel, among others and
through their operations, can economic diversification sustain implementable policy- the Saudi & Middle East Green
contribute in aiding the region's visions are gradually coming making and enabling regulatory Initiative, focusing on shaping
burgeoning digital economies to life. However, the region approaches. Green initiatives in the sustainable future through
to transition to greener digital has to mitigate challenges the region should be powered by environmental protection,
economies. Bocar BA, CEO & associated with population digital development approaches energy transition, and
Board Member, representing growth, economic activity, high and visions of digitalization sustainability-driven programs
the voice of SAMENA Council, consumption rates, and high and service delivery enabled would prove to be foundational
described how the Telecom/ adoption rate of digital services by Telecom Operators." As the toward meeting sustainability
ICT Private Sector, even as and applications. Unless acted Industry speedily reaches the needs of the region. Moreover, it
it itself undergoes evolution, upon in a smart sustainable year 2030 and evolution of is also important to be cognizant
is dramatically improving way, such challenges can network technologies, including of the interfaces being created
the human experience (for place unforeseeable pressures of Wi-Fi network bandwidth and between the Digital Economy
example, the level of happiness, on the sustainability and capacity, dynamic routing, and and the Space Economy. To
motivation, and productivity on the overall business and premium digital experiences this effect, various aspects of
attained in the UAE), providing societal life.” BA stated that become the norm; as industrial sustainability, including those
new data and voice benefits, "With Telecom Operators' internet shapes up; as 5G relating to sustainability of
promoting digital channels and enabling role in tackling moves into its next phase; the outer space, should also
e-commerce, bringing cloud Arab region's environmental, and as "green" development be considered. It is through
and AI-based capabilities socio-economic, and urban brings energy consumption Space that we could imagine
that benefit citizens and development requirements, as and environmental impact supporting global security and
enable smart-city planning, well as in providing meaningful to the forefront of business sustainability on multiple fronts.
and transforming core and connectivity throughout the strategies, initiatives such as
emerging economic sectors region, and that too with a the MoU signed earlier this year

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