In line with its long standing association with the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), and third cycle challenge to develop a …
Smart Dubai wins city project award for blockchain strategy
The Smart Dubai Office (SDO) took home the prestigious City Project Award for the Dubai blockchain strategy at the Smart …
Huawei announces digital sky initiative
At the 8th Global Mobile Broadband Forum, Huawei Wireless X Labs has announced the “Digital Sky Initiative” that aims to spur the …
Saudi Ministry of Communications and IT signs pact with Siemens
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has signed a MOU with Siemens aiming to boost digital industrial …
Eventtus raises $2m for its event app
The mobile event app provider Eventtus has announced a new investment round of $2 million led by Algebra Ventures and …
Yahsat targets low-cost carriers, e-commerce firms
The UAE satellite operator Yahsat, a unit of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, forecasts strong demand for its in-flight Wi-Fi …
Unsung heroes of the digital age
Over this weekend, I’d the opportunity to chair the first meeting of CIO MENA Forum, a small group of powerful …
Apple pushes HomePod launch to early 2018
Apple has pushed the launch of its HomePod smart speaker to early next year from December, the company said on …
Johnson Controls to secure Oman’s airports
Johnson Controls has announced that the aviation specific CEM Systems AC2000 Airport access control system has been selected to secure Muscat International Airport …
Misk Foundation, Siemens expand collaboration
The Misk Foundation and Siemens today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding at the Misk Global Forum expanding their collaboration aimed at developing …
Saudi NDU partners with GE for digital transformation
On the sidelines of Misk Global Forum, Saudi Arabia’s National Digitisation Unit (NDU) has entered into an agreement with GE, …
Misk Foundation partners with Virgin Hyperloop One
The Misk Foundation and Virgin Hyperloop One today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on providing training, education, and professional opportunities to Saudi youth. …
Dragonfly, DECENT to bring blockchain to users
Gaming giant, Dragonfly and DECENT, developer of a proprietary blockchain technology called DCore, have come together to bring blockchain to …
Global youth unfamiliar with knowledge economy, says survey
Young people around the world are not fully aware of the economic changes and challenges of the knowledge economy that …