AI passes the Turing test. Software developers gain influence. CIOs bring in business revenue and guard corporate reputations. Here are my 10 CIO predictions for 2020-2025: 1. AI & the Turing Test Artificial intelligence (AI) will pass The Turing Test, meaning AI will match or… Read More
Automation is expected to eliminate many occupations in the coming few years. While it may replace some, it is also bound to lessen the workload as emerging technologies like virtual personal assistants and chatbots as well as Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into… Read More
PwC Middle East has introduced Digital Trust Manager to its bouquet of services. The intelligent, self-service, on demand digital platform, Digital Trust Manager offers a suite of tools aimed to improve an organization’s approach to digital risk. Digital Trust Manager is built on PwC’s proprietary… Read More
The Stevie Awards, organizer of the global business awards programs, has issued a call for entries for the 2020 (first annual) Middle East Stevie Awards; the first business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.… Read More
IT spending in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is set to reach USD 83.7 billion in 2020, up 2.8 percent year-on-year. Enterprises will account for close to 56.8 percent of this figure. Sector such as telecommunications, finance, government, and manufacturing will continue to be… Read More
Telecom carriers must emphasize customer experience management (CEM) as a core component of their business, according to experts. During the CEM Elite Club meeting that was held at the recently concluded GITEX Technology Week, more than 30 representatives from Middle East carriers, executives and industry… Read More
Cashless transformations represent a game-changing opportunity to drive growth for GCC economies, with a potential to provide at least a 1 percent boost to non-oil GDP, equating to nearly USD 3 billion, to the region’s largest economies. Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG), recent study ‘How Cashless… Read More
SAP Co-Innovation Lab in the UAE is collaborating with Expo 2020 Dubai and HERE Technologies, a player in location platform services, to optimize the visitor experience for people of determination. The People of Determination Platform (PODium) allows visitors to tailor their on-site Expo 2020 experience… Read More
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is ranked first in the Arab region and 12th globally among highly competitive countries in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019, issued by the IMD World Competitiveness Center, Lausanne, Switzerland, one of the highly specialized institutions in this field… Read More
Disruption from innovative digital technologies could put more than USD 575 billion of Middle Eastern companies’ total value at risk, according to a new report from Accenture. The report, ‘Accenture Middle East Innovation Maturity Index’, is based on a survey of 200 C-Suite executives in… Read More
