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| DIC Highlights Commitment to the Environment |
| August 2011 |
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In an effort to enhance its responsibility to the environment, DIC urged employees and business partners to contribute towards conserving the environment by disposing waste in the most effective manner.
With support from IDAMA, a facility management company, different boxes were placed in the service lift lobby of each DIC building. Blue boxes were specifically assigned for paper, green for plastic and red for cans.
DIC management attaches considerable importance to this initiative due to thefact that about 60% of waste generated can be recycled and even one plastic bottle kept out of the landfill spares the environment from years of damage.
The initiative has been well received by the key stakeholders and highlights the commitment of the community in giving back to nature. |
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| Dubai Chamber Services Briefing |
| 15 September, 2011 |
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The Dubai Chamber, in partnership with Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource Zone invited individuals from middle to upper management to the ‘Dubai Chamber Services Briefing’ intended to increase knowledge about the Dubai Chamber and provide additional insight into the services that they offer.
Owing to the large business community in Dubai and Dubai Internet City’s various initiatives to help businesses start-up as well as establish themselves in the industry, the visit aimed at educating new and existing business owners on the various aspects of setting up and developing a business.
The visit addressed various services including business and legal advisory, due diligence, CSR consultation, business promotion and many more services that would positively impact the prosperity and profitability of a business. |
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| DIC’s Excellence Series Offers Insight on Digital Content |
| 21 September, 2011 |
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In today’s advanced technological scenario, the use of digital content has become one of the key factors for the growth and development of business and the ICT sector as a whole.
In light of this, Dubai Internet City’s recently held signature event, ‘The Excellence Series’ focused on understanding digital content and educating its participants on its role in the ICT sector and in the UAE. Jonas Zelba, Research Associate at Frost and Sullivan was invited to address the audience and provide his valuable insight into the market.
Zelba is responsible for business vertical in the MENA region and owing to his vast experience in the MENA communications market, he has an in-depth understanding of the ICT sector across various emerging market geographies.
The workshop addressed the available opportunities for revenue and industry development within the sphere of digital content. It also shed light on digital content strategies for mobile operators, publishers and broadcasters and explained the means by which to source and produce locally relevant content.
With the digital space expanding at a rapid rate, the market has become highly competitive. The event accurately identified on-going trends in the global market, UAE’s digital space and the industry expectations in the global market.
The event proved a great success, providing participants with an ideal platform to network and share knowledge, thoughts and ideas.
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| Excellence Series touches on legal risks of cloud computing services |
| 21 September, 2011 |
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The October 2011 edition of the Excellence Series featured a talk by Anita Siassios, Associate in Technology Media and Telecommunications at Al Tamimi & Company. In her presentation, Anita highlighted the issues that could expose a cloud provider or cloud user to legal liability and stressed on the need to create an effective and trustworthy services relationship.
Anita, has wide experience in the IT, e-commerce, digital media and telecommunications industries. She advises clients on supplier agreements, media and content licensing, sponsorship and promotions, business and asset acquisition, research development agreements, consumer contracts and new IT systems agreements.
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| Clean up the world campaign 2011 |
| Oct 27, 2011 |
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DIC staff and Business Partners joined hands to support the 2011 edition of Dubai Municipality's 'Clean- up- the- World' drive, the community-based environmental programme initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to inspire and empower individuals and communities from every corner of the globe to clean up, fix and conserve their environment.
The enthusiastic participation of Business Partners, who volunteered both time and effort, signifies the strong community level commitment to environmental sustainability.
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| DIC Excellence Series Takes a Closer Look at LinkedIn with Alan Devereux |
| Nov 15, 2011 |
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The hour long interactive session saw the participation of over 80 Business Partners which included Q&A and networking opportunities.
The November session featured a presentation on LinkedIn by Alan Devereux, Communications Officer at the British Business Group Dubai & Northern Emirates.
According to Devereux, most people fail to realize the full potential of LinkedIn, the business oriented social networking site and limit their participation to merely posting their CVs. Devereux's presentation included tips on optimizing LinkedIn profile, creating and customizing a company page and how to be found and use profile to advertise company products or services.
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| DIC Yogafest 2011 Attracts Over 1000 Attendees |
| Dec 09, 2011 |
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A total of 30 classes of meditation and yoga were held on December 9 to10 in the DIC amphitheatre as part of the 2nd edition of the annual DIC Yogafest.
A community well being initiative, the Yogafest is aimed at facilitating a healthy work environment, particularly as employees tend to be healthier and more productive when free of stress. Participants also had the opportunity to savour different styles of yoga including Sivananda, Iyengar, Hatha Flow, Vinyasa Flow and Full Moon Yoga.
DIC will also be holding a monthly 'Full Moon Friday' Yoga Session, starting January 2011.
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