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Qatar’s CRA and Brazil’s ANATEL Sign MoU to Boost Cooperation in Radio

Spectrum Management

The Communications Regulatory
Authority (CRA) of Qatar and Brazil’s
National Telecommunications Agency
(ANATEL) have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) to enhance
bilateral cooperation in radio spectrum
management. The agreement was signed
at the opening of the ITU Council 2025
meetings in Geneva by CRA President
Engineer Ahmad Abdulla AlMuslemani
and ANATEL President Carlos Manuel
Baigorri. The MoU emphasizes the two
nations’ commitment to advancing
radiocommunication services through
joint efforts in spectrum monitoring,
including satellite-based systems, and
collaborative program management
for special events. The agreement also training, and human capital development between Qatar and Brazil, aligning with
promotes mutual support in international in radio spectrum oversight. This strategic global efforts to adapt to emerging
telecommunications conferences and partnership underscores a broader technologies and ensure efficient spectrum
aims to facilitate knowledge exchange, ambition to strengthen ICT collaboration utilization.

Qatar’s CRA Launches Capacity-Building Initiative to Boost Digital Literacy and

Awareness

The Communications Regulatory Author- Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC), Cisco across critical technology areas such as
ity (CRA) of Qatar has launched a joint via Qatar Digital Academy, and Huawei. IoT, cybersecurity, IPv6, routing security,
capacity-building initiative in partnership This collaborative effort aims to enhance 5G, artificial intelligence, Internet gover-
with the Réseaux IP Européens Network public understanding and digital literacy nance, and digital infrastructure. Through
the CRA platform, the initiative will deliver
online training sessions and webinars led
by specialized experts, targeting students,
professionals, and technology enthusiasts
to broaden access to knowledge and pro-
mote digital inclusion. Ali Al-Suwaidi, Direc-
tor of Technical Affairs at CRA, emphasized
the initiative’s alignment with Qatar Nation-
al Vision 2030’s human development pillar
and its role in building a diversified, innova-
tion-driven economy. CRA also encourages
other technology sector stakeholders to
contribute quality content to further enrich
this educational series, reinforcing Qatar’s
ambition to become a regional hub for digi-
tal knowledge and expertise.

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