TAGorg, Interstandards Sign MoU to Enhance Internet Development in the Region
06 Sep 2007AMMAN - September 6, 2007--- Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg), the Arab Organization for Global Professional Services, and Interstandards, the Arab Organization for Internet Standards, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance and accelerate the Internet industry in the region by implementing quality standards and participating in quality certification program.
The signing of the MoU will take place during the GITEX Technology Week Global Conference that will be held in Dubai September 8-12, 2007.
This agreement aims at creating a successful environment for the Internet industry to thrive and grow by promoting the use of the latest industry best practices that in turn catalyzes aspiration for higher levels of excellence.
TAGorg ICT Development Director Dr. Ra’ed Awdeh said: "Applying newly developed standards means that a website is continually tested for quality, and this will raise the bar of the Internet users' confidence.”
“Through our huge client base in the Arab world and internationally, we can help our clients improve the quality of their websites and expand their business potential by following the latest Internet best practices for web publishing," he said.
Meanwhile, Interstandards Managing Partner Sa’ad Abdul Hadi said: “Work started in this initiative two years ago with the vision to help the website development industry to reach a better position, especially with all the new techniques and development in this field.”
“We are proud that the Interstandards service is the first of its kind internationally and we are committed to developing the standards to meet acceleration in the industry trends,” he commented.
TAGorg has been active in the fields of Information Technology (IT) and the Internet through its IT arm Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Information Technology International (TAGITI). It has made a name for itself for its high standards, quality of services and varied offerings in IT consulting, audit, software and training. It is characterized by its innovative and high performance service delivery.
One of the latest initiatives TAGorg embarked on in the field of Internet and IT is TAGIBOOK which aims at eliminating computer illiteracy in the Arab world and providing low-cost personal computers to every Arab citizen in order to bridge the digital divide between the North and South. In addition, TAGorg, through its firm Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP), is one of the members of the Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF); Mr. Charles Sha’ban, AGIP Regional Office Executive Director has been re-elected to the IGF Advisory Group, following the renewal of its mandate
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