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Within the same context, Manager of Corporate
Information Technology Group Hisham Al-Nouri said that
the operational budget of the IT Group was about KD 14
million per year to help achieve its IT projects, and that the
Group was eager to implement the latest technologies in
order to protect KOC data from any type of cyber attack.
During the exhibition, KOC employees were provided
with the opportunity to learn more about the various types
of IT initiatives that the Company has been engaged in.
Exhibitors included representatives from international
companies such as IBM, CISCO and Microsoft, whose
products and services are used extensively throughout
many facets of KOC’s day-to-day operations.
KOC employees were also provided with a wealth
of information from other KOC employees who
manned booths that contained information regarding
KOC initiatives like K-Library and social networking
features within KOC that allow employees to share
presentations and other materials while talking to
other employees in real-time. Other initiatives like
efforts to reduce the amount of paper consumption
at KOC by going paperless were presented.
About Information Technology:
Information Technology (IT) is the application of
computers and telecommunications equipment to
store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often
in the context of a business or other enterprise. The
term is commonly used as a synonym for computers
and computer networks, but it also encompasses other
information distribution technologies such as television
and telephones. Several industries are associated with
information technology, such as computer hardware,
software, electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom
equipment, e-commerce and computer services.
A group photo of exhibition organizers and participants.
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