The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has been named ‘Event Partner’ of the 2013 Abu Dhabi Media Summit (ADMS). Starting on 22nd of October at the Yas Viceroy Hotel, the three day event seeks to drive the transition towards a fully digital future, placing particular emphasis on the digital capabilities of the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, East Asia and China.

Under the theme of ‘Leveraging the Digital Age’, the Abu Dhabi Media Summit will this year again gather global leaders from the digital sphere to address Internet evolution in some of the most dynamic emerging markets of the world.

“The Middle east shows the highest internet user growth rate in the world, after it rose from 3,284,000 in 2000 to over 90 million today,[1]” said H.E. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, TRA Director General. “In the UAE, 73% of the population is using the Internet, increasingly so via their mobile devices. UAE smartphone penetration figures already reach three out of four residents. When you combine this with the launch of initiatives such as the UAE mGovernment project by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, it is clear that Internet access will facilitate the development of an integrated digital society.”

“The Abu Dhabi Media Summit in particular, acts as an excellent platform to address high-level, forthcoming trends that are influencing this digital transition and we are delighted to support the event once again. By encouraging the industry’s development and public awareness towards digital opportunities, the Abu Dhabi Media Summit strongly aligns with our aim to stay ahead of the trend as a regulator in one of the most digitally advanced countries of the Gulf,” added Al Ghanim.

For more information on the Abu Dhabi Media Summit please visit: www.admediasummit.com.
 

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