{"id":21275,"date":"2020-04-26T17:33:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T13:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=21275"},"modified":"2020-04-26T17:33:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T13:33:27","slug":"bahrain-launches-virtual-mall-with-100-stores-amid-covid-19-shop-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/bahrain-launches-virtual-mall-with-100-stores-amid-covid-19-shop-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain Launches Virtual Mall With 100 Stores Amid COVID-19 Shop Closures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahrain has launched a virtual mall to enable shops to continue serving their customers during the ongoing global COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n

The mall.bh website, which officially opened on Thursday April 23, features a range of products from more than 100 companies operating in the Kingdom including fashion, homeware and electronics.<\/p>\n

Several major brands are set to participate in the virtual service, with the government-run website not charging any fees to retailers amid physical store closures to combat the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

H.E. Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani, Bahrain’s Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, said: \u201cThis will enable companies to continue offering their products to consumers. It has been designed by the Ministry and will provide its services to companies for free.”<\/p>\n

The initiative is the latest digital offering from the Kingdom to help combat the ongoing global health crisis, with solutions including remote learning and a nationwide bracelet tracking programme rolled out across the country.<\/p>\n

Last month, Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Education together with the Kingdom\u2019s Information & eGovernment Authority announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create a dedicated electronic education portal for millions of students.<\/p>\n

This portal is used to view lessons, download education materials, complete their homework online, and participate in discussions with classmates.<\/p>\n

Parents can use the system to follow up on the activities carried out by their classes, while school administrators can monitor the progress of students and teachers.<\/p>\n

The portal is powered by AWS, which recently opened its first Middle East data region in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n

AWS is also supporting the Bahraini government in its concerted shift to the cloud \u2013 the Kingdom has mandated the use of Cloud IAAS & SAAS across government, which assisted in the fast roll-out of nationwide distance learning.<\/p>\n

To put this into perspective, according to a recent study by Teacher Tapp, just one in six schools in the UK had the technology to set and receive work from pupils.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Bahrain\u2019s national electronic wallet BenefitPay announced a 1257% increase in the number of remittances through its Fawri+ service during the month of March 2020 \u2013 worth some BHD103 million (USD273 million).<\/p>\n

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