Intel's Head addresses top government executives at Dubai School of Government seminar

The head of the world's biggest micro chip maker highlighted one of its most successful and wide-spread initiatives to establish cooperation between the private and government sector, specifically in the field of technology and education.

Tarik Yousef, Dean of the Dubai School of Government said: "A partnership between the public and private sectors establishes a formal mechanism for sharing information and resources and undertaking joint action. Such partnerships can help improve policy formulation, bringing in a wider pool of expertise to policy deliberations. This can be especially helpful in some of the more technical or rapidly changing policy areas.

"Public and private sector partnerships also serve to increase the accountability of governments, in addition to improving service delivery."

Intel is known for its extensive work with local and regional authorities across countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, deploying programmes that ensure access to the benefits of modern technology and the learning of its tools and resources.

Intel believes technology plays a crucial role in managing public safety, healthcare, transportation, utilities and tourism, while effecting advances in telemedicine, distance education government services and communication among people.

Yousef added:

"The Dubai School of Government has launched a research initiative on e-governance in the Arab World. With the Intel experience, we can explore more options to ensure the success of the project and achieve a faster integration of the region with the more advanced global environment."

Craig Barrett was recently named the first-ever chairman of the United Nations' Global Alliance for Information and Communications Technologies and Development. He was also appointed to the US President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, and to the American Health Information Community (AHIC).

A member of the Board of Trustees for the U.S. Council for International Business and co-chair of the National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry Association, the National Forest Foundation, Achieve, and TechNet.