Abu-Ghazaleh Announces the Launch of a Language, IT and Culture Illiteracy Eradication Campaign in Palestine, Commits to Dedicate all Capabilities to

With the Attendance of the Palestinian Minister of Education and Higher Education and the Ambassador of Palestine in Morocco

Abu-Ghazaleh Announces the Launch of a Language, IT and Culture Illiteracy Eradication Campaign in Palestine, Commits to Dedicate all Capabilities to Accomplish it

CASABLANCA – December 31, 2015 - His Excellency Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), and His Excellency Dr. Sabri Saidam, Minister of Education and Higher Education in Palestine, issued the “Casablanca Declaration” which states that the 2016 - 2027 decade shall be a Palestinian knowledge decade, in order to promote and enhance the three streams of knowledge: Arabic language, Internet language and culture for each Palestinian, whether under Occupation or in the Diaspora.

The Declaration was issued at the presence of the Ambassador of Palestine in Morocco HE Zuheir Al-Shin. The commitment includes providing all capabilities to commence the illiteracy eradication decade for the whole of Palestine.

This Declaration is a realization of the Arab Summit’s decisions to achieve the Arab knowledge decade, and is performed by virtue of the program implemented by the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States on the Arab level, a program in which TAG-Org is proud to have an advisory role.

In order to achieve this objective, the Organization will put under the disposal of the Ministry of Education in Palestine the tools it prepared to fulfill the vision of the Arab nation’s leaders, including an Arabic language education book free of any non-lingual content to preserve the purity and greatness of the Arabic language, and a program on IT and communication skills prepared by TAG-Org and taught at the Arab level, including the Arab and international aspects, which is being prepared by TAG-Org aiming at nurturing a generation that is qualified to receive lingual, digital and cultural knowledge.

This commitment comes due to the belief of Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh in supporting the Palestinian people, and will provide the required tools to launch the Palestinian knowledge decade, and to launch the specialized technical link in research and education, in order to connect Palestinian educational and research organizations with the international technical networks of research and education.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh affirmed that such a commitment stems from the social responsibility he acknowledges towards his compatriots, who should not be precluded by the oppressive occupation from developing their capabilities and the capabilities of their country.

He pointed out that the world is undergoing several stages during its evolution, and that we have stepped from the stage of IT into the stage of knowledge, which all of us without any exception should keep up with, regardless of the surrounding conditions.

On the other hand, Dr. Saidam asserted that they continuously seek achieving knowledge in all fields in Palestine, especially in educational fields, which are the basis of progress and prosperity in the country, pointing out that the success of that matter could be achieved effectively and efficiently through partnership with the private sector.

He stated that the capabilities of TAG-Org that cover the whole world would work to accomplish that objective, and that this emanates from his belief in TAG-Org headed by Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, who continuously supports his country through all means available.

This Declaration was issued at the annual convention of the Arab Society of Research and Education Network (ASREN) and the Arab Organization for Quality Assurance in Education (AROQA) held in Casablanca, under the royal patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, with the attendance of educational experts from the European Union, Arab League and universities, in addition to Arab and international institutions.

TAG-Org was founded in 1972. It operates through its 80 offices and 150 representative offices worldwide. TAG-Org is the largest global group of professional services firms in the fields of Accounting, Audit, Corporate Governance, Taxation, Economic and Strategic Studies and Consultation, Professional and Technical Training, Human Resources and Recruitment Services, Intellectual Property News Agency, IP Business and Asset Valuation and Branding Services, IP Registration and Protection, Intellectual Property Renewals, IPR Protection and Management, Legal Services, and many other professional services.