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TDRA And RIPE NCC Host The Seventh Government Roundtable

For The Middle East Region

By Editor_wr On Nov 25, 2023

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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

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