NEWS
Kuwait
has hosted
military and
information
systems
conference and
exhibition
Zain Kuwait hosts NASA at its
innovation centre
T
he Kuwait Military Communications and
Information Systems Conference and
Exhibition has been held at the Radisson Blu
Hotel in Kuwait City. The event featured senior-
level military, government and industry leaders
discussing new strategies and capabilities
related to cyberdefence, cybersecurity,
communications and electronic warfare.
It focused directly on the crucial
technologies, products, systems and services
associated with military communications
and information systems. With the defence
landscape having changed dynamically over
the past decade, threats from conventional
insurgent activities are no longer the only
concerns for the defence agencies.
With a greater dependence on computer
systems and a reliance on integrated
networking, today’s armed forces are faced
with an ever-changing set of challenges in
maintaining cybersecurity from the threat
of attack.
Rapid evolution in technology has forced
governments and industry alike to
continually develop secure systems that
remain one step ahead of the enemy.
As cybersystems become increasingly
integrated, the requirement for a multi-
layered, adaptive and self-learning security
system becomes imperative.
With the prevalence of electronic
communications, a widespread access to
mobile networked devices and the defence
industry’s increasing reliance on Big Data
and Artificial Intelligence, the cyberthreat
to today’s defence sector has never been
more apparent.
The cyberlandscape is both dynamic and
borderless and requires the collaboration of
all defence stakeholders.
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Z
ain, the leading digital service
provider in Kuwait, has hosted a
special talk on science and technology
innovation featuring NASA.
The talk was held at the Zain Innovation
Center (ZINC) in the company’s main
headquarters in Shuwaikh. It was hosted
in collaboration with the Embassy of the
USA in Kuwait.
by adopting such initiatives. The
special talk featured Zainab ‘Nagin’
Cox, a senior engineer at NASA’s
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who
discussed topics related to technology,
science, and innovation.
Zain hosted the special talk in line with its
continuous enthusiasm to offer world-class
specialised programmes for those who are
interested in developing their talents in
science and technology innovation. ZINC is a hub for entrepreneurs and
digital investments as a platform for
the innovations of students, youth and
entrepreneurs. ZINC encourages young
minds to think and act creatively outside
of the norm in an open, supportive
environment for entrepreneurs to
generate new ideas and develop them
into viable opportunities.
Zain, being a leader in the Kuwaiti
private sector, believes in the
importance of enriching the talents of
the community in which it operates Zain is committed to reinforcing
its collaboration with entities and
organisations that provide such initiatives
and actively develop Kuwaiti talents. n
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