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creation of 160 thousand employment the participation of experts from Silicon also highlighted, namely the consumable,
opportunities, including part-time jobs.” Valley, as well as all the required potential micro-lending application “Sulfah”, the
For his part, Eng. Abdullah Al Kanhal, Senior for these promising projects. On this “Carwah” project - providing integrated
VP of Corporate Affairs at STC, pointed out occasion, new media specialist, Dr. Ammar data and services to facilitate car rental
the impact of InspireU in supporting the Bakkar, showcased a presentation entitled services, and “Ayen” - aimed at helping
innovation of innovative youth projects, “The Impact of 5G Networks on the Future in the assessment of the effectiveness of
with the support of STC, which provides of Telecommunications and Media”. prefabricated houses.
financial and qualification support with Furthermore, three supported projects were

STC, Honeywell Collaborate to Enable Digital Transformation for Kingdom’s
Mobile Workforce

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) inked expertise and class-leading hardware handheld devices to the Android operating
a strategic collaboration agreement platforms, STC will create industry- system before the Windows Mobile
Thursday with global technology leader specific productivity-as-a-service (PaaS) platform is discontinued in December
Honeywell, as part of the company’s bundles that combine handheld industrial 2019. Commenting on the signing, STC’s
ongoing efforts to build a digital economy mobile computers and mobile printers with Riyad Muawwad said: “STC is working to
and provide modern specialized business advanced data-connectivity and voice define the future of digital transformation
services, a key enabler for the achievement plans to help fieldworkers and vehicles in Saudi Arabia. We are leveraging our
of Saudi Vision 2030. The agreement was stay connected with their company offices advanced cloud and data infrastructure
signed at GITEX Technology Week 2019 and warehouses. The bundles, which capabilities to develop innovative
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Eng. will be offered on a monthly subscription solutions that will help streamline
Riyad Muawwad, chairman of the board basis, will help drive competitive operations and boost the productivity of
of directors of STC Solutions and senior advantages for Saudi private and public the Kingdom’s workforce across the public
vice president of STC Enterprise, and John sector entities, including ministries, with and private sectors. By working with global
Waldron, president and CEO of Honeywell a focus on supporting advanced field technology leaders such as Honeywell, we
Safety and Productivity Solutions (SPS). service, maintenance, inspection and are positioning ourselves to support the
Under the terms of the agreement, STC will logistics capabilities. The solution will aid advancement of Saudi industry and the
work with Honeywell to deploy advanced digitalization and economic diversification digital economy by delivering the latest
productivity solutions to help digitalize initiatives outlined by Vision 2030, and technologies as part of our overarching
day-to-day operations for small and enables SME’s to grow and expand their strategy to become a world-class digital
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that businesses at a lower cost. The solution services provider.” Honeywell’s Waldron
employ mobile workforces across various also helps customers with large mobile added: “Honeywell has been delivering
industries. Drawing on Honeywell’s global workforces to migrate their existing cutting-edge technologies to Saudi Arabia
for over 60 years and we are committed to
advancing digital transformation initiatives
in the Kingdom across key industries in
line with Saudi Vision 2030. We are very
proud to be collaborating with STC and
look forward to leveraging our advanced
solutions to empower the Kingdom’s SME
organizations.” STC will bundle data and
voice plans with a selection of Honeywell’s
handheld computers and mobile printers,
including the Dolphin CT60, ScanPal
EDA51, ScanPal EDA71, RP4 and RP2. The
agreement also details how the telecom
provider will explore further avenues of
cooperation by leveraging Honeywell’s
technology and know-how to deliver
smart cities solutions, as well as services
for advanced building automation, smart
electricity grids and other industrial
applications.

17 OCTOBER 2019