Achieving a huge leap terms of raising the quality index of schools
Cairo, Egypt - Link Development, the global technology solutions provider, announced today that the Egyptian Ministry of Education is holding today the formal launch of its developed Public Schools Portal.
Using open source technology solutions and hosted on Azure cloud, this portal was developed by Link Development in collaboration with Microsoft, and is managed by Link Data Center. This project aims to achieve a huge leap terms of raising the quality index of schools through easy and fast presence online and opening new communication channels with students and parents.
The Ministry of Education held an official event today to announce the pivotal strides the ministry has undertaken to support the digital transformation of the public schools and the entire educational process including the ability to be digitally present on the Internet through the creation of websites for each and every schools.
The website of each School website gives the ability to publish news, classes and schedules of all stages, photos and videos, and leadership boards for distinguished students. All website visitors will be able to contact the school and find its location on the map, in addition to more features.
The portal is ideal solution amidst the current economy conditions due to the lower development and maintenance cost of cloud computing solutions when coupled with open source solutions. It also allows all schools to quickly and easily create their websites and communicate with digital minded students in this digital age.
Link Development in partnership with Microsoft Egypt has developed the portal, and Link Data Center will manage the hosting and administration to ensure the continuous availability and efficiency of the portal year round.
It is also worth noting that Link Development and Microsoft have been in a partnership for more than 20 years, and LINK was also awarded the 2016 Microsoft Egypt Partner of the Year award and was named a finalist in the Open Source on Azure award.
Amin Azab, Chief Executive Officer, LINK Development, said: “We are always proud to work with the Egyptian Government and its Ministries. We are pleased to be a catalyst for the implementation the government’s plan for digital growth using Microsoft technologies, and our project in the field of Education comes as an essential step in improving the quality of both public schools and education in Egypt at a low cost. The strategic importance of the public schools’ web-portal is its ability to act as a bridge connecting the public schools with the digital language that all of today’s students speak.”
About Link Development
LINK Development is a global technology solutions provider leading the digitization of the private and public sectors with focus on the Middle East and Africa. We drive the business transformation of our customers by delivering integrated, inventive and digitally productive experiences that blend cloud, analytics, mobility, e-services, CRM, infrastructure, IOT, augmented reality and others.
Founded in 1996, LINK Development runs operations in +24 countries and operates through five offices in Egypt (HQ), UAE, KSA, Qatar and Canada. LINK is an A15 subsidiary (Previously known as OTVentures).
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