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‘Elevator to Success’ - Batelco’s Youth Develop-

ment Program Launched

program that aims at closing the skill gap between graduates and
employers. This will be achieved through early engagement at
the beginning of the students’ university education journey and
through focusing on entrepreneurial and IOT skills. Throughout the
program students will be provided with mentorship, professional
certification, and guaranteed on-job training. Commenting on the
initiative, Shaikh Bader bin Rashid Al Khalifa, General Manager
of Corporate Communications & CSR at Batelco said: “It brings
us great pleasure to establish this youth development program,
in cooperation with INJAZ Bahrain, Brinc and Clever Play.” “As a
national company, we are committed to supporting the training
and development of Bahraini students and preparing them for
the Kingdom’s labour market and even support their ambitions
as potential industry leaders.” “We are developing this program
as a prototype and hope that it proves successful. Its measure of
success will be the employment rate of students who complete
Batelco has launched the "Elevator to Success" youth development the program successfully. We hope to create a development
program in collaboration with INJAZ Bahrain, Brinc, and Clever framework that can be adapted by other organizations.” “Our
Play. The four participating entities signed a Memorandum of community support focusses on initiatives that have positive
Understanding (MOU) during a virtual meeting held on the 2nd impact on the society, with a key pillar being education which is in
of December. The MOU was signed by Batelco General Manager line with Batelco’s social responsibility strategy. We look forward
Corporate Communications & CSR Shaikh Bader bin Rashid Al to the success of this youth-centric program and its objectives
Khalifa, INJAZ Bahrain Executive Director Hana Sarwani, Brinc which are designed to benefit the Kingdom as a whole in support
MENA CDO & MP Yasin Aboudaoud and Clever Play Co-Founder of the 2030 vision, which has education and training among its
& CEO Shaikha Latifa Alkhalifa. It was announced during the priorities,” Shaikh Bader concluded.
meeting that the “Elevator to Success” is a 4-year training

Etisalat Becomes First Telco in UAE to Join AWS

Direct Connect Service Delivery Program

Etisalat announced it has joined the AWS
Direct Connect Service Delivery Program
to offer fast, private, and secure connectiv-
ity for accessing AWS cloud services. This
enables Etisalat’s customers to accelerate
adoption of AWS cloud solutions by using
high performance and secure direct con-
nectivity, providing customers with more
choice in line with Etisalat’s multi-cloud
strategy. As an AWS Consulting Partner,
Etisalat will support customers in their
journey to move to the AWS cloud by deliv-
ering high-speed, dedicated connectivity,
ensuring low- latency, consistent network
experience, and robust security for cus-
tomers leading to high performance levels
and availability. Salvador Anglada, Group
Chief Business Officer, Etisalat said: “We come the first telco in the UAE to offer cut- all our customers. Etisalat’s expertise with
are proud to be partnering with AWS to be- ting edge cloud connectivity solutions to AWS services will help customers in build-

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