i-ADEC
a link between ADEC,
schools and parents
Using Windows apps store without a
credit card
Abu Dhabi Education Council’s (ADEC)
application “iADEC” is a mobile applica-
tion developed as an external portal to
link ADEC with educational community
members and schools. The application
provides school search capabilities, ac-
cess to latest ADEC news, publications,
and announcements and allows users to
communicate with ADEC in a quick and
direct manner.
The app, which is available through Apple
and Android platforms, comes in line with
ADEC’s strive to keep pace with the mod-
ern age developments and streamline the
services offered to the public.
The app supports English and Arabic lan-
guages and features several services,
such as locating schools, lodging sugges-
tions and complaints through its interac-
tive communication that can be sent and
received via the smart app.
Moreover, the app allows parents and the
local community members to access AD-
EC’s latest news and videos, as well as
download the council’s published manu-
als, bulletins, policies, standards, proce-
dures and school management guide,
among others. This contributes to reduc-
ing burden of users looking for clear and
real-time information from around the
world and allowing them flawless access
to the information via their smart devices.
ADEC showcased its application at the
First Government Summit organized by
the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs on govern-
ment services excellence within a session
under the theme “Abu Dhabi Government
Experience in Smart Applications Devel-
opment. The demonstration shed light on
iADEC as a unique project and a distinc-
tive search tool for accessing information
and details related to public and private
schools in the country and promote com-
munication between the community and
ADEC.
Du and Microsoft have signed a new agree-
ment that will revolutionize the online shopping
experience for Windows device users. Through
a direct operator billing facility, du customers
with Microsoft devices will now enjoy the con-
venience of being able to purchase all the lat-
est applications and games from the Windows
phone store without the need to use their credit
cards online.
Accounting for half of du’s online shop purchas-
es, people prefer the convenience of shopping
using this advanced feature.
Through this partnership, du’s custom-
ers will enjoy a new level of conve-
nience with the knowledge that their
credit card-free online transactions are
100% safe and secured. With this pay-
ment method, customers can shop from
anywhere in the world within seconds,
whenever and wherever they want.
Applications purchased through Win-
dows app store can either be charged
as part of a du customer’s monthly bill
for post-paid accounts, or through their
prepaid credit balance.
25
February
2015
