INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Many tech companies have come into play globally due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak which has pushed more companies, organisations and
educational institutions to learn and work remotely.In the UAE, the Government has decided to close public and private schools and higher
education institutions for four weeks to combat the spread of Coronavirus.The Education Ministry in the UAE had said that a pilot programme
for remote education will be implemented during the period of closure without giving further details.Globally, Google, Microsoft and Avaya
have said that they will grant free access to their paid teleconferencing and collaboration tools for a limited time for enterprise
customers and education institutes to make it easier for people and students to work and learn from home.Google said that its Hangouts Meet
will be offered to all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers globally through July 1st while Microsoft is planning to offer a free
six-month trial globally for a premium tier of Microsoft Teams to hospitals, schools, and businesses.Leila Serhan, Public Sector Director
communities is a top priority for us at Microsoft, and we will continue our efforts to enable them with solutions to collaborate from
(Image credit: Microsoft)Google was not available for comments when contacted.Meanwhile, the US-based contact centre and unified
and globally to enable remote learning.It is a subscription-based pricing model but Avaya is offering it free of cost to all educational
institutes and NGOs in the country as a measure to facilitate remote diagnosis and collaboration amid travel bans and other
restrictions.Savio Tovar Dias, Senior Director for Sales Engineering at Avaya, told TheIndianSubcontinent Middle East that the need of the
technology can help combat the spread of Coronavirus as people are living in an interesting world at the moment for the last two or three
said.However, he said that communicating over phone or video is never the same or replicates face-to-face meetings in any shape or form but
give parents peace of mind and help teachers educate kids in this challenging environment
discussions with schools and institutions to educate them and how to add value this week across the region
said.Moreover, he said that there are final year students who could potentially be impacted by the closure.He added that healthcare is an
other areas of China are already using the systems to equip customers with home working solutions and remote patient monitoring and
servicesSukhdev Singh, executive director at research and consulting services provider Kantar, said that it is would be a right step for the
In that way, the UAE Government is very sensitive ad open to adapt to the changes as they have taken the bold step to close the schools
send their kids back home or it is very difficult to manage at home
In that case, he said the apps should work not only domestically but also globally.XgHnmQvytsrFZQHTyiuVNj.jpg?#
