Ericsson has announced the top ten semi-finalists for its sixth annual Innovation Awards, a competition in which university students are given the opportunity to be drivers of change.
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3621
Forward-thinking financials
Mohammed Faisal, Chief Financial Officer, Al Mostajed Technologies Group, has a good relationship with all departments in the company – but that doesn’t mean he sugarcoats his opinion when it comes to funding projects.
Taking cover
Third-party administrator NEXtCARE aims to take the confusion out of healthcare insurance. The company’s Head of IT for the MEA region, Wissam Mattout, introduced the custom made, turnkey software ‘TATSH’, which has streamlined the company’s processes while ensuring competitiveness and profitability.
82% of UAE IT Heads ‘extremely vulnerable’
Leading UAE IT decision-makers have agreed that cybersecurity threats are growing in intensity and scale across the region.
Network World ME judges named
The judges for CNME’s sixth annual Network World Middle East awards have been announced, comprising IT leaders from a variety of influential companies across the region.
MIT Director: Dubai a global pacesetter
The Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Centre for Digital Business today discussed the pervasive impact of the digital revolution on societies and economies across the world, highlighting Dubai as a leader in the field.
Samsung CEO praises UAE innovation
Samsung Electronics CEO Boo Keun Yoon today compared the UAE’s culture of innovation with that of his home country South Korea at the third annual Government Summit in Dubai.
Port authority
Yousif Almutawa, CIO, DP World, has seen some ups and downs. From a start-up in California during the Internet boom and subsequent crash, to the surge in construction in Dubai in the mid-2000s, Almutawa has learned a few things about success and failure.
Deloitte: Mixed outlook for CIOs
Deloitte’s second global CIO Survey reveals a disparity between the excitement over, and proposed investment in, technology – and the role the CIO is playing in this transformation.
BT agrees $19B EE deal
BT said it has agreed to acquire mobile U.K. operator EE for $19 billion, reflecting growing consolidation in the country’s mobile market.