Ministry of Economy & Amazon Web Services to support digitization & growth of SMEs in UAE by leveraging the AWS platform

Ministry of Economy & Amazon Web Services to support digitization & growth of SMEs in UAE by leveraging the AWS platform

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Economy, represented by The Entrepreneurial Nation, and Amazon Web Services launched the AWS Connected Community initiative to support the digitization of SMEs in the UAE. The initiative is based on the latest cloud computing solutions and products, taking advantage of more than 200 services of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. It is designed to accelerate the growth and expansion of SMEs in the local and international markets in line with global best practices.

H.E. Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, explained that the Ministry has been supporting the UAE’s efforts to develop an integrated entrepreneurship and SMEs ecosystem. In this regard, the Ministry has been provisioning more incentives, initiatives and support programs to enable entrepreneurs to grow and expand their businesses and activities in regional and global markets, thus solidifying the UAE’s status as the number one global destination for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial projects.

The Undersecretary pointed out that the cooperation with Amazon Web Services opens up new growth avenues for SMEs by accelerating their digital transformation and enabling them to benefit from more than 200 technological and digital services offered by the AWS platform. It contributes to accelerating their overall growth