- Saudi Telecom Co.
- (STC) has won the Middle East Excellence Institute Awards for outstanding management of institutional communications and media reach-out, of the Datamatix International, in recognition of its role in promoting the strategy for institutional communications and PR, excelling in reactivation of media reach-out, sustaining communications’ identity and transforming Saudi society into an informatics one, depending on science and knowledge-based economy.
STC received the award in a ceremony held at Burj Al-Arab hotel, which was delivered by Fahd Al-Sha’alan, guest of honor and director general of King Fahd Security College, to Mohammed Al-Rashidi, manager of Media Center at STC, during the ceremony which took place, on the sidelines of the institute’s annual conference.
Ahmed Al-Kamali, director general of the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute, said STC has won the award on internationally recognized criteria for selecting the best, appreciation of its prestigious role for establishing interactive reach-out among the civic society and commitment to transparency principles in dealing with media and delivering facts to consumers and customers.
More than 500 different bodies have taken part to win the award.