Business Chief Europe Magazine August 2014 | Page 89

Technology the environment it operates in .
It pays particular attention to education and healthcare and has implemented a wide-range of initiatives and programmes aimed at giving back to the community .
Ongoing programmes include a project to teach Saudi females smartphone programming and maintenance , which was launched in cooperation with the National Institute for Women ’ s Training and aims to train 1,000 women over the next three years .
There is continued support for the Disabled Children Association in Riyadh which included the first exhibition of inventions serving people with special needs .
It has also offered financial support for the Zamzam society by contributing the medical and healthcare costs of more than 820 people .
In the company ’ s 2013 annual report , Managing Director Khalid Omar Al Kaf summed up what he believes will be the future for Mobily . He said : “ The pace of change is relentless . What once seemed remarkable is now routine , yet I believe we are only at the early stages of a transformation that will eclipse everything we have seen so far .
“ From merely providing mobile telecom services , at one time the ultimate in new technology , the future of our industry now lies in cloud computing , information security , IT solutions , and a new wave of high-speed data networks . And as always , Mobily is leading the way .”

Company Information

Industry
Telecommunications and ICT solutions
headquarters
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
founded
2005
employees
3,600
revenue
SAR25.1billion
products / services
Mobile phone services , telecommunications , ICT Solutions , information security , high-speed netowrks
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