TII

APCO Worldwide has signed on to provide strategic communications services for the Technology Innovation Institute of Abu Dhabi.

The Oct. 20 agreement with the Institute calls for the independent DC-based firm to promote its technological and scientific innovations and to highlight Abu Dhabi and the wider United Arab Emirates as a key player in advanced technology.

The Institute is part of Abu Dhabi’s advanced technology research council, which is pitched as a “disruptor in science.”

It claims breakthroughs in quantum computing, autonomous robotics, cryptography, advanced materials, digital security, directed energy and secure systems.

APCO will receive a fee of $55K plus expenses to represent the Institute through the end of the year.

Its three-person TII team includes Melissa Rincon, Alexander Gibson and Thalia Baeza Milan.

APCO, on Sept. 30, bid adieu to the Economic Development Board of Bahrain, which it promoted as a great place for business investment or expansion.