ICDL GCC Foundation News Archives 2008

December 23, 2008

ICDL GCC Foundation to launch GCC-wide initiatives to engage the underprivileged in digital society

ICDL's strategy geared towards establishing a GCC digital society as it takes cue from a UN report about business models for the poor More

November 12, 2008

Sharjah Institute of Technology certified as ICDL training and testing centre

Institute to assist students, private sector & Sharjah Water & Electricity Authority employees; 1,000 trainees expected initially More

October 29, 2008

Dubai’s Department of Health & Medical Services signs employee ICT proficiency agreement with ICDL GCC Foundation

Accord to enhance Gulf healthcare workers’ IT skills & job opportunities, streamline regional healthcare services More

October 16, 2008

ICDL GCC Foundation hails Etisalat's move to cut Internet rates as a breakthrough for the region's IT sector

Internet penetration poised to record sharp increase as more affordable prices are introduced More

September 24, 2008

ICDL GCC Foundation grants free computer proficiency certification to thousands of youngsters in the region

Children 12 and under to benefit from ICDL’s free digital literacy certification initiative More

July 24, 2008

More than 10000 students to get ICDL certificates during summer training camps in the GCC

1,600 UAE national students to earn ICDL at Summer Camps held at UAE University and Abu Dhabi University More

June 26, 2008

Child got the ICDL certificate

Reem Abdel razik Al Shaer from Egypt aged 8, student at Lubna Bint Habbab primary education School in Dibba More

June 22, 2008

The first ICDL centre to offer ICDL Advanced in the GCC

Zayed University - Institute for Technological Innovation (ITI) is the first ICDL centre to offer More

June 18, 2008

ICDL GCC Foundation announces Gulf Computer Society initiative

ICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body and the certification authority of the International Computer Driving License program in the Gulf States, has recently introduced the Gulf Computer Society (GCS)... More

May 18, 2008

ICDL GCC Foundation launches new branding identity

The new branding affects ICDL candidates, Accredited Centres and Courseware providers in the Gulf... More

April 28, 2008

ICDL praises national and regional police authorities for advocating digital literacy among personnel

ICDL praises national and regional police authorities for advocating digital literacy among personnel Digital awareness among police force averts cyber crime and terrorism away from the region... More

April 06, 2008

World Bank Report indicates GCC countries invest up to 5 per cent of GDP on education, but achieve only modest returns

World Bank Report indicates GCC countries invest up to 5 per cent of GDP on education, but achieve only modest returns. ICDL calls for education ministries to adopt... More

February 26, 2008

Accrediting police academy as ICDL operator

Accrediting police academy as ICDL operator. Based on the directions of his highness Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Interior, for the advancement of the academic... More

February 24, 2008

UN report recognises significant improvement in e-Government Readiness in the GCC

UN report recognises significant improvement in e-Government Readiness in the GCC.ICDL calls on GCC governments to create citizen friendly e-government portals backed by extensive... More

January 27, 2008

Society of Engineers in the UAE endorses ICDL standard for local engineers

Society of Engineers in the UAE endorses ICDL standard for local engineers More than 16,000 engineers and their families poised to benefit from internationally recognised IT literacy program... More

 

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