du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is delivering innovative solutions to power the UAE\u2019s SMEs, as a Silver Sponsor at the 2019 SME Expo. Taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, du utilised the two-day event to share how its leading technology and bespoke solutions can be applied to inspire SME businesses and the strong spirit of entrepreneurship across the country.<\/p>\n
\u2018Driving SME communities\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFostering and accelerating the growth of the SME community and the nation\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit has a profound impact on the quality of the country\u2019s collective expertise,\u201d said Farid Faraidooni, Deputy CEO – Enterprise Solutions, EITC.<\/p>\n \u201cBy participating in the SME Expo, we\u2019re not only sponsoring the running of this formative event; we\u2019re accelerating the growth and enablement of the UAE\u2019s digital economy by unlocking the transformative potential of next-generation technologies,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u2018Digital economy in the UAE\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n According to the UAE\u2019s Ministry of Economy, SMEs make up over 94 percent of all companies operating in the country. In Dubai alone, they employ 42 percent of the workforce and contribute to about 40 percent of Dubai’s GDP.<\/p>\n The telco showcased its innovative enterprise solutions portfolio through an interactive stand, which embraced smart technology and the leadership\u2019s paperless strategy by being the first fully digital and paperless stand.<\/p>\n During the event, Andra Florina Vasile, Acting Director SME Marketing, delivered a presentation where she shared her insights into how small-to-medium companies can benefit from Block chain, and how this will shape business, society and the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is delivering innovative solutions to power the UAE\u2019s SMEs, as a Silver Sponsor at the 2019 SME Expo. Taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, du utilised the two-day event to share how its leading technology and bespoke solutions can be applied to inspire SME businesses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"1","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":0,"_extra_hide_author_box":"1","_extra_featured_post":"","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[211],"class_list":["post-10747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-du","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n