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.
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