Etisalat hosted a workshop for government organisations to showcase how ICT can accelerate the pace of development by improving service provision, reducing costs and creating a lasting customer value.

The one-day workshop focused on emerging ICT trends such as cloud computing, mobility, e-hosting and smart city solutions, while providing succinct case examples for successful Etisalat initiatives towards creating collaborative e-Government solutions.

It also addressed key issues facing government organisations today, whilst giving in-depth analysis through thought provoking discussions on relevant topics such as – online delivery of public services, harnessing mobility to achieve optimum efficiency, significance of data centre rationalization and outsourced managed services.

“Today government organizations face enormous challenge with respect to achieving budget savings, becoming more transparent with data and reducing carbon emissions,” said Abdulla Hashim, Senior VP, Business Solutions, Etisalat.

“ICT is a key factor in the government's ambitions to realize efficiency savings and transform service delivery. Effective ICT deployment in the government sector is not only significant in creating a connected economy but also core to the holistic development of the country.”

Etisalat demonstrated its end-to-end managed telecom & ICT capabilities and customised solutions for the government sector.

“ICT can play a critical role in facilitating growth by allowing organizations to move away from a capital expenditure model to an operational expenditure model. With our end to end ICT expertise and state of the art infrastructure, Etisalat can provide a very strong value proposition to drive productivity and optimize efficiencies across the value chain,” Hashim added. – TradeArabia News Service