The Youth Leadership Programme, held in partnership with Microsoft and Bahrain Development Bank (BDB), took place between August and November as part of the Youth City 2030 initiative at the International Exhibition and Conventions Centre.
Bahrain sovereign wealth fund reduces IT costs by 50% with AWS
Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has recently announced the successful migration of the company’s IT infrastructure to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud and the closure of its onsite and offsite data centres.0 3464Bahrain launches ‘largest’ MENA Fintech hub
The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and FinTech Consortium (FTC) have launched Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB), the “largest dedicated fintech hub in …
Ring signs new partnership with ABM for MENA
Smart home security solutions provider Ring has announced that it has signed a value-added distribution (VAD) agreement with Arab Business …
Avaya expands regional presence with Bahrain office opening
The expansion furthers Avaya’s commitment to investing in local talent, while enabling businesses of all sizes to evolve as Bahrain moves towards being a digital economy.
Bahrain’s Batelco, AFS to roll out mobile wallet solution
The solution will help accelerate Bahrain’s journey toward a cashless digital society with added security for both consumers and merchants.
Dell EMC, Arrow host ‘Reach the Sky’ workshop
Regional value-added distributor Arrow ECS, together with its vendor partner Dell EMC, hosted a joint conference themed ‘Reach the Sky’, …
Qatari websites unblocked in Saudi due to ‘technical glitch’
Websites and some television channels linked to Qatar were unblocked in Saudi Arabia on Monday morning but the change arose …
GITEX 2017: Bahraini participators set to double 2016 figure
Ahmed Al-Hujairi, CEO of Worksmart, the organising company of Bahrain’s National Pavilion at GITEX said, “45 companies are expected to participate this year, an increase of nearly 50% from the previous year. This will contribute to keeping abreast of global developments in the ICT sector.”
Bahraini lawyer detained for sympathising with Qatar online
This is the first time that the country has remanded someone for violating a ban on support for Qatar, that Bahrain first introduced after it joined Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt in severing ties with Doha.
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round-up 08.06.17
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