SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - UAE Interact
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - UAE Interact
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - UAE Interact
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S O C I A L D E V E L O P M E N T241development and lifelong learning opportunities for the <strong>UAE</strong>, theGulf, and – through online training courses – to many other partsof the business world. Cert Technology Ventures (CTV), thetechnology arm of Cert, collaborates with leading technologypartners such as Intel, Microsoft and IBM to foster technologytransfer. Its clients are large public and private sector organisationsin the region, including the <strong>UAE</strong> Military and the Presidential Court.Having been converted into a joint stock company in 2005,Cert is now primed for the next stage in its development: it ishoping to raise Dh1 billion (US$272 million) and offer 55 percent of its share capital to the public through the first educationand technology IPO in the Middle East. In addition to the lure ofgood financial returns, investors will be able to participate in theunique Cert Education and Research City project, a vision thatwill have significant socioeconomic benefits for the country andits people. Cert City, a fully integrated community encompassingresearch, innovation and entrepreneurship, is being establishedin Abu Dhabi on a site of over 1 million square metres, to befollowed by similar ventures in Dubai and Sharjah, some of theother emirates, and eventually throughout the region.Cert Education and ResearchCity is being established inAbu Dhabi as a fullyintegrated communityencompassing research,innovation andentrepreneurship.The Centre forExcellence for AppliedResearch and Training(Cert) is now thelargest privateeducation providerin the region.@www.uaeinteract.com/uaeeducation