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Report
in attendance of Abdullah bin Zayed
TRA signs ICT
MoU with India
Hmad Al Mansoori:
This agreement
best serves the
development
efforts of
economy, and
knowledge
society
The Telecommunications Regulatory Au-
thority (TRA) has signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) with the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The
MoU was inked during September 2015
during the joint commission meetings
that both countries held in New Delhi,
in the presence of UAE foreign minister
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Na-
hyan and Minister of State H.E. Reem
Al Hashimi. The MoU aims to strengthen
collaboration between the two countries
within the Telecommunications and Infor-
mation and Communications technology
(ICT) sector.
Pursuant to the MoU, the two telecom
regulators will cooperate, coordinate and
share knowledge in ICT areas, and par-
ticipation in international events and fo-
rums.
H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA’s
director general said: “This agreement
falls within the framework of bilateral co-
operation between the UAE and India,
and aims to secure optimum utilization
of the telecommunication sector to best
serve the development efforts, economy,
and knowledge society, which will reflect
positively on the competitiveness of both
countries”.
“The importance of the telecommunica-
tions sector is reflected through the stra-
tegic role it plays in our contemporary so-
ciety, as it contributes significantly in the
economic and social development. We
regard taking advantage of the global ex-
pertise and strengthening ties with inter-
national stakeholders as necessities for
the growth and prosperity of this sector,”
Al Mansoori added.
He continued saying: “TRA believes that
the telecommunications sector is a strate-
gic catalyst that will accelerate the UAE’s
competitiveness. Moreover, TRA is al-
ways keen to exchange knowledge and
experience within the ICT field and imple-
ment the best practices and solutions
that contribute positively to developing a
knowledge–based economy through ICT
robust tools”.
Areas of collaboration between India and
the UAE will include exchange of infor-
mation and expertise relating to techno-
logical developments, new technologies
universal, and regulatory policies; uni-
versal services, Mobile Number Portabil-
ity (MNP), spectrum issues, green tele-
coms, e-government and e-services, and
participation in international events and
forums, amongst other issues.
TRAI secretary Sudhir Gupta and TRA
director general H.E. Hamad Obaid Al
Mansoori signed the MoU.
Additionally, Al Mansoori and TRA senior
manager for international affairs Nasser
Bin Hammad met with Indian Minister
of Road and Transport Ravi Shankar
Prasad to exchange point of views re-
garding many significant topics such as
UN post-2015 sustainable development
agenda that will be validated by the Gen-
eral Assembly during this month.
Moreover, meeting attendees exchanged
thoughts about the challenges facing
the telecommunications sector including
broadband services, cyber security, and
the promotion of investment in telecom-
munications and ICT companies. Both
parties agreed that discussing such top-
ics further is crucial during bilateral meet-
ings on the sidelines of international fo-
rums.