Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 51 | Page 30

PROJECT UPDATE LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE EGYPT Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, attended the signing of a co-operation protocol to provide healthcare services for people in remote areas. The agreement seeks to activate the role of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in supporting the health sector. The protocol is part of efforts towards improving healthcare services provided for people living in remote areas and honing doctors’ skills. KUWAIT A Kuwaiti software company has created a new Arabic lexicon and will make it available on the Internet. Founder of Kuwait’s Sakhr Software Company, Mohammad Al- Sharekh, announced the news during a celebration organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He decided to compile a fresh Arabic dictionary to make it easy for people to use on social media. A modern software technology called COBUILD has been used in the creation of this online dictionary. 30 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com