THE ICDL GCC Foundation, governing body and certification authority of the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) program in the Gulf region and Iraq, has signed a memorandum of understanding with SABIS University, Kurdistan as a partner to promote digital awareness and IT literacy in Iraq.

Aveva Group PLC, a provider of engineering design and information management solutions for power industries has announced the release of the first 64-bit versions of its powerful visualisation and design communication technologies.

GCC countries are expected to earn US$4.7 trillion in oil exports by 2020 going by the Opec targeted floor price of US$50 per barrel, a recent report by Ernst & Young says. 'This will be 2.5 times their [GCC countries'] oil earnings over the last 14 years. Middle East economies are predicted to be a real growth story for the next few years,