Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 22 | Page 21

PROJECT UPDATE JORDAN JORDAN The Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST) organised a workshop entitled ‘Wavelet- Based Applications in the Twenty-First Century’ at the Hashemite Auditorium at the Royal Scientific Society. HE Dr Khaled Shuraydeh, of HCST, said the workshop illustrated the aim of the ‘Jordanian Scientist and Technologist Abroad’ programme to reverse the “brain drain of Jordanian scientists and technologists” by linking them with counterparts in Jordan. IRAQ IRAQ Al-Rasheed Bank is to pay the salaries of those retired from the military through its branches in Baghdad and the provinces, as well as smart card outlets. This will begin in September 2017. The bank has 138 branches, with 61 branches in Baghdad and 77 in the rest of the Governates. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 21 21