UAE's leading telecom services operator Etisalat has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with top Dubai contractor Arabtec to provide fully digitalised solutions in a bid to accelerate its digital transformation journey.
 
As per the deal, Etisalat will be digitalising Arabtec’s workforce, migrating its datacentre to the Microsoft cloud, all the way to automating its existing process with Etisalat’s Robotic Process Automation (RPA) journey.

RPA is the use of software with artificial intelligence (AI) tools to automate high-volume and repetitive manual tasks that previously required human input.
 
Under the partnership, Etisalat will enable Arabtec to drive into the modern workplace by migrating its workforce to Office 365 and move its digital infrastructure to the Azure cloud, said the statement from the telco giant.
 
Utilising Etisalat’s IoT workforce management solution, Arabtec will digitalise time and labour processes, simplify absence management and enable strategic business insights at construction site.
Etisalat will also digitalise Arabtec’s existing process by introducing robotics to the workplace, resulting in improved efficiency, higher productivity and greater project completion rates, it added.
 
Etisalat Group Chief Business Officer Salvador Anglada said: "We are pleased to offer a wide range of digital solutions to Arabtec, one of the leading construction companies in the UAE, and set a benchmark in the construction sector."

"Through this strategic partnership, we, at Etisalat, look forward to empowering Arabtec with the latest digital technologies and smart solutions aimed at increasing operational efficiency, brand reputation and recognition," he added.
 
On the Etisalat tie-up, Arabtec Group CEO Peter Pollard said: "Its a partnership intended to drive forward our digital transformation journey by digitising Arabtec’s workflows and processes, introducing along the way Artificial Intelligence tools and smart solutions to further improve our productivity, efficiency, and project delivery."

"This partnership aligns with Arabtec’s core strategy in many fronts, accelerating our digital transformation, creating great experiences, and unlocking productivity," he added.
 
Microsoft UAE Regional GM Sayed Hashish said: "With an ever-increasing requirement of cloud adoption, our very first Middle East datacentres launched in the UAE promises intelligent cloud technology to soar across industries and leverage a range of ground-breaking innovations which help in better customer engagement, empower employees, optimise operations and transform products and services."

“Microsoft and Etisalat shares a vision of enabling organisations like Arabtec to accelerate their digital endeavors and empowering them to be agile, lower service latency and ensure better performance,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service