MANAMA, Oct 5 (KUNA) -- A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Kuwait's Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) and Bahrain's Information and e-Government Authority (IGA) last Friday within the remote server practice of cloud computing.

 CITRA's Chairman and CEO Eng. Salem Muthib Al-Othainah stated in a press statement that the authority was keen on bolstering cooperation with Bahrain in cloud computing, affirming that the agreement would boost efforts to protect data and information online.

The MoU is part of the Kuwait 2035 vision, added Al-Othainah, mentioning that Kuwait was eager to be involved in GCC countries' development plans.

 On his part, IGA CEO Mohammad Al-Qaed, commended Kuwait on its keenness to strengthen cooperation with Bahrain within the IT domain, stressing that the MoU was part of an ongoing collaboration between the two sides.

 He hoped that Kuwait and Bahrain would continue collaborating in the future to benefit both countries' plans for development and progression.

In its 2017 plans, the government in Bahrain had set its eye on becoming a part of the global cloud-computing scene, becoming the first Arab nation to adopt this branch of computing. Cloud computing is a practice that uses remote reserves to store data and information in an effort to protect them against any harm and digital crime.

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