Ruwad honours UAE Ambassador to Malaysia

Sharjah, July 7, 2008 (WAM) - Ruwad Establishment recently held a special ceremony to honour Nasser Al Aboudi, UAE ambassador to Malaysia, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the tremendous success of the recently concluded joint venture initiative between Ruwad and the Malaysia Multimedia Super Corridor.

The event was attended by Ahmed Al Midfa, Deputy Chairman of Ruwad, Ali Al
Mahmoud, a board member, Abdulaziz Tayram, Chairman of Ruwad's Executive
Committee and Khalid Mukaled, Ruwad's Business Development Manager.

The UAE Ambassador to Malaysia praised the Ruwad-launched Techani Scheme,
saying that such initiatives would contribute significantly to the
development of the national economy. He commended Ruwad's Board for its
efforts and for the selection of Malaysia, one of the world's leaders in the
ICT industry, as a model from whose experience participants in the
initiative could benefit.

Ahmed Al Midfa said that the launch of Techani Scheme by Ruwad's Board of
Directors was aimed at broadening horizons for young national entrepreneurs
and providing them with opportunities to keep abreast of the latest
developments and the most advanced models in the world, and showing them the
step by step processes involved in the conversion of ideas into solid ICT
projects, stating that all the elements required for the successful
establishment of such quality projects are available in the UAE,
particularly in Sharjah.