Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Who is who in the e-government in the Arab world


PROFILE OF AHMAD BIN BYAT, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE DUBAI TECHNOLOGY, E-COMMERCE AND MEDIA FREE ZONE

Ahmad Bin Byat has been Director General of the Dubai Technology, Electronic Commerce and Media Free Zone (TECOM) since March 24, 2002. He is also a member of the TECOM Board.

Prior to becoming Director General, Ahmad Bin Byat was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dubai Internet City, one of the entities of TECOM. He was appointed CEO of Dubai Internet City when it was founded in October 2000.

Bin Byat is a graduate in IT and management from the United States of America and was involved in network and IT planning and developing sales strategies earlier in his career. Bin Byat’s educational background, leadership qualities and technology skills have made him a highly resourceful and inspiring corporate leader. Before joining TECOM, Bin Byat worked in a senior managerial capacity in Etisalat, the UAE state telecom service provider. He is credited with several significant achievements in Etisalat.

As CEO of Dubai Internet City, Bin Byat was able to guide the development of a strong platform of value for information and communication technology (ICT) companies to set up offices there. Under his leadership, Dubai Internet City developed new business units including security company DATAFORT and the Dubai Internet City-IBM Data Centre.

As Director General of TECOM, he now looks forward to developing the Free Zone into a global hub for knowledge economy companies.

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