For over three decades, Bocar BA has been delivering impact in the Telecom/ICT industry of the MEA region,
facilitating collaboration among private-sector and government-sector entities in the pursuit of digitalization and
socio-economic conducive policies. BA's professional engagement is recognized in industry-wide advocacy activities,
especially toward promoting investment sustainability in the private sector of the Middle East. His innate peoplecentric
approach has mobilized multiple consensus-building platforms, cross-regional stakeholders, and issue-specific
advocacy on important sector-development challenges. He is collaborating with leading platforms and global
telecommunications development institutions, including the ITU, UN Broadband Commission, the World Bank (WB),
and World Economic Forum (WEF), among others, as an objective-minded representative of the private sector and as
an advocate of effective policy-making and future-friendly regulation, which are crucial for fulfilling the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). BA is a principal advisor to various business, investment, and regulatory entities and
assists governments in addressing matters relating to digital infrastructure investment, innovation catalysts,
sustainable digital economy, job-creation, and citizen-centric public-sector delivery through the use of ICTs. Bocar BA
has chaired consensus-building and contributed to the development of recommendations for leaders worldwide, to
help accelerate digital infrastructure development and digitalization. He is also advising the Mohammed Bin Rashid
Space Center (MBRSC) on a space-sustainability industry segment and on matters relating to digital economy and
space economy.