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11/27/23, 11:59 AM TDRA And RIPE NCC Host The Seventh Government Roundtable For The Middle East Region
TDRA And RIPE NCC Host The Seventh Government

Roundtable For The Middle East Region

November 26, 2023 by Newsdesk 28

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The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the United Arab Emirates, in
collaboration with the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), the regional Internet registry for Europe,
the Middle East and parts of Central Asia, convened the Seventh Government Roundtable for the Middle East
Region recently at the Ritz-Carlton in Dubai.

High-level government delegations, including Arab ICT ministers and heads of regulatory authorities, gathered in
Dubai to discuss the theme of “Cooperation for Digital Infrastructures and Sustainable Internet Policies in the
Arab Region”, focusing on the critical challenges of building a sustainable and secure Internet in the region. The
roundtable aimed to continue the progress made during the previous meetings by fostering cooperation in
developing digital infrastructure and discussing sustainable Internet policies.

Opening the roundtable with welcome speeches were prominent figures, including the minister of MoICT in
Palestine and the heads of regulators in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Egypt, and
Bahrain, in addition to the League of Arab States and the GCC Telecom bureau. Their collective presence

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