Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 36 | Page 32

PROJECT UPDATE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE IRAQ In an effort to make quality secondary education more accessible in Iraq, Ericsson has partnered with Zain Iraq to bring its ‘Connect to Learn’ global education initiative to the country, with its initial deployment set for a school in Baghdad. The initiative aims to scale up quality secondary education for students and teachers by providing ICT infrastructure with mobile broadband, open source and cloud-hosted learning solutions to facilitate connected learning in underserved schools. KSA Saudi Build, the international trade exhibition for construction materials and building technology, has taken place in Riyadh. The event attracted thousands of experts, manufacturers, suppliers and businessmen from around the world to discuss the latest technologies and developments in the construction sector. The kingdom is currently developing the ambitious futuristic city of NEOM, with a total area of 26.000 km2. 32 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com