Doha: Ooredoo has announced a new collaboration with MIT Media Lab in order to drive cutting-edge ICT innovation and research.
“ICT is rapidly converging, and our customers in emerging markets are quickly adopting mobile devices and integrating ICT into every aspect of their daily lives. By joining the MIT Media Lab, we will be able to leverage innovative research from one of the world’s leading institutes to deliver disruptive innovations and new life-enhancing products and services to our customers. In addition, Ooredoo is committed to work with the MIT Media Lab in facilitating and supporting the development of a larger innovation ecosystem in MENA and Southeast Asia,” said Dr Nasser Marafih, Group CEO, Ooredoo.
Since 1985, the MIT Media Lab has pioneered unconventional research in the ICT sector to radically improve people’s daily lives. Ooredoo joins the MIT Media Lab as a Consortium Lab Member.
Through its work with the research laboratory, Ooredoo will look to amplify innovative thinking developed in the MIT Media Lab, engage with researchers, and access member events to view new MIT research. It will also increase its efforts to share intellectual property rights on technology developed through the collaboration.
“We welcome Ooredoo as a member of the MIT Media Lab and look forward to collaborating on innovative technologies that have the potential to impact millions of people around the world,” said Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab.
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