Interstandards Holds First Training Course of Its Kind in the Arab World at TAGCB

The workshop was very successful; TAGorg team showed a great deal of eagerness to learn and apply the measures introduced during the course - Jaradat

AMMAN --- February 7, 2008--- Interstandards Organization, the first organization in the Arab world specialized in applying website quality standards, held the first training course of its kind in the region for the Web Development Department at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg).

The training course held at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh College of Business (TAGCB) entitled "Interstandards Standardizations Modules and Audit Reports" provided TAGorgs professionals with the necessary skills needed for web auditing set by Interstandards.

The January 19-24, 2008 course comes as part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between TAGorg and Interstandards last year, to enhance and accelerate the Internet industry in the region through the implementation of quality standards.

Delivered by Interstandards General Manager, Mr. Mohammad Jaradat, the six-day course tackled all the aspects of website quality such as website security, design engineering, content and advertising among others. Audit methods used in these fields were highlighted as well.

"The workshop was very successful; TAGorg team showed a great deal of eagerness to learn and apply the measures introduced during the course," he said.
"By completing this course, the Web Development team has become accredited by Interstandards to audit any website in Jordan and assess its compliance with the Interstandards measures," TAGorg Web Development Manager Mr. Ihab Abu-Hilal noted.

"In the aftermath, an auditing report will be sent to Interstandards which grants the said website Interstandards Certificate," he added.

Meanwhile, TAGorg Search Engines Specialist Mr. Ramez Quneibi, said it was very informative, pointing out that: "the skills and knowledge acquired during this course are definitely going to enhance and improve the quality of my work since we were introduced to the latest standards in the web development field."

The signing of the MoU between TAGorg and Interstandards took place during GITEX Technology Week Global Conference that was held in Dubai September 8-12, 2007.

About Interstandards

Interstandards ,the Arab Organization for Internet Standards, is a pioneering Arab Initiative launched with the mission of accelerating the development of the Internet industry by developing, in association with the British Standards Institution (BSI), a set of websites? quality standards which are applicable to all types of websites.

About TAGorg

The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAGorg) is the largest Arab group of professional services firms in the fields of accounting, management consulting, training, intellectual property, legal services, information technology, capacity building, credit information and legal translation, in addition to being an affiliate of the World Bank, the Register of Accountants and Auditors (Washington) and the UN Center for Transnational Corporations (N.Y.).
Employing over 2000 multi-disciplined professionals and operating out of 70 offices in the Middle East and North Africa, with representative offices in Europe and North America, TAGorgs member firms were established to serve the Arab countries and foreign firms interested in conducting business in this region.