Sun seeks to demonstrate benefits of the Digital Campus at Education Libya 2007

This will serve as an opportunity to demonstrate its solutions that assist in creating a Digital Campus environment in which people, processes and technology interact seamlessly to strengthen institutional performance.

The goal of Education Libya 2007 is to doggedly aid in the building and development of the Higher Education and Training sector's infrastructure. In order to do so, they have reached out to form global alliances and initiatives with enterprises such as Sun Microsystems, Al Wasl and SunGard Higher Education to assist in achieving this goal.

"As Libya seeks to expand, upgrade and modernise its crucial infrastructure, education is leading at the forefront to provide the very best opportunities to its citizens," said Tarek Ayass, Regional Manager, Education and Research, Sun Microsystems MENA. "The main intention of this collaboration is to help SunGard showcase their ability to assist institutions in strengthening performance through improved constituent services, increased accountability and better educational experiences."

"Sun's goal is to help schools and educational institutions in Libya implement and benefit from a true digital campus model, and to leverage an institutional IT environment with next-generation applications to lower costs and improve the learning environment for students. This is in line with UNESCO's ICT initiative that focuses on building the capacity to support a knowledge based economy. Most importantly, Sun stands firmly committed to delivering innovative and open technology solutions which will catapult the digital campus into the 21st century so that higher education institutions can focus on what's most important," added Ayass.

With significant examples from across the Arab World, SunGard Higher Education will demonstrate client success with Sun and Al Wasl solutions strategic consulting and technology management services that have assisted in improving performance. Sun Microsystems is a SunGard Higher Education Select Partner and has a proven track record with its customers, demonstrating its business and technical commitment to SunGard.

The Libyan Higher Education sector comprises 10 public and 5 private universities. In addition, the public sector provides a Graduate Studies Academy, Vocational Institutes with 84 locations and Higher Teacher Training Institutes in 37 locations.