United Media Services, the publisher of luxury magazine Signature, published ICT Report 2011-12 Bahrain. The Report was unveiled by Basil Al Arrayed, Director-Communications and Consumer Affairs, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). ICT Report 2011-12 is the first of its kind publication in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
“The maiden edition of ICT Report Bahrain is a handy comprehensive reference dossier to get an overview as well as complete and latest details of the telecom and IT sectors, and the major ICT companies operating in Bahrain. The bilingual publication with a print run of 8,500 copies will be distributed to key stakeholders in the ICT industry, relevant top managers in the public and private sectors, apex trade bodies and trade missions in the region and embassies apart from being available at the leading book stores,” said Vinod Thangoor, Regional Manager, United Media Services.
The publication showcases the vision for the ICT sector in the long term economic development plans in the country, interviews with top industry leaders, analysis from domain experts, reports on key sub-sectors within the ICT industry, etc. “We recognize the need to make a thorough assessment of the future telecommunication needs of Bahrain so as to ensure appropriate actions are taken to achieve competitive broadband communication services, at internationally competitive prices, to support economic and social goals as outlined in the government policy. The assessment will result in a national broadband strategy for Bahrain based on the predicted future needs and requirements of consumers and businesses in the Kingdom,” Dr.Mohammed Ahmed Al Amer, Chairman of the TRA in an interview with ICT Report, said.
“The eGA intends to follow a systematic approach to identifying and implementation of the PPPs. We will start by identifying the potential eGovernment project opportunities for PPPs and then analyzing and structuring eGovernment projects to be viable PPPs,” Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, CEO of the eGovernment Authority (eGA), in an interview said, while highlighting the importance of the public-private-partnerships (PPP) in the IT sector in Bahrain.