The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has been granted with the 21stMiddle East Smart Government & Smart Cities Excellence Award under the smart e-services classification, for its effective application of the UAE Government's FEDnet task. The award was provided by Middle East Excellence Awards Institute.

Abdelnasir Rahma Obaid Al Shamsi, Senior Manager for Infrastructure Management in E-Government Operations Department at TRA, received the award in behalf of the TRA during the awards event, which was held at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre in the existence of high-level government officials from the region and market leaders. The recognition event was held on the sidelines of the 22nd GCC Smart Governments and Smart Cities Conference.

FEDnet is a digital facilities, which supplies a joint platform for all federal government entities to link electronically and access appropriate details and innovation services in addition to monitoring and handling their services in a highly safe center.

The network has finalized the joining of 42 government entities, and has assisted 36 of them migrate their services digitally, with the rest to be completed by end of June 2016.

His Excellency Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA director General stated: "The TRA's award reflects the effectiveness and sustainability of the authority's projects, achieving the highest global standards in quality and performance. The Middle East Smart Government & Smart Cities Excellence Award is among the many global awards acknowledged by the authority."

H.E. Al Mansoori noted that TRA's participation in international events has actually successfully earned the Authority various awards, improving the country's reputation in global forums and confirming the importance of UAE's smart transformation process, which has undergone extensive assessment from telecommunication experts.

Al Mansoori attributed FEDnet's success to the ruthless efforts of the different teams implementing during the last two years, who worked to integrate the systems of different federal agencies. TRA has actually likewise partnered with local government entities to ensure all government smart services will have the ability to deliver the quality and speed consumers and stakeholders get out of the federal government-- and make their joy and fulfillments from such services, following the UAE's tactical objective of promoting the electronic way of life in the nation.

Abdelnasir Rahma Obaid Al Shamsi has explained that the Authority initiated in offering all the essential details about the project for evaluation by an unique committee dealing with the award.

"The most essential accomplishment for the FEDnet project is interactive communication facility in between different departments and systems in the organization, thereby promoting a smart and helpful society and help them attain nationwide, regional and international advancement goals. The smart method of using details and interactions innovation helps enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the government smart services as they lower the expense and speed up the services delivered to citizens. It also assists governments to keep high requirements in serving their customers, in addition to ensuring sustainability, while improving the skills of its Nationals," Al Shamsi added.

The Middle East Smart Government & Smart Cities Excellence Award aims to encourage government and personal entities to promote the culture of using wise innovation according to the best worldwide standards and attain sustainable advancement in the region.

The Middle East Excellence Awards Institute has actually arranged the award to recognize the accomplishments of local governments and business organisations beforehand ICT and transform the delivery of government services in the region in addition to their outstanding contribution to the development of regional competitiveness, and contribute positively in the financial growth.