The UAE Cybersecurity Council (CSC) signed partnerships with Huawei, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and advisory firm Deloitte to increase cloud adoption and knowledge sharing at the second day of the GISEC conference in Dubai.
“We are not here to compete but we’re here to collobaroate, build on these relationships and partner with the public and private sectors for different perspectives and to share knowledge, and we have seen this through the MoU’s we have signed over the last two days with international entities,” said Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, UAE Government. “We will be depending on technology more than ever. We need to spread the cybersecuitry culture and build on it to continue to raise awareness.”
Huawei and CSC will work towards strengthening strategic collaboration in cybersecurity based on the public-private-partnership model. This will help promote cybersecurity innovation, drive development in cybersecurity capabilities, and nurture a strong cybersecurity ecosystem. In addition, the agreement aims to create an open, transparent, and trustworthy environment between the UAE Government, Huawei, and other technology vendors.
AWS will work with the CSC to enable faster adoption of AWS cloud services by the UAE’s public sector and regulated industries – including healthcare and financial – by leveraging AWS’s global cloud infrastructure. This opens opportunities for government entities and other strategic industries to accelerate innovation and digital transformation in line with the UAE’s economic and national agendas. The AWS global cloud infrastructure spans 26 geographic regions around the world, with plans to launch in eight more regions, including the UAE.
Deloitte’s MoU will enable the firm and the CSC to collaborate and leverage Deloitte’s experience in the field of cybersecurity and expertise in the UAE, as well as drawing on and implementing internationally recognised good-industry practices as part of the UAE cybersecurity agenda.
