Khobar, e-Media:
Aly Al-Ghobaishi, General Director of IT and Branches Affairs in Ministry of Education, pointed out that the Ministry has electronically linked 33 thousand schools and 400 offices. All other departments and utilities of the Ministry were also included within this electronically networked linkage complementary project that will be completely implemented by the end of current year, he added.
He stated that the Ministry has spent about SR 80 Million on the re-formation of IT infrastructure and electronic networked linkage. During one month from now, the Ministry will provide all schools, yet far ones, with Internet services.
This came within the events of the 5th symposium for IT managers all over the Ministry which has been organized by both Education Administrations for Boys and Girls at Zahran international Hotel and attended by more than 150 male and female IT specialists.
Yesterday was the first day of the symposium which included intensive training courses that were envisioned to elevate the participants skills providing them with latest IT programs. Such courses threw light on the effective direct supervision over IT departments and units throughout the Ministry.