Annual technology spending by smart cities in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region is expected to double from USD 1.3 billion to USD 2.7 billion in the next four years, according to KPMG report ‘The Rise of Smart Cities – Digital Transformation in the… Read More
The Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region will see annual spending on digital transformation (DX) initiatives cross the USD 20 billion mark by the end of this year, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and advisory… Read More
UAE’s Commercial Bank International (CBI) has formed an enterprise partnership with Microsoft Gulf. CBI will move to Microsoft Cloud, as a step in its digital transformation journey. To achieve its strategic aspiration of providing the “best customer experience”, CBI is leveraging technology to gain insights… Read More
On the back of several macroeconomic and societal changes, countries are increasingly competing with each other for talent, foreign investment and development. Digital infrastructure has become a major differentiator. This, in turn, has pushed countries both regionally and globally to look for national strategies that… Read More
Oracle and LinkedIn are working together to help HR professionals meet the shifting demands of the talent economy. A series of new integrations between Oracle’s Human Capital Management Cloud (Oracle HCM Cloud) and Taleo Enterprise Edition, and LinkedIn, will help HR teams attract, engage and… Read More
Business leaders in the UAE and KSA, while aware of the importance of digital technologies, are still concerned about their own digital readiness. According to recent Dell Technologies Digital Transformation Index (the DT Index), only 4 percent of these businesses see themselves as digital leaders.… Read More
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organized the first intensive quantum computing training program, in cooperation with Microsoft. The program is part of DEWA’s efforts to employ the latest technologies. The one-week program was held at DEWA’s Sustainable Building in Al Quoz. The program, which… Read More
Capillary Technologies has launched Capillary Zero Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform in the Middle East market. The Zero AI platform will power all of Capillary’s products, including the insights, customer engagement, and commerce and loyalty platforms. The software as service (SaaS) company claims to have registered… Read More
Digital consultancies are vital for Middle East organizations to break through the digital transformation impasse, which is seeing the paradox of record-high IT spend, but 60 percent of organizations needing to transform their digital toolset to succeed. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region… Read More
As the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region reduces dependence on oil and diversifies revenue streams, investment in the digital economy is paving the way for a future of connectivity. “Our customers across MEA are seeing an appetite for unlimited network capacity across healthcare, construction,… Read More
