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Qatar marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on May 16, 2013 in NGO | 0 comments

Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) has joined millions around the world to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Every year, on May 9, content developers and web designers organize events in different countries to raise awareness and share resources about building digital platforms that are accessible to all, primarily persons with disabilities. Ensuring that websites,...

ictQatar invites comments on broadband plan

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on May 10, 2013 in Telecom, IT & Media | 0 comments

Qatar’s telecoms sector regulator has called on the parties concerned to submit their feedback on the draft national broadband plan, which seeks to meet the growing demand for high-speed Internet services in the country. The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) has asked the concerned parties to submit their views and comments on the consultation...

Qatar least infected in Mideast in malicious software

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on May 3, 2013 in Telecom, IT & Media | 0 comments

Qatar is the “least infected” country in the Middle East in terms of malicious software infections, Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report says. According to ictQATAR, it is “great news” for the country since in 2011 Qatar had the worst rate of virus and malware infections in the world as reported by the same report. Steps taken by ictQATAR’s Computer Emergency Response...

QU, ISOC Qatar and ictQatar promote “Safer Internet Usage” to 200 QU students

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Apr 30, 2013 in Education & Culture, Telecom, IT & Media | 0 comments

Some 200 students from Qatar University attended two special workshops on Monday (29th) aimed at helping them move “Towards Conscious and Safe Internet Practice”. The event was organized by the Qatar Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC Qatar), in partnership with Qatar University and ictQatar, and the training sessions led by local social media guru Ammar Mohammed and Mona Younes,...

Mada to host “e-Accessibility Majlis”

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Apr 25, 2013 in NGO | 0 comments

On May 8, 2013, Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) will join people around the world to celebrate World Accessibility Awareness Day. Every year, web designers, developers and users come together to discuss latest trends and best practices in the field of e-accessibility. By raising awareness about accessible design and usability, an increasing number of digital platforms,...

Data protection increasingly important for ‘Always On’ Qataris

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Apr 23, 2013 in Telecom, IT & Media | 0 comments

Qatar’s youthful, digitally-savvy population are better managing the security risks associated with online activities, from gaming and emailing to shopping and banking, say experts. This dynamic is increasingly the case because their respective Doha-based internet and telecommunications service providers are deploying the world’s leading security measures, in a country the...

ictQatar and Intel Corporation sign joint MoU to spark national digital inclusion initiative

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Apr 18, 2013 in Telecom, IT & Media | 0 comments

Intel Corporation, a world leader in computing innovation, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ictQatar, the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology in Qatar, to collaborate on a national digital inclusion program in the State of Qatar. This initiative will advance integrated digital technology and encourage various digitally excluded target groups...

Carnegie Mellon’s annual Professional Day highlights the continuous efforts made

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Mar 23, 2013 in Education & Culture | 0 comments

Aysha Fakhroo, a Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar computer science graduate and Application Manager at ExxonMobil, returned for the university’s Professional Day career and networking fair with an aim to hire skilled students who are currently enrolled. “Carnegie Mellon’s computer science program is world renowned,” Fakhroo said. “But, the university also provides a...

Ooredoo announces 4G LTE Commercial Launch for April

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Mar 14, 2013 in Telecom, IT & Media | 0 comments

Ooredoo will be Qatar’s first operator to commercially launch the ultrafast 4G Long –Term-Evolution (LTE) mobile broadband network in April. The 4G LTE network will deliver speeds that are three-to-six times faster than the current 3G network and will offer the best penetration in the Arabian Gulf. Customers will be able to easily stream high-bandwidth content like HD video on their...

How Women Work 2013: a conference to explore potential and actualize talent

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Mar 6, 2013 in Economy | 0 comments

The fourth annual How Women Work Conference saw hundreds of women from all over Qatar come together to explore their potential and actualize their talent. Over the two days (Wednesday 6 March and Thursday 7 March), they enjoyed speeches, panels, forums, and workshops – delivered by some of Qatar’s most inspirational men and women. The event is the brainchild of Carolin Zeitler...

Sasol and Friends of the Environment Center sign MOU to develop Qatar e-Nature Application

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Mar 5, 2013 in Energy, Oil & Gas, Environment | 0 comments

Sasol Qatar and Friends of the Environment Center (FEC) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of an e-learning smartphone application, highlighting the flora and fauna of Qatar. Qatar e-Nature, by Sasol, will be available for the iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows mobile phone platforms and is expected to be released later this year. Dr. Saif...

ictQatar collaborates with Silatech and Microsoft to create digital employability resources

Posted by Qatar is BooMING on Mar 5, 2013 in Telecom, IT & Media | 0 comments

The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Silatech and Microsoft as per which ictQatar has joined the Employability Resources for All Digital Alliance (eRADA), an initiative by Silatech and Microsoft to develop and deploy Web- and mobile-based employability portals across the Arab region, creating direct...

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Qatar marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day

ictQatar invites comments on broadband plan

Qatar least infected in Mideast in malicious software

QU, ISOC Qatar and ictQatar promote “Safer Internet Usage” to 200 QU students

Mada to host “e-Accessibility Majlis”

Data protection increasingly important for ‘Always On’ Qataris

ictQatar and Intel Corporation sign joint MoU to spark national digital inclusion initiative

Carnegie Mellon’s annual Professional Day highlights the continuous efforts made

Ooredoo announces 4G LTE Commercial Launch for April

How Women Work 2013: a conference to explore potential and actualize talent

Sasol and Friends of the Environment Center sign MOU to develop Qatar e-Nature Application

ictQatar collaborates with Silatech and Microsoft to create digital employability resources

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