By John Lee. A strategic partnership to advance data centre standards and digital infrastructure in Iraq has been announced by US-based Uptime Institute and Iraq's T964 [Tech 964]. The agreement appoints T964 as Uptime Institute's business partner in Iraq, with a focus on data centre standards, professional capacity building, and operational excellence. The partnership was signed at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S.-Iraq Business Summit by Mustapha Louni, Chief Business Officer of Uptime Institute, and Ali El Akabi, Chief Executive of T964. (Source: Uptime Institute)