GEC NEWS WIREThird consecutive MEET ICT award won by Gulf Air for its pioneering ICT projects
Gulf Air was recently honoured, for the third consecutive year, at the sixth edition of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) conference “MEET ICT” and the Bahrain International Technology Exhibition (BITEX) – held in Bahrain earlier this month. The airline’s Director of Information Technology, Dr. Jassim Haji, was awarded the “ICT Personality Award – Private Sector”.
Receiving the award from H.E Eng. Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, Dr. Jassim Haji said, “It is not only a reflection of an ongoing and longstanding drive to enhance the aviation and travel experience with the latest technology solutions, but is also the direct result of many pioneering ICT projects successfully implemented at Gulf Air including most recently: Internet of Things, tablets and mobility of services across the airline. The award also recognises Gulf Air as a leading organization in its ICT achievements across Bahrain’s private sector.”
This is the third consecutive MEET ICT award won by Gulf Air. In previous years, Bahrain’s national carrier has won for best Big Data project and best Mobile applications for Electronic Flight Bag.
