Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 45 | Page 28

PROJECT UPDATE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE EGYPT The Minister of Military Production, Mohamed Al-Assar, witnessed the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with representatives of Newton, a leading Saudi company, to deepen the use of technological applications in various economic and social fields. The newly signed MoU is part of the ministry’s strategy to collaborate with Saudi companies to transfer new technologies to Egypt in the fields of marketing services, technical co-operation, and maintaining training at the ministry of military production subsidiaries. KSA STC has launched a maintenance and technical support centre accredited by Apple for smart devices. Young Saudi male and female employees, who are specialised in maintaining Apple products and providing technical support, will manage the centre. Located in Al Ghadir in Riyadh, the centre aims to expand STC’s services to ultimately satisfy the largest segment possible of customers and improve operational efficiency as a part of the company strategy DARE. Similar centres are expected to open in other regions. 28 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com