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FEATURED SAMENA TRENDS

SAMENA Council On

Regional Digital Leadership in Advancing
Transformation & Global Goals

Encouraging Policy Support, Business Growth, and

Digital Infrastructure Investment

As the digital landscape continues to evolve across the South
Asia, Middle East, and North Africa (SA-ME-NA) region, the
SAMENA Council plays an instrumental role in advancing the
region’s digital transformation. With a core mission focused
on fostering collaboration among industry stakeholders,
supporting the private sector, and contributing to both regional
and global digital goals, the SAMENA Council ensures the
responsible deployment of advanced technologies, while
highlighting the critical role of telecom operators, promoting
the need for sustainable investments, and showcasing the
growing leadership of the GCC in digital innovation. Key
regional regulatory bodies and telecom operators, including
the TDRA (UAE), CST (Saudi Arabia), TRA (Oman), TRA
(Bahrain), CRA (Qatar), CITRA (Kuwait), TRC (Jordan), BTK
(Turkey), PTA (Pakistan), and NTRA (Egypt), among others,
are crucial partners and enablers in the Council’s efforts to
support the region’s digital growth.

A primary focus of the SAMENA Council
is promoting industry collaboration
and sustainable growth. By acting

as a facilitator of dialogue and
partnership among telecom operators,
technology innovators, and regulators,
the Council creates spaces for
constructive discussions around digital Bocar A. BA
infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, CEO & Board Member
and the adoption of next-generation SAMENA Telecommunications

technologies. Council

A primary focus of the SAMENA Council is promoting industry
collaboration and sustainable growth. By acting as a facilitator
of dialogue and partnership among telecom operators,

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