Etisalat

Etisalat’s Comments on the Consultation of the Adoption of Green ICT

Practices in

The UAE

Version 1.0

Issue Date: 09 May 2011

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Etisalat Comments

Etisalat believes that the TRA and Telecom operators can play a

vital role in reducing GHG emissions in the UAE , where TRA and

Telecom Operators can cooperate in setting up and

implementing transparent strategies that lead to Identifying,

quantifying, controlling and reducing the GHG emission of the

ICT sector, which will reflect in turn on other industries and

services dependant on or related to this sector, and ultimately

will ripple through the whole country.

Moreover, we believe that TRA can play a supreme role by

considering the below suggestions:

Q1 What do you see as

the roles of the TRA

and Telecom operators

in reducing GHG

emissions in the UAE?

1. TRA does not limit its focus on the licensees but extend it to

ICT sector and all stakeholders which include consumers,

government operations as well as businesses.

2. TRA to study, consult and ultimately issue policy, guidelines

and where necessary, regulation covering areas such as E Waste; Facility Management; Building Design Standards;

Home & Households; and encourage Innovation.

3. TRA would need to create a more favourable environment for

investment and entrepreneurship in the Green ICT sector

trough transparent and consistent regulatory framework.

4. TRA to work closely with the UAE federal and local

government environment ministries to consult and support

green practices which can be aided and enha nced through

effective ICT deployments.

5. The role of the ICT industry is to innovate and ultimately

bring to market the latest, competitively priced and

appropriate solutions to help business, consumer and

government customers reduce their GHG emissions an d

increase overall efficiency.

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Etisalat Comments

6. TRA would also have to take great strides towards improving

its own energy...