King Thanks Visiting Bill Gates for Microsoft's Support to Kingdom
Posted on: Thursday, 27 October 2005, 18:00 CDT
According to "Jordan Times", King Abdullah met with Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, who arrived in Jordan on a several-hour visit. King Abdullah said projects implemented by Microsoft and initiatives launched by Gates in Jordan helped advance the country's IT industry
. He also commended the support Microsoft offers to the Kingdom, especially since the signing of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) in 2003 with the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. The government and the software giant signed a memorandum of understanding that "brings the SPA to its next stage and expands the level of projects and cooperation," according to ICT Minister Nadia Saeed. Under the 2003 agreement, the government became committed to using legally licensed Microsoft programs in educational institutions in line with intellectual property rights.Source: Info-Prod Research (Middle East)
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