MIMOS TIES-UP WITH KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KACST)
(From L-R) MIMOS’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Dato’ Abdul Wahab Abdullah exchanging the signed documents with KACST’s Vice President of Research Institutes, Dr Turki Al Saud.
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 October, 2007 – MIMOS has tied-up with Riyadh-based independent scientific organization - King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) – to encourage and promote cooperation in research and development (R&D) in the field of information, communications and technology (ICT) over the next 5 years.
The areas of R&D identified for collaboration between the two research organisations are:
Ø Advanced Informatics
Ø Communications Technologies
Ø Cyberspace Security
Ø Encryptions Systems
Ø Microelectro and Nanoelectro Mechanical Systems
Ø Conventional Optics
Ø Quantum Optics
The collaboration between MIMOS and KACST includes technology transfer and commercialization. It will enable both the organisations to draw on each others research and development strengths, share resources and exchange results of innovations, particularly in the high technology industry
KACST was established in 1977 to support and promote applied scientific research and coordinate the activities of the scientific research institutions and centers in line with requirements of development plans of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It consist of a number of research institutions namely Computer and Electronics Research Institute; Petroleum and Petrochemical; Energy Research; Resource and Development; Astronomy and Geophysics; and Space Research.
At the signing ceremony MIMOS was represented by its President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Abdul Wahab Abdullah; while KACST was represented by Vice President of Research Institutes, Dr Turki Al Saud. Present as witness was MIMOS’ Senior Vice President, Technology Realisation & Operations, Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir and KACST’s Mohammed Al-Hussaini.
The areas of R&D identified for collaboration between the two research organisations are:
Ø Advanced Informatics
Ø Communications Technologies
Ø Cyberspace Security
Ø Encryptions Systems
Ø Microelectro and Nanoelectro Mechanical Systems
Ø Conventional Optics
Ø Quantum Optics
The collaboration between MIMOS and KACST includes technology transfer and commercialization. It will enable both the organisations to draw on each others research and development strengths, share resources and exchange results of innovations, particularly in the high technology industry
KACST was established in 1977 to support and promote applied scientific research and coordinate the activities of the scientific research institutions and centers in line with requirements of development plans of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It consist of a number of research institutions namely Computer and Electronics Research Institute; Petroleum and Petrochemical; Energy Research; Resource and Development; Astronomy and Geophysics; and Space Research.
At the signing ceremony MIMOS was represented by its President and Chief Executive Officer Dato’ Abdul Wahab Abdullah; while KACST was represented by Vice President of Research Institutes, Dr Turki Al Saud. Present as witness was MIMOS’ Senior Vice President, Technology Realisation & Operations, Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir and KACST’s Mohammed Al-Hussaini.
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