Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 49 | Page 29

PROJECT UPDATE QATAR The Information Systems Department of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment in Qatar has obtained the Certificate of Information Security Management Systems, according to the international standard EN ISO 27001: 2013, issued by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). By obtaining this certification, the department has met all the international requirements and standards required for the international quality control system. OMAN Young people in Oman have achieved IT qualifications through the National Youth Program for Skills Development. The programme’s Al Shabab Scheme, aimed at 18 to 29-year- olds, studied enriched courses lasting for more than a year. The scheme was designed and implemented in collaboration with leading global institutions in the technology sector such as Udacity, Google, Arabnet and Seedstars. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 29