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EGYPT
The Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology in Egypt (MCIT) has launched an e-learning
platform, in collaboration with ICDL Arabia, with the aim
to introduce the different segments of society to digital
literacy, safely and effectively. The ICT Minister Amr Talaat
said MCIT provides citizens with digital training opportunities,
so they can gain experience and acquire different
technological skills. The new programmes are tailored to
empower social media influencers and Internet users to
use the Internet safely, deal with cyberbullying and use
online search engines effectively.
KUWAIT
Zain Kuwait has announced that it is changing its
network’s name to ‘Shlonik’, in line with the Ministry of
Health and its efforts to launch the Shlonik app, as the
government starts a plan to evacuate citizens stranded abroad.
‘Shlonik’ translates to ‘How are you?’ in the Kuwaiti dialect. The
Shlonik app was developed by Zain in collaboration with the
ministry and the Central Agency for Information Technology
(CAIT). Zain has developed the app to support the
country’s efforts to fight the spread of Coronavirus.
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