NEWS
Orange Jordan launches
programming academy
Epicor announces
International Partner
Excellence Awards winners
O
range Jordan has opened a coding academy to enhance the
cyberskills of the country’s young people.
The coding academy will provide students with an opportunity to
acquire programming skills with a focus on Java and Python.
Fifty young men and women, between the ages of 18 and 30, were
officially selected to participate in the first batch of the academy’s
recruits, where they are participating in an intensive six-month
free training programme before embarking on a month of work
experience at companies operating in Jordan.
Following its launch Engineer Muthanna Gharaibeh, Minister of
Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, stressed the importance of
having programming academies aimed at developing the digital skills
of the country’s young men and women.
He said that the government is working on several programmes to
qualify trainees to deal efficiently with the requirements of the digital
economy and provide them with the programming skills required today.
He also thanked Orange Jordan for its involvement in training
which, he said, enabled the country to keep up with current
technological developments and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
It is expected that it will open the way for
young people to gain jobs in the IT sector.
Terry Marini, Orange Jordan CEO, said it was the first academy of
its kind opened by the Orange International Group in the Middle East.
He explained it was launched in partnership with Simplon.Co
International and expects it to achieve the same success as the other
programming academies launched by the group in Senegal and France.
Marini stressed that Information Technology, including
programming languages, plays an important role in the national
economy and cited the increasing number of jobs in the technology
sector as evidence.
He explained that the job opportunities that may arise in Jordan as
a result of technology is likely to reach 10,000 over the next five years.
Jerome Heink, Orange Middle East and Africa Executive Vice
President, stressed the importance of the academy and said it is
expected that it will open the way for young people to gain jobs in the
IT sector and contribute to the development of the Kingdom.
He spoke about Orange Jordan’s role as a local
telecommunications company acting in a global spirit to reduce the
digital divide between local communities.
He stressed the importance of Orange Jordan’s continuous
efforts to implement its social responsibility plan, which is inspired
by Orange Group’s global plan. The company is constantly launching
initiatives that will move the Jordanians into the new digital era
taking place in the world today.
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Epicor 2019 International Partner
Excellence Awards Winners
E
picor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-
specific enterprise software to promote business growth,
has announced the 2019 winners of its international Partner
Excellence Awards Program at its annual international partner
summit in Malaysia.
The awards programme, now in its fourth year, recognises
the exceptional roles Epicor partners play in helping
customers to transform their operations, realise business
efficiencies and achieve tangible growth outcomes from their
Epicor investments.
In addition to showcasing partners that have successfully
enabled Epicor customers to grow and compete in today’s
global economy, this year’s awards also recognise partners who
accomplished an impressive expansion of their Epicor business
through innovation in business and technology.
Demonstrating an outstanding commitment to
resolving our customers’ most critical business
challenges, these awards are a testament to the
amazing work and value they deliver.
Epicor Partner Excellence Award winners include: Data World
Solutions, RheinBrücke IT Consulting, Precise Business Solutions,
Need2Code and Aspera Solutions.
Andy Coussins, Senior Vice President and Head of
International Sales at Epicor Software, said: “This year’s awards
celebrate those partners who truly embody the spirit of co-
creation and breakthrough thinking, to drive positive change and
sustainable growth on behalf of Epicor customers.
“Demonstrating an outstanding commitment to resolving our
customers’ most critical business challenges, these awards are a
testament to the amazing work and value they deliver.”