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The UAE Federal National Council
approval of a draft bill of establishment
of ICT sector senior policy council
represents a UAE authorities constructive
interaction, onedirection for apromising future,
transparent policies, and difference of opinions.
The Government and the Council each has
its own reasons but the discussion ended for
favor of majority in a repeated application of
democracy that proves and confirms that the
homeland is in hearts of all its people and the
difference not conflict in opinions is for the UAE
best interest.
Indeed,wehavea right tobeoptimisticabout the
establishment of ICTsector seniorpolicycouncil
andweconfirmthatitwillachieveouraspirations
in establishing a knowledge-based economy. It
is also based on fundamental principles which
are competiveness, transparency, effectiveness,
planning, and flexibility. In addition, it can
develop and accommodate latest updates in
studies and researches.
Furthermore, we have a right to dream and
further seek that a newly-established council
will support ICT sector that is a basis of progress
to achieve a desired priority, a deserved
happiness, and required leadership dependent
on investment in human and innovation in
ideas, plans and methods.
Mgovernment magazine 30 issue sheds
light on such council establishment and
telecommunications law amendment. It
highlights the council role which will enhance
the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
TRA role in regulating ICT sector in UAE by
segregation of the council role and terms of
reference and TRA. Accordingly, it allows TRA
to carry out its daily activities and businesses, to
communicate with the operators in the country
on a regular basis, and to achieve the country
commitments with World Trade Organization.
Inother reportmgovernment prepared inwhich
it observedHHSheikhMohammedbinRashidAl
Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister,
Ruler of Dubai launch of Dubai Wholesale City
with an area of 550 square meters and with AED
30bn to be the world’s largest wholesale city.
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
said that UAE will continue its strategic plans to
diversify the national economy a part from an
oil dependency. HHstressed that UAEhas a clear
prospective economic vision through creation
of new economic sectors and restructure of
current sectors on a new international level.
This issue also sheds light on smart hotels where
hotels around the world dedicated their efforts
to merge the modern technologies in their
hotels which reduces the operational expenses
from one hand, and ensures to acquire a special
share in hospitality sector from other hand.
Despite the fact that the digitalization of
services is expensive at a short termbut it is very
important matter indispensable for any facilities
operating in hospitality sector that seeks to
rationalize consumption at a long term.
Mgovernment magazine is keen to highlight
some applications creeping into our smart
phones but it represents risk to the user such
as children police which is an app exploits
policeman job to scare children and make
pressureuponthemtoperformsomehomework
or necessarymatters such as sleeping, eating, or
not disturbing.
This threat with police to push children to do a
job instills in them fear and loss of confidence in
parents and contributes to weakening parents
word and its effectiveness in children.
This issue also focuses on confrontation
between Apple and FBI as the former rejects to
help the latter break into the iPhone of one of
terrorists of san bernardino attacks.
In this issue also, we publish another range of
various local and international reports and news
in technology, ICT, smart phone and tablet
programs andapps, and the latestmgovernment
applications.
Editors
Telecom sector has
a promising future