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Etisalat throws ‘Learn Online Challenge’ for Internet users
DUBAI— eCompany, Etisalat’s one-stop e-powerhouse that offers Internet services and total e-solutions, in association with HP, announced yesterday the launch of the Learn Online Challenge 2004.
The Learn OnLine Challenge is aimed at encouraging productive usage of the Internet as a tool to acquire knowledge and expertise.
This free competition is open to all UAE Internet users who can register at www.Learnonline.ae to participate and have a chance of winning a total of Dh100, 000 in prizes.
Addressing a Press conference held at the Etisalat premises in Dubai, Ahmed Julfar, General Manager of eCompany, said that the Learn Online Challenge 2004 encourages participants to prepare themselves with the information and resources available on the Internet to answer specific questionnaires online.
The questionnaires are designed to test the understanding of participants about various topics. Responses from each category will be adjudged by a jury comprising leading personalities on the topic of the questionnaire and they will award the winners.
He added that eCompany has partnered with HP, the region’s leading IT company, along with other co-sponsors to organise this competition in the UAE.
Mr Julfar pointed out that the co-sponsors of the competition include leading companies like Intel, Motorola, Sites Power, Symantec, Universitas 21 Global, University of Wollongong and VISA International.
He said that the eight topics of the competition include Databases, Desktop Computing, eCommerce, Personal Finance, Networking, Organisational Productivity, Security, and Web Development. The LearnOnline Challenge 2004 will last for a period of more than a month. Participant registration will be open from today and they can respond to the questionnaires till November 2, 2004, after which the jury will examine the responses and announce the winners on November 12. An award presentation gala dinner will be held on November 21 where the jury will present the prizes.
“Our aim is to increase the use of the Internet as a productive tool for learning and skills development in the UAE. Online learning can be utilised for personal and professional skills development by anyone. It builds on the all pervasiveness of the Internet to deliver content and interactivity in almost any subject imaginable. We are happy to have pioneered this first-of-its-kind concept in the region in cooperation with partners” said Mr Julfar.
Joseph Hanania, Managing Director of HP Middle East, said: “HP is at the forefront of developments to support the development of e-Learning in the region, and we are happy to be a part of this pioneering initiative taken by eCompany.”
For more information regarding the LearnOnline Challenge 2004, participants can call a toll-free help desk open 24 hours on 8006100 or visit www.learnonline.ae. For more information regarding HP’s involvement in LearnOnline Challenge 2004, please contact Ian Jagger, HP at 04-3916000.
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