July
October
• Zain Group
launches the ‘WE
ABLE’ initiative,
aiming to be
Disability Inclusive
by 2022 and
provide more jobs
and training for
people with special needs. The company
also signed up to the International Labor
Organization (ILO) Global Business and
Disability Network Charter.
• In collaboration with the
Broadband Commission for
Sustainable Development,
Zain published a report on
Child Online Safety.
• Zain Drone enters
memorandum of
understanding with BHGE
for digital inspections,
aiming to reduce safety
risks, operator error and
time in energy sector.
August
• Zain Cash
collaborates
with UNHCR
and IrisGuard
to introduce iris
technology for cash
disbursements to
refugees in Iraq.
September
• Zain Kuwait kicks-off fifth edition of
Zain Great Idea accelerator program.
• Following a Group-wide framework agreement with
Digital Virgo on Zain’s API platform, Zain Kuwait launches
subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service ‘PlayVOD’.
November
• Zain named as the Best Overall
Telecommunications Group
for 2019 by leading industry
publication CommsMEA, with Zain
Saudi Arabia named the Best MEA
Telecom Operator.
• Zain Innovation Campus (ZINC) in Jordan
celebrated its fifth anniversary, recording
165,000 visitors, over 4,000 events and
activities supporting the start-up ecosystem
in the Kingdom. Zain Jordan also launched
the fourth Zain AlMubadara entrepreneurial
incubation program.
• Zain Jordan inaugurated ‘The
Bunker’, the region’s first military-
grade high security network data
center offering co-location, cloud,
virtual private data center and
business continuity services.
• In partnership with Boubyan
Bank, Zain announces plans
for the development of the
first digital platform for Islamic
banking services, marking one
of the first digital alliances in
the region between a telecom
entity and a bank.
• Zain crowned ‘Best Operator’ and ‘Best Brand’ at Telecom
World Middle East Awards 2019.
December
• Utilizing world-class AI
solutions, Zain Kuwait’s
smart assistant, zBot,
extends its availability
on WhatsApp, allowing
customers to chat directly
in a fully automated
manner.
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