Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 54 | Page 31

PROJECT UPDATE UAE Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that Ahmad Alkhallafi has been appointed as Managing Director of HPE in the UAE. Ahmad’s incoming priorities include helping customers and partners in the UAE navigate the COVID-19 crisis while maintaining Business Continuity and operational excellence. HPE Financial Services is designating more than US$2 billion globally towards helping businesses deal with the financial challenges stemming from COVID-19 and receive the technology they need. KSA InspireU, a programme launched by stc to support start-ups and entrepreneurship in the region, announced that despite the difficult conditions that countries all over the world are facing in light of the Coronavirus, it will continue to incubate many start-up projects. Othman Dahash Aldahash, Corporate Development VP at stc Group, said: “We are proud to see that InspireU’s outputs are contributing to the Kingdom’s digital economy and this is only a testament to our effective role in Digital Empowerment .” Among the projects adopted within the initiative include optimising the technologies used in shopping and purchasing of necessities and distance learning with the Mrsool application. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 31