INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Mobile Technology
Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority and Cisco Work Together
for the UAE’s digital future
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Areas the TRA and Cisco will focus on and
the expected outcomes of the Cisco CDA
programme in the UAE
life and happiness. At Cisco, we are proud to
work with the Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority and contribute to the acceleration
of the UAE’s national digitisation plans.
“We are confident that our co-operation
will result in world class references for
digital innovation.”
Key focus areas
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isco has announced it has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with the Telecommunication
Regulatory Authority of the United Arab
Emirates (TRA) to accelerate digital
adoption and boost co-operation for the
UAE’s digital future.
The MoU is a key addition to Cisco’s Country
Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme in the
UAE, which aims at building and enhancing
a strategic relationship with the national
leadership, industry, and academia to help
accelerate the national digitisation agenda.
“Developing the UAE’s digital infrastructure
is one of the government’s major drives.
It is closely aligned with the leadership’s
directives to provide a favourable
environment for technological development
that enables future solutions, while
contributing to the objectives of the
national agenda and the UAE Vision 2021,”
said Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA’s
Director General.
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Al Mansoori added: “The MoU between the
TRA and Cisco represents our interest in
fostering the relation with globally leading
partners to accelerate smart transformation
in government work and in life on a wider
scale. The public-private partnership is an
imperative factor in ensuring the success
of our strategies for the future, as we are
working together to set the scene for the
application of IoT, and the concepts of
Artificial Intelligence.”
Chuck Robbins, CEO and Chairman of Cisco,
said: “Cisco is proud to support the UAE’s
efforts to transform into a digital economy.
Working together, we will help create an
ecosystem for innovation and job creation,
and we look forward to many more years of
co-operation and collaboration.”
Shukri Eid, Managing Director – East Region,
Cisco Middle East, said: “The UAE’s Vision
2021 connects Digital Transformation and
technology innovation to outcomes that are
truly relevant for society, such as quality of
Under the framework of the MoU, TRA and
Cisco selected specific focus areas, in line
with the UAE’s national priorities. These are
key contributors to the UAE economy and
include smart and lean government, tourism,
smart districts, trade and logistics, healthcare
and energy. Cisco will work with the TRA to
develop technology projects and demonstrate
the value of digital adoption in these areas.
The aim will be to realise the benefits of wider
digital adoption for the UAE’s citizens and the
UAE’s growing economy.
To help accelerate Digital Transformation
in these key sectors, TRA and Cisco plan to
work on several key initiatives, including:
• Talent development via Cisco
Networking Academy: Providing
citizens and residents of the UAE access
to unique learning and career paths for
digital age jobs, such as data science,
Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence
and cybersecurity
• Business innovation: Through
cultivating a sustainable eco-system
and creating innovation exchange
programmes which seek to improve the
lives of urban citizens
• Digital infrastructure and
cybersecurity: Creating a resilient
foundational infrastructure and helping
the UAE build the needed capabilities to
protect its critical national infrastructure. n
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