Special to AG-IP-News Agency 

DAMASCUS - Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global) took part in a number of conferences and activities organized by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) in 2022.

TAG.Global’s participation comes within the framework of cooperation between the two sides including the previously signed memorandum of understanding with the US-based ISACA, towards embracing digital technology programs, digital training-- online and face-to-face courses, in addition to exchanging consulting services for the development of digital services provided by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Incubator for Innovation.

Collaboration between the two parties also covers accreditation of a wide range of digital training programs offered by the ISACA in the fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and network security. Accordingly, trainees would receive internationally accredited certificates with serial numbers.

In fact many of TAG.Global’s employees hold professional certificates issued by the Association and became members, including Ms. Sabala Nourallah, IT Consulting Manager at TAG.Global’s Syria office, who also holds a silver-rated membership. She has been nominated as Board of Directors member representing the ISACA Lebanon Chapter.

ISACA organized several activities this year; most importantly, the ISACA 2022 Awards Gala to honor and recognize ISACA Award recipients from around the world who played a prominent role and made remarkable contributions that influenced the tech industry. That is in addition to organizing an interactive online ceremony.

The Association will hold its annual conferences for 2022 in the coming period, including the Africa and Europe Conferences, while the Asia 2022 Conference, which will be be held in Bahrain will be scheduled later. 

ISACA’s events also include several activities and local conferences in more than 200 local councils worldwide, throughout the year. Such events address significant global technological issues and working environments in the Middle East; one of which was the ISACA Lebanon Chapter which discussed the ethical considerations for successful digital transformation and the application of the COBIT 2019 framework.

The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) is a global 50-year old professional association that aims to provide knowledge, credentials, training services. It seeks to advance professional career of IT practitioners and help enterprises implement digital transformation process. It is a leader in IT, audit, information security, governance and risk, among others. 

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Incubator for Innovation is a digital platform specialized in adopting and embracing innovative ideas, businesses and projects in the ICT field. It also provides an appropriate environment to transform these ideas into existing projects that are competitive and sustainable, as well as capable of achieving market returns for their creative innovators.