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              "Digital trust and confidence in the use of new ICT are crucial and require multi-stake-
              holder efforts. No single entity can address the range of challenges on their own. This
              includes adopting national cybersecurity strategies, establishing national incident and
              responsibility, and developing international security standards.”

              - Mr. Adel Mohamed Darwish
              Director, ITU Regional Office for Arab States, Egypt

        Technology Officer, stc Group.       side is the users, and the other side is the   stakeholders  called  the  ‘AIDE  framework’
                                             government,  the  digital service  providers,   which   covers   Access,   Innovation,
        Mr. Jawad Jalal Abbassi, Head of Middle   and  the  telecom  operators  and  ICT   Development  and  Environment  to
        East  & North Africa, GSMA highlighted   vendors.  All  these  different  entities  need   promote digital inclusion, skills and create
        the core issue saying “A major challenge   to collaborate and share responsibility to   sustainable growth.
        remains in the usage gap that 400 million   develop governance  protocols,  policies,
        people  around  the world still  not near   procedures that can guide responsible use   The  WSIS  “Enhance  Digital  Trust  for  a
        enough  to  a  mobile  network.    There  are   of technology.”          Sustainable, Connected, Intelligent World”
        3.2 billion people who are able to connect                               seminar, which was sponsored by Huawei,
        to a mobile network, but still not using the   In  her  remarks,  Ms.  Nora  Cao,  Vice   concluded  that digital multi-stakeholder
        internet. Imagine the economic and social   President  of Global Government Affairs,   collaboration  is  essential in  order have a
        benefits  of  enrolling  4.2  billion  people   Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd proposed an   structure  that  creates  an  open and
        in using  digital technology, which  is the   approach  for overcoming  the  challenges   transparent environment for the sustainable
        biggest impetus to tackle the issue.”  faced by governments and private-sector   development of ICT and connectivity.

        Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor, AICTO Director
        General responded that “ICT development   “A major challenge remains in the usage gap that 400
        needs  good  policies,  especially  for less   million people around the world still not near enough
        developed countries.” Dr. El-Sayed Azzouz,
        Senior  Consultant  in  ICT  Industry  shared   to a mobile network.  There are 3.2 billion people who
        “The  key  recommendation  for  ICT  and   are able to connect to a mobile network, but still not
        digital  trust  building  is  to  have  official
        intervention  to  boost  collaboration,  using  the  internet.  Imagine  the  economic  and  social
        investment,  education  and plus common   benefits of enrolling 4.2 billion people in using digital
        standards for cybersecurity, which  gives
        the ecosystem a clear baseline to follow.”    technology, which is the biggest impetus to tackle the
        Eng.  Adel  Rashed  Almehairi,  Director  of   issue.”
        aeCERT at TDRA summed up digital trust
        by saying “It’s like a coin has two sides, one   Mr. Jawad Jalal Abbassi, Head of MENA, GSMA




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