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Tamkeen honours ‘Bahrain Tech Awards 2018’ winners

Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Janahi, the Chief Executive of the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), honoured the winners of the Bahrain Tech Awards at a ceremony held on the sidelines of the Bahrain National Pavilion at GITEX. The IT event is currently ongoing in Dubai with the participation of 40 Bahraini IT-specialist enterprises and 20 startups, supported by Tamkeen for the eleventh year in a row.

Dr Janahi stated that the award aims to motivate Bahraini technology companies to develop their services according to international standards. Esam Hadi, Chairman of the Bahrain Technology Award, said: “The award highlights Bahrain’s products and services in the field of information technology and progress in this field.”

The award honoured five IT companies: CTM360, FAME, Syskode, Microcenter and AlAmthal, and five Bahraini startups including Nakheel, Nabdaa, Equalibria, TimecTechnologies and Snapcomms were honoured. At the regional and global level, eight companies were awarded: Skolera, Centra Hub, InfoWatch, Embarc, Ultimit, Avanza Innovations, Cognitive Pilot, The Shipping Spot and Rology