Move to advance regional broadband development and ICT collaboration
The SAMENA Telecommunications Council and the World Broadband Association (WBBA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the beginning of a strategic collaboration aimed at advancing broadband access, supporting innovation, and strengthening policy alignment across the South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa (SA-ME-NA) region, and beyond.
The MoU sets forth a framework of mutual cooperation between the two non-profit organizations, both of which play critical roles in shaping the telecommunications and ICT landscape. Through this partnership, the SAMENA Council and WBBA will work together to foster knowledge exchange, support standardization, promote best practices, and amplify policy advocacy efforts to accelerate digital transformation across emerging markets.
Commitment
“Today’s MoU marks a shared commitment between the SAMENA Council and the WEBBA to fostering a digitally inclusive region,” asserted Bocar BA, CEO of SAMENA Council. “By joining forces with the WBBA, we aim to bring our regional expertise and multi-stakeholder engagement to the global broadband conversation—promoting collaborative approaches that advance connectivity, innovation, sustainability in investments for broadband development, greener deployment of broadband technology, and policy alignment, in general,” he explained.
“The WBBA is delighted to formalize this collaboration with the SAMENA Council,” remarked Martin Creaner, Director General, WBBA. “This partnership is an important step toward unlocking scalable impact across emerging digital economies,” he added.
The MoU was signed by the WBBA’s Chairman of the Board, Dr. Li Zhengmao, and SAMENA Council’s CEO & Board Member, Bocar BA, during the recently concluded SAMENA Council Leaders’ Summit 2025.
