TRA participates in ITU forum on IoT, big data

DUBAI / WAM

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, will have an active participation in the ITU Annual Forum on “Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Smart Cities and Societies” for Arab Region, which will be launched on August 28 in Dubai.
The event includes several activities that highlight the UAE’s experience in digital transformation, future shaping, Fourth Industrial Revolution and other headlines that shape the current directions in the UAE.
Over the two-day-event, a group of specialists in ICT, IoT, smart cities, big data, environment and climate change, will gather to discuss a range of key ICT issues in the Arab region.
Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director General, said: “Hosting and participating in this forum by TRA aims to enhance the UAE’s global leadership in supporting the ICT sector globally in general, and in the Arab region in particular. It is also a reflection of the wise leadership directives to make the UAE a global laboratory open for experiment and implementation of the Fourth Industrial Revolution technology. We have the pleasure to host this forum in the UAE, especially that its theme relates to advancing the progress in Arab countries in the fields of IoT, smart cities, and big data, which are the most prominent headlines in the next phase of human development.”