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Pakistan Networks: 96% of Flood-Damaged Sites Repaired

Industry watchdog the Pakistan carried out by the telcos, civil and military sites are active in those areas, preventing
Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has authorities and the PTA have restored 3,251 a communication blackout. The PTA added
announced that 96% of damaged network of those sites, the regulator confirmed. Only that it had recorded 120 breaks in national
sites in flood-affected areas have been 135 sites remain offline, with those mostly fiber-optic backhaul infrastructure, but all
restored. At its peak 3,386 sites were located in inaccessible areas of Balochistan of these have now been repaired.
damaged by the recent floods, but repairs and Sindh but the PTA notes that other

TDRA Recognized at Brandon Hall Awards 2022

H.E. Eng. Mohammad Al Zarooni, Deputy and a silver medal for Best Association the attention of stakeholders in this
Director General for Information & Digital Professional Development Program. The field. We are proud of the recognition
Government Sector. The Telecommunications Digital Capabilities and Awareness Strategy for two of our key programmes
and Digital Government Regulatory Authority have won the silver medal for Best Advance that we have adopted within the
(TDRA) announced that its Digital Enablers in Creating a Learning Strategy category. framework of digital enablement
Training Program and Digital Capabilities and Commenting on this achievement, H.E. Eng. of society and government, in line
Awareness Strategy have won gold and silver Mohammad Al Zarooni, Deputy Director with TDRA’s strategic role.” H.E.
medals at the Brandon Hall Awards 2022. The General for Information & Digital Government Al Zarooni indicated that granting
Digital Enablers Training Program has won two Sector said: “The UAE has become a title for the award to the Digital Enablers
gold medals for Best Use of Technology for success in the field of digital transformation, Training Program and the Digital
Learning and Best Learning Team categories, with a long list of achievements that draw Capacity Building and Awareness
Strategy constitutes a meaningful
step towards achieving the objectives
of the Digital Government Strategy,
which aims to enhance national
capabilities in society, noting that the
Digital Enablers Training Programme
is one of many programmes provided
by TDRA through its Virtual Academy,
which plays an active role in spreading
the culture of digital transformation
and training in future skills, tools
and concepts. It is also considered
part of TDRA’s social responsibility
efforts. TDRA Virtual Academy is one
of the digital enablers included in the
comprehensive digital transformation
roadmap, which has contributed to
training more than 300,000 trainees
from 50 countries over the past years.
The Digital Enablers Training Program
was launched with the aim of building
the skills of government and private
sector employees with regard to digital
transformation enablers, to enhance
the necessary capabilities in this field,
in order to provide digital services that
meet the needs of customers, and
enhance the building of an integrated
and comprehensive digital life in the
UAE.

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