{"id":3627,"date":"2017-01-27T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/?post_type=person&#038;p=3627"},"modified":"2023-07-18T06:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T06:17:48","slug":"ashraf-al-astal","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/wsa-global.org\/person\/ashraf-al-astal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashraf Al-Astal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ashraf AlAstal is a leading expert in IT, Telecom, and Entrepreneurship with an eye for innovation and pixel perfection. Ashraf is an experienced ICT Engineer and a Project Management Professional who provides strategic advisory services focused on e-Business Development polices, entrepreneurship, social innovation and business acceleration. During the past 20 years, he managed to plan and create multiple innovative solutions and revolutionized how technical and business services were being delivered for the subscribers of Palestine Cellular Communications Company. Ashraf ability to direct technical and business teams supported by an MBA in Business Administration and B.Sc. in Computer Engineering in addition to multiple professional certificates from the American Academy of Project Management and Microsoft. His wide-ranging experiences include university teaching, scientific research and academic publishing. 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