Zain, SACGC to elevate youth’s digital literacy

Zain, SACGC to elevate youth’s digital literacy

KUWAIT: Zain signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC), a center of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). The MoU aims to build a new strategic partnership that focuses on elevating the digital literacy of the youth, empower creativity and innovation, and enhance the local startup ecosystem in the community. The MoU was signed at the Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) in the company’s headquarters in Shuwaikh and was attended by Zain Kuwait CEO Eaman Al-Roudhan and SACGC GM Neda Al-Dehani.

The partnership is a fruitful result of Zain and SACGC’s joint vision to invest in the talents and skills of Kuwait’s youth to contribute to the national economy by empowering tech and digital competencies, which are highly required by today’s markets. The announcement aims to foster a joint collaboration between the two partners to achieve a number of targets, including elevating digital literacy, develop digital competencies, support the local startups ecosystem, empower Kuwaiti inventors and innovators to excel and more to serve the nation’s developmental, economic and social goals.

The partnership targets young people of 7-35 years and will include insightful programs, workshops and more to share expertise and achieve these