The General Women’s Union and the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of enhancing cooperation and coordination between the two entities and promote awareness in the use of information and communications technology.
The MoU was signed by H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director General of TRA and H.E. Noura Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Women’s Union.
The agreement seeks to establish partnership and cooperation between the two parties on joint programmes and activities that are particularly relevant to women and children, which benefits the society in general.
The TRA and General Women’s Union also agreed to cooperate in exchanging expertise and explore possible means to support each other’s initiatives, programmes and agenda, as well as combine efforts in areas of common concern such as digital awareness, information security and enhancing efficiencies and Emiratisation.
H.E. Al Mansoori, DG, TRA said: “This MoU comes under the corporate social responsibility initiatives of the TRA, ensuring our relentless commitment to the importance of social responsibility and build a strong relationship with social organizations in the country to better serve a wider section of the society regarding the value of ICT.”
H.E. Al Suwaidi, DG of the General Women’s Union said: “The signing of the MoU is testament to our joint efforts to spread awareness on the value of a knowledge society and economy through telecommunications and e-government.”