HPE, UAE Cyber Security Council ink deal

HPE, UAE Cyber Security Council ink deal

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DUBAI / WAM

Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Monday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE Cyber Security Council to enhance cyber skills training in schools and prepare Emirati youth for careers in the technology industry. HPE and the Cyber Security Council will launch various initiatives nationwide and expect to work with more than 500 students

a year.

The MoU was signed by Mohammed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the Government of the UAE, and Ahmad Alkhallafi, managing director, UAE, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, at Intersec, the largest security exhibition

in the Middle East region,

currently underway in Dubai.

An extension to HPE’s

Emiratisation programme launched in 2019, the partnership with the Cyber Security Council will support the Government’s vision to enhance the skills of young Emiratis and encourage them to study the most sought-after technology areas at university. The HPE Youth Acceleration Initiative will include workshops for schoolchildren, orientation days at HPE sites, careers advice, university lectures and an internship programme, as well as an early careers programme for graduates.

“Cooperation with leading global technology companies is crucial to achieve the goal of putting the