Dubai Internet City to Partner with Middle East Communications Exhibition and Conference (MECOM) for Fourth Successive Year

Dubai: 7 April, 2009: Dubai Internet City (DIC), the region’s leading managed ICT business park, and a member of TECOM Investments, today announced it is the industry partner of the Middle East Communications Exhibition and Conference (MECOM) 2010, the region’s Leading B2B communications technology and solutions event.

To be held from 17-19 May at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), MECOM 2010 is held under the patronage of H.E Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy and will host over 250 leading communications companies worldwide. 

The event will also host an exclusive Telecom CEO Summit bringing in over 35 decision makers from leading telco operators in the region. A discussion to address the challenges the telco industry face will take place to help understand the current industry landscape as well as identify ways in which they can work closer together with government decision makers.

Official industry leaders are scheduled to speak at the event during the panel discussion including His Excellency Mohamed El Ghanim, Director General, TRA; Osman Sultan, CEO, du; Nayla Khawam, CEO, Orange Jordan and Jawad Abassi, CEO, Arab Advisors Group.

Al Malek, Executive Director of Dubai Internet City, said:

"The current economic climate has required many companies to modify their business strategies.  The fast emerging IT infrastructure in the region is a strong indication of the great market opportunities in the telco industry. While the region makes steady progress towards economic recovery, telco operators clearly play a role in modernizing the region as well as increasing its readiness to attract higher investments within and across the Middle East. We strongly believe the telecommunications industry, especially in the region, will continue to weather the storm and register better performance.

We look forward to another successful year at MECOM where we will continue to establish partnerships and collaborations with some of the region’s leading industry leaders in the telco sector.”

MECOM 2010 will focus on sourcing next generation communications technology and solutions for the government, healthcare, hospitality, banking and finance, public sector, oil and gas, real estate, retail, manufacturing, logistics, and media sectors.

As a pioneering destination that continues to propel the region’s sustained growth drive for the ICT sector, Dubai Internet City is closely aligned with industry events that focus on driving the technology and telco industry in the Middle East. Committed to facilitating the growth and development of the knowledge economy, DIC has launched a number of successful programmes for IT players to network and form strategic partnerships, so that ultimately, businesses are given the opportunity to explore and expand their business channels in the market.

Hosting over 1,300 companies in the technology sector, Dubai Internet City has emerged as a global ICT hub as it continues to contribute to strengthen the region’s knowledge based economy.

About Dubai Internet City

Dubai Internet City (DIC), a member of TECOM Investments, was established in 2000. It is currently regarded the Middle East's largest information and communications technology (ICT) cluster. Built as a strategic base for companies targeting emerging markets in several neighbouring regions, DIC’s core focus area extends from the Middle East to the Indian Subcontinent, and from Africa to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), covering nearly three billion people with a GDP of over US$10 trillion. As a knowledge-oriented business model, DIC has created a dynamic international community of IT companies hosting business partners that include most of the Fortune 500 brands, as well as a number of small and medium enterprises and ventures. In 2009, 135 new companies joined the DIC cluster. For more information, please visit: www.dubaiinternetcity.com

For further information, please contact:

Angelina Wong
JIWIN Public Relations
Tel: + 971 4 369 2834
Email: Angelina.wong@jiwin.ae