As a new contribution in its leading role in offering higher education standards and spreading the information technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport established the first Regional informatics center in the Middle East and North Africa .

RIC organizes the following:

• Training courses in informatics and robotics.
• Workshops and exhibitions in the robotics field.
• The Egyptian Olympiad in informatics.
• The Robokids completion, in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.