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Moscow 05-09-2019 / WAM
A delegation from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) headed by HE Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, Director General of TRA, visited Moscow, Russia on the best practices of Russia in the fields of information technology, digital economy, artificial intelligence and telecommunications, and discussed ways to enhance cooperation and joint action. Between the two countries in these areas.
During the two-day meeting, the delegation held meetings with representatives of the Russian government and the private sector, where he met in successive meetings with HE Edward Lysenko, Minister of the Moscow City Government, Head of Information Technology in Moscow, and Dmitry Peskov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Development. The visit included a meeting with representatives of NCC, Yandex, Security Code, Kaspersky Lab, RT-line, Rostelecom Group and INFOWATCH.
He said, on this occasion, that the visit of the delegation of the Commission to Russia comes in the context of access to global experiences in the relevant areas, and activate cooperation with the countries of the world, and the exchange of experience and knowledge in a way that benefits all parties.
He added that the UAE has achieved in a few years prestigious centers in the field of communications and information technology, and has made qualitative leaps in these sectors .. He pointed out that the TRA is seeking through Russia to learn about the most important strategies in the technical fields besides reviewing the achievements of the country. Knowledge and expertise reduces efforts and helps to achieve desired results more quickly, and achieve the UAE Vision 2021 and the goals of the National Agenda.
He explained that what is happening in the world today is a huge technical breakthrough, as a result of the accumulation of information and expertise produced by all mankind, and the happiness of the peoples of the world is strengthened by the cooperation, interaction and concerted efforts between these peoples, in order to achieve the well-being and peace of all humanity. To be an active contributor to this goal through the exchange of knowledge and experience with other countries of the world, in order to help achieve the sustainable development of all peoples of the world.
The meetings discussed ways of cooperation in the field of information technology and exchange of innovative technologies between the UAE and Russia, and reviewed the experience of e-government innovative experiences in the city of Moscow and the role of the city government in making Moscow a smart and digital city.
The two sides discussed the importance of exchanging expertise in the field of e-government and digital services for the public, building the digital economy, as well as regulating the protection of citizens’ personal information and data from external threats, capacity building program with the Authority, and protecting cybersecurity of sensitive communications infrastructure, the Internet of Things, and other issues. Counts of two.
