Press Clippings
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization holds an Arab International Conference for Creativity Management in Education.
22 Aug 2012
Startup funding initiative extends application deadline to August 26 .
22 Aug 2012 11:05 PM
by Mohammad Ghazal |
AMMAN — Science and technology business ventures in Jordan and the Arab world have until the end of this month to submit applications for an initiative that provides startups with up to $1 million in financing.
One of the organizers of the "Commercialisation Tour" initiative said on Saturday that the deadline for applications had been extended from July 31 until August 26 to allow more start-ups in the initiative’s five target countries to apply.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organisation (TAG-Org), told The Jordan Times in an e-mail Saturday that since June, the initiative has received 22 applications from Egypt, 21 from Jordan, 14 from Palestine, four from Lebanon and two from Saudi Arabia, for a total of 63.
Applicants will compete for investments ranging from $100,000 to $1 million from regional investors.
Judges from the selected states will be in charge of evaluating the applications and selecting 10 from each country.
The 50 winning ventures will be announced in early October, after which they will have the chance to meet with investors from their countries and the region who are ready to invest in their projects.
The initiative is implemented in cooperation between the Economic and Social Council of West Asia (ESCWA), El Hassan Business Park, TAG-Org and the Licensing Executives Society-Arab Countries.
According to ESCWA, the initiative will be launched again in 2013 to cover other Arab states.
Small- and medium-sized enterprises in Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt contribute about 50 per cent to each country’s gross domestic product and create about 60 per cent of all jobs, according to figures from ESCWA.
http://jordantimes.com/article/startup-funding-initiative-extends-application-deadline-to-august-26
21 Aug 2012
Arabic web encyclopaedia to launch in December with 500,000 articles.
by Mohammad Ghazal | Aug 21, 2012 | 23:10
AMMAN — TAGpedia, an online encyclopedia conceived with the aim of increasing the amount of Arabic content on the web, is scheduled to launch in December with about 500,000 articles in Arabic.
The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), which is producing the encyclopedia, has already compiled 400,000 items from across the Arab world on a variety of sciences and other topics, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, TAG-Org. chairman and CEO, said in an e-mail to The Jordan Times earlier this week.
“The target is to have the largest databank of Arab content ever,” he said.
Currently, only 2 per cent of all web content is in Arabic, although Arabic speakers account for 5 per cent of global Internet users, according to Google.
In the Middle East, there are an estimated 78.62 million Internet users, a number that grew by 2,293 per cent between 2000 and 2011, according to www.internetworldstats.com.
About 65 per cent of Arabs using the Internet surf the web in Arabic and look for Arabic content.
The encyclopedia will be similar in format to Wikipedia, although users will not be able to edit it, and will feature content about Arabic and Islamic culture in addition to science, according to TAG-Org.
The organization is currently working on reviewing the content already collected and gathering more content for the encyclopedia before it launches later this year, Abu-Ghazaleh said in the e-mail.
http://jordantimes.com/arabic-web-encyclopaedia-to-launch-in-december-with-500000-articles
13 Aug 2012
Another success to Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Cambridge Info Technology Skills Center .
Another success to Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Cambridge Info Technology Skills Center
04 Jul 2012
Media Coverage- Jordan News Agency and TAGITI Sign MoU.
Media Coverage- Jordan News Agency and TAGITI Sign MoU
02 Jul 2012
Media Coverage- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University Signs MoU with the Australian-based ITAD Group.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University Signs MoU with the Australian-based ITAD Group
26 Jun 2012
Bahrain achieves highest credit rating in spite of global economic crisis.
Suad Hamada (Bahrain Roundup) / 26 June 2012
The International Islamic Rating Agency (IIRA) has issued a statement on Bahrain’s economic rating and has affirmed that the Kingdom has achieved its highest long-term rating with the lowest credit risk.
The statement assigned Bahrain with a rating of “A-” on both the foreign and local currency scales and has also assigned a short-term rating of a “A-2” on both.
On a national scale, the IIRA has assessed Bahrain’s ratings at “AAA/A-1”. The statement went on to note “Bahrain’s economy has remained resilient during the global financial crisis in 2008 and has posted positive real GDP growth throughout this period.
” Barring any unexpected political or economic developments, the country is anticipated to grow at an improved pace in 2012, it said.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College of Business launched
Dr Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College of Business (TAGUCB), has announced the launching of the state-of the-art college that will offer undergraduate business programmes in international accounting, management, and logistics . The classes will start in September 2012. The programmes accredited by the Higher Education Council in Bahrain will lead to granting the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
“We are looking forward to providing high quality education to the students in the Gulf region. We expect our students to benefit from our state-of-the-art programmes that will allow them to contribute to the economic development of the region” said Dr Abu-Ghazaleh.
The curriculum was developed by a group of international advisors in line with the highest international standards.
Tamkeen and BDB enterprise finance scheme serves over 1,000 start-ups
Tamkeen and Bahrain Development Bank’s Enterprise Finance Scheme recently reached a significant milestone, having served more than 1000 “start-up” enterprises since its inception, with total portfolio amounting to BD 17.8 million.
The beneficiary enterprises represent a broad cross-section of sectors and industries within Bahrain, with the majority coming from the trading, services, restaurants and coffee shops, foods and packaging, and education.
About a third of the beneficiaries were businesswomen.
GOP to improve seafarers’ welfare
The General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) has reinforced its commitment to seafarers’ and the maritime community by recognising their unique contribution to the Kingdom’s maritime industry.
As an advocate to upholding the rights and privileges of seafarers, the GOP has undertaken several initiatives over the past years to promote the welfare of the seafarers and to make shipping a better and safer industry.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has officially announced June 25 as the international ‘Day of the Seafarer’ and this year’s theme focuses on paying tribute to the enormous contribution of more than 1.5 million seafarer the world via social media.
Hassan Ali Al Majed, the Director General of GOP said: “The ‘Day of the Seafarer’ is a very important day for all of us here and we would like to recognise the indispensible services our seafarers provide, which positively impact each of our lives on a daily basis. We would like to encourage people to participate in the IMO’s initiative, which is aimed at vocalising that recognition and appreciation through social media.”
Over the past two years, the GOP has been actively involved in communicating with stakeholders through social media as it has successfully engaged the public via the dedicated “Bahrain Maritime Festival” Facebook page and Twitter feed, @BMFBahrain.
24 Jun 2012
Media Coverage- Talal Abu Ghazaleh University College of Business Launched.
Talal Abu Ghazaleh University College of Business Launched
20 Jun 2012
Media Coverage- The Commercialization Tour Launched.
Media Coverage- The Commercialization Tour Launched
20 Jun 2012
Media Coverage- Media Coverage Abu-Ghazaleh Launches TAG Education News Agency.
Media Coverage Abu-Ghazaleh Launches TAG Education News Agency
