ICDL GCC Foundation honours Orient Planet for robust PR and communications support

Award follows ECDL Foundation’s appreciation of ICDL GCC’s excellence in PR & marketing activities promoting digital literacy

ICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body and certification authority of the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) program in the Gulf region, presented public relations and marketing communications partner Orient Planet with an award recognizing its contribution in consistently providing high quality strategic PR consultancy services that have helped the Foundation achieve key objectives in the region.

This award to Orient Planet comes on the heels of the ‘Award for PR’ presented to ICDL GCC Foundation by European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Foundation, global governing body for ICDL programs. ECDL’s award recognized ICDL’s effective use of PR and marketing tools to improve digital awareness region-wide.

Jamil Ezzo, Director General, ICDL GCC Foundation presented the award to Nidal Abou Zaki, Managing Director of Orient Planet, at a special function recently held at the offices of ICDL GCC Foundation in Dubai.

“We have been working with Orient Planet for several years now and they have been successful in fully understanding the PR and communication required to spread the awareness we need for the society to pursue digital literacy. Orient Planet’s effective strategising has helped us achieve this goal in the region. The nature of our operations require the creation of awareness at various levels, be it governmental, public sector, private sector or individuals, and Orient Planet has continuously supported all our initiatives in the region in communicating our message to the public” said Jamil Ezzo.

Commenting on the recognition, Nidal Abou Zaki said, “It is undoubtedly an honour for us to receive this award from ICDL GCC Foundation recognizing our efforts and we believe this is a result of our commitment towards offering high quality value-adding services to our clients. Working with ICDL GCC Foundation over the years has been an extremely rewarding experience for us and I commend the Foundation for its instrumental role in improving digital literacy in the Gulf States. Such positive feedback will motivate us to strive harder to deliver strategic PR consultancy services of the highest level in support of ICDL’s vision and business goals.”

Headquartered in Dubai, Orient Planet is one of the Middle East’s fastest growing public relations, marketing and communications consultancies, with a network of offices across the Gulf, Levant and North Africa.