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Microsoft to help the Gulf develop public technology policy framework

By Amelia Kwok | 31 October 2008

The Dubai School of Government (DSG) has signed a deal with Microsoft to develop a pioneering technology policy that will aid officials in the Gulf to better serve the citizens.

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The DSG is a research and teaching facility focusing on public policy in the Arab world.

According to Nabil Ali Alyousuf, executive president at the DSG, “The aim of the partnership is to make it easier for regional governments to exchange knowledge, best practices and experience about effective government policies, programmes and solutions that will drive socio-economic growth in the region.”

In addition, he said the regulatory framework would educate the next generation of leaders in the Arab world by equipping them with the skills they need to address future challenges.

The DSG is the first institution in the region and the fourth in the world to participate in such a partnership with Microsoft.

The partnership will see DSG and Microsoft work together over a three-year period on capacity building around technology policies and public administration. It includes creating academic workshops for students and collaborating on curricula for DSG’s master of public administration degree programme.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for us to collaborate on what is the right legislative policy regulatory framework to help spur the innovative capacity that is such an important part of the 2015 vision for Dubai,” said Pamela Passman, global vice president, corporate affairs at Microsoft.