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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Challenge
In Saudi Arabia, a network of 45 regional directorates runs the country’s 33,000
schools and supervises about 700,000 employees, a mission that needs careful
coordination through regular policy briefings and interactions with the Ministry of
Education headquarter in Riyadh and each of the 45 directorates.
schools and supervises about 700,000 employees, a mission that needs careful
coordination through regular policy briefings and interactions with the Ministry of
Education headquarter in Riyadh and each of the 45 directorates.
A keen adopter of advanced technologies, Saudi Arabia has a dedicated National
Center for Education Information to mastermind infrastructure, services, and
programs for schools.
Center for Education Information to mastermind infrastructure, services, and
programs for schools.
“The Ministry leadership meets with administrators from all directorates quite often.
Moreover, ministry officials need to communicate with the directorates almost every
day,” says Eng. Mubarak Alashban, Communications Manager at the National Center
for Education Information.
Moreover, ministry officials need to communicate with the directorates almost every
day,” says Eng. Mubarak Alashban, Communications Manager at the National Center
for Education Information.
But ministerial-level meetings were each taking a few months to pull together.
Confirming availability across the directorates, especially for those in less accessible
areas, was hard. With people coming from all over the kingdom, cost was a significant
factor too.
Confirming availability across the directorates, especially for those in less accessible
areas, was hard. With people coming from all over the kingdom, cost was a significant
factor too.
The Ministry decided to spread the power and immediacy of videoconferencing with
an end-to-end solution called Leqaa to handle meetings of varied size and frequency:
from the ministerial briefings held in large convention centers, to informal gatherings
of small groups of officials. Desktop and mobile access to video meetings would
maximize flexibility through advanced collaboration tools for employees working in
offices, at home, or on the move.
an end-to-end solution called Leqaa to handle meetings of varied size and frequency:
from the ministerial briefings held in large convention centers, to informal gatherings
of small groups of officials. Desktop and mobile access to video meetings would
maximize flexibility through advanced collaboration tools for employees working in
offices, at home, or on the move.
Solution
An integrated solution based on Cisco TelePresence® with Cisco Jabber™ was
chosen, effectively creating a bring-your-own-device environment for people to
join in wherever they are. “The Cisco solution was adopted at the time because it
was the leading solution, offering excellent technical quality and local support at a
reasonable cost, a critical factor in such an extensive project,” says Dr. Jarallah Al-
Ghamdi, Chief Information Officer at the National Center for Education Information.
chosen, effectively creating a bring-your-own-device environment for people to
join in wherever they are. “The Cisco solution was adopted at the time because it
was the leading solution, offering excellent technical quality and local support at a
reasonable cost, a critical factor in such an extensive project,” says Dr. Jarallah Al-
Ghamdi, Chief Information Officer at the National Center for Education Information.
Customer Case Study
MOE at Saudi Arabia coordinates education meetings and training with Cisco videoconferencing
Customer Name:
Ministry of Education
Industry:
Education
Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Number of Employees:
691,097
Challenge
• Eliminate conference travel and cut costs
across 45 regional directorates
• Conduct large meetings with attendance
from different locations
• Improve communications and information
sharing among male and female sectors
at MOE
at MOE
• Improve training programs to accelerate
adoption and development
Solution
• Nationwide educational
videoconferencing network (Leqaa)
• Cisco TelePresence with Video Content
Server and Media Services Engine
• Cisco Jabber for TelePresence for
mobility and flexibility
Results
• Scheduling times for major conferences
cut from months to one week
• Faster decision-making with major
savings in time, effort, and travel costs
• Conduct large meetings more efficiently.
• Successful trial of mobile access set to
• Successful trial of mobile access set to
extend flexibility into all regions
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