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Chief Information Officer (CIO)

 

 

H. E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Head of the UAE Digital Government and Director General of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority executes the role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) in the UAE. As the CIO, H. E. Mansoori leads the management and implementation of national projects and initiatives that are aimed at achieving the digitalisation of the country.

 

H. E. Al Mansoori was appointed as Head of the UAE Digital Government on 5 July 2020 as part of the new structure of the federal government approved by H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.

 

Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority was made responsible for the eTransformation of the federal government in 2011. In 2013, it was tasked additionally, with executing the mGovernment initiative. It is now responsible for the overall smart and digital infrastructure and transformation in the country. 
H. E. Mansoori is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST), a Board Member of Emaratech for Technology solutions, a Member of the UAE Artificial Intelligence Council, a Member of the UAE Fourth Industrial Revolution Council and a member of the high-level Broadband Commission for Digital Development, which is one of the joint committees between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the UNESCO and is concerned with the worldwide achievement of goals related to digital development.

 

Read more about H. E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori.

Updated on 16 Mar 2021

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