H.E. Hamad Al Mansoori Inaugurates TRA’s Comprehensive Center of Innovation
22/11/2015
In the presence of the General Authority of Youth & Sports Welfare Secretary General
H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, the General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) Director General, inaugurated TRA’s comprehensive Innovation Center at TRA Dubai headquarters, in the presence of H.E. Ibrahim Abdul Malik Mohamed, the General Authority for Youth and Sports Welfare Secretary General. The center provides an environment that spurs innovation through offering multi-use rooms that can be re- arranged to hold ad hoc brainstorming sessions, in addition to small business meetings that enable communication with various departments and divisions using digital solutions and smart screens.
The center encompasses a library that features several topics that were selected carefully to meet the initiative goals. This initiative aims at encouraging employees to make innovation the fabric of their daily operations. Moreover, the library incorporates an inspiring array of books including “Flashes of Thought” and “My Vision” by H.H. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid, in addition to other ICT related books and publications.
The smart library brings under its roof more than 100 English and Arabic topics covering all scientific and cultural aspects, science fiction, and history book, in addition to periodicals that cover health, engineering, environment, nuclear and renewable energy, legal affairs, and business administration.
In this context, H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, UAE TRA Director General stated: “This inauguration coincides with a critical and vital stage in the future of the national cooperative work. As this period is witnessing the issuing of the Supreme Policy for Technology Science and Innovation and the launch of UAE Innovation Week. This opening comes in line with the numerous initiatives that TRA is launching to support achieving 20201 goals, “ United in Knowledge” and to empower the existing renaissance in our country that is based on knowledge and innovation . "
Engineer Mohamed Al Zarooni, UAE TRA Polices and programs Director stated: “The library was designed with ease of use in mind, which is why, users can access it through various channels which are the smart application and the website. Aiming to save readers’ time, we designed the library with various search options including searching for a specific topic and searching by book. This library will increase our employees’ awareness of a vast array of scientific and cultural topics.”
TRA activities during UAE Innovation Week include signing various agreements with educational institutions and leading universities with the aim of encouraging scientific research, and shedding the light on the scholarships financed by ICT fund, in addition to signing other MOUs with governmental entities and ministries.
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