Matthew Tompkins, Principal/CEO of GEMS FirstPoint School, said: “At GEMS FirstPoint School, we are delighted to be partnering with Lenovo on this project, as we are acutely aware of the increasing industry demand for students with gamification skills and experience. The introduction of this state-of-the-art ‘Games Laboratory’ coincides with, and enhances, our courses that promote the development of gamification skills.

Keynote speeches from Sitecore’s top management and regional customers highlighted industry challenges and demonstrated how Sitecore’s solutions helped overcome them. GEMS Education and Kerzner International also joined Sitecore on stage during the Symposium.

Lenovo has created its first ‘Legion Gaming Zone’ at GEMS Modern Academy in Dubai as part of the collaboration – a 360-degree solution comprising of Legion PCs and displays for gaming immersion, high performance ThinkStation workstations for seamless designing and programming.The MoU will also deliver the educational institution with Yoga Tab tablets, which will enable teachers to conduct courses with increased visibility and efficiency, as well as deliver on critical results.

The workshop was conducted as part of the World Scouting Camp activities codenamed JOTA-JOTI, the largest internet-based event with over 3 million people. The event drew scouts from all over the world.

Aiming to “disrupt from within” and create efficient, sustainable, scalable, and future-ready technology capabilities for the education needs of today and tomorrow, GEMS Education’s three-year technology transformation journey consists of executing multiple strategic initiatives, segmented across three phases: “Fix the Fundamentals” in FY18/19, “Strengthen the Building Blocks” in FY19/20, and “Accelerate Disruption and Incremental Value Creation” from FY20 onwards.