Researchers in Abu Dhabi build first national crypto library for the UAE
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Library to safeguard vital and confidential sources of information
December 23, 2020
The UAE has set up the first national crypto library to enable the country to safeguard vital and confidential sources of information.
The library is an initiative of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) through its Cryptography Research Centre.
Researchers at Cryptography Research Centre, one of ATRC’s initial seven dedicated research centres, have already released multiple versions of the crypto library and are working on its integration into the UAE’s critical digital infrastructure, according to a statement from the centre.
Almarai honors outstanding students from the Arab Gulf for the 13th year December 23, 2020
RIYADH Almarai and the Arab Education Office honored the outstanding students of general education in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. This was part of a ceremony conducted to announce the winners in the Academic Excellence Award, which was hosted in Riyadh, under the patronage of Dr. Hamad bin Muhammad Al Sheikh, Minister of Education. The award was given this year to 36 students from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Yemen.
The ceremony was attended by Dr. Ali bin Abdul-Khaliq Al-Qarni, Director General of the Arab Education Bureau of the Gulf Countries, Faisal Al-Fahadi, Executive Vice President of Almarai, and a number of ambassadors and Arab cultural attaches in Saudi Arabia. In addition to the honored students who attended the ceremony virtually.
TII researchers build National Crypto Library for UAE December 22, 2020
Dr. Najwa Aaraj, chief researcher, Cryptography Research Centre.
ABU DHABI Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), Tuesday announced that its Cryptography Research Centre (CRC) has built the UAE’s first national and sovereign crypto library. The milestone is set to enable the country to safeguard vital and confidential sources of information.
The development follows a series of rapid announcements at Technology Innovation Institute since the first Advanced Technology Research Council board meeting in August 2020.
Researchers at Cryptography Research Centre, one of Technology Innovation Institute’s initial seven dedicated research centers, have already released multiple versions of the crypto library and are working on its seamless integration into the UAE’s crit