Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 45 | Page 14

NEWS Ooredoo Group hosts its annual Capital Markets Day in Doha O RDS has hosted its annual Capital Markets Day in Doha, Qatar, where the senior leadership team presented an update on Ooredoo Group’s new ‘Get Digital!’ transformation programme. This is designed to transform the group from a traditional telecommunications company to a digital enabler. The Capital Markets Day was attended by investors, sellside and buyside analysts, shareholders and other key stakeholders, who also received an update to the company’s full year guidance along with the key drivers of growth for the group. A host of senior executives from Ooredoo Group gave presentations at the event, including Waleed Al Sayed, Deputy Group CEO and CEO of Ooredoo Qatar. The central theme across the event was Ooredoo’s progress towards becoming a digital enabler and the launch of LEAD 2.0, the company’s new strategy to achieve its digital ambitions. Al Sayed said: “We have a clear strategy in place to transform Ooredoo Group to a digital enabler by developing and adopting the latest technologies to better serve our customers. “Our passion and business are aligned: we use mobile technology as a tool to realise positive social and economic change for our customers and the communities that we serve. 5G is going to play an increasingly important role in shaping the direction of the telecommunications industry and we are proud to be at the forefront of the 5G revolution.” ////////////////// CRA participates in a meeting of the Internet Corporation Participants also discussed how to apply the adopted standards to protect all the weaknesses of the ecosystems. These included Internet protocols, personal and commercial transactions and Internet domain registrations. Eng Abdulla Jassmi, Technical Affairs Department Manager, CRA, said: “CRA ensures to be up to date with the latest developments in the field of Internet security and top-level Internet domain, and to adopt the best practices in this field. Q atar’s Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has participated in the 65th meeting of the Internet Corporation. This was hosted in Marrakech, Morocco, and saw the participation of Internet experts from around the world. 14 INTELLIGENTCIO The meeting discussed policy work and community outreach in addition to a range of important issues affecting the Internet, including top-level domains, public safety and the importance of cybersecurity for the protection of Internet domain names. “This contributes to the growth of the Internet, ensures that consumers in Qatar have the best services in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), enhances the digital skills and digital literacy across all segments of society and enables them to contribute to the economy and culture through the effective and secure use of ICT.” www.intelligentcio.com