The summit addressed resilience issues that organisations are facing in securely facilitating the exchange of information.
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Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 5632
RTA announces AED15bn budget to support Expo 2020
Al Tayer said the RTA is doing its best to help the Expo office have “at least one or two” of the recently announced futuristic transport projects by 2020.
MBRF launches ‘Literacy in the Arab World’ project at Knowledge Summit
The project aims to reach 30 million young Arabs aged 18 and under by 2030 and is designed to help eradicate poor literacy skills in the Arab World.
Microsoft spotlights intelligent cybersecurity at second CISO forum
“Cyber troublemakers are devious and creative. We have to think like them, to anticipate their attack vectors and behaviours; only then can we secure that which matters most: our precious digital assets,” said Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO and Founder of CQURE Inc.
Oman to host reality TV show to find region’s best innovators
The setting for the season finale was chosen as part of the show’s recent collaboration with the Oman Technology Fund (OTF)
Majid Al Futtaim malls join in country wide super sale
Majid Al Futtaim has announced its participation in the country wide three-day super sale from November 23 to 25 2017, …
LuLu Group drives online grocery trade with four-day sale in UAE
LuLu hopes the sale will entice users to immerse themselves in online grocery shopping – redefining the brand’s presence in the region from being purely a brick-and-mortar business.
Volvo to deliver 24,000 cars for Uber’s driverless fleet
Uber Technologies has decided to purchase 24,000 sport utility vehicles from Volvo Cars to create a fleet of driverless autos, …
Bahrain to host inaugural Islamic Finance Innovation Day next month
The event will be held in partnership with the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) on December 7, and will focus on Islamic fintech.
Souq.com ramps up operations ahead of annual White Friday sale
Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO and co-founder, SOUQ.com says his team has been working “tirelessly” to prepare for the White Friday sale to ensure an “exciting, seamless shopping journey” for SOUQ’s customers.