December 1, 2016
Featured, ICT
Strategic Panel at Euromoney Qatar Conference 2016 will Outline Roadmap for Nation’s Digital Development Doha, Qatar – The State of Qatar’s efforts to digitise its economy and provide more services online is opening a huge range of opportunities for citizens, businesses and the wider region, according to experts set to attend the Euromoney Qatar Conference 2016. Qatar has announced a …
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November 11, 2016
Featured, Technology
A new eBook from Collinson Latitude, part of Collinson Group, highlights the true value of choice, the need for greater connectivity and the value of non-core inventory in loyalty programmes worldwide. A new eBook published today by Collinson Latitude highlights the current opinions and adoption rates of digital technology among loyalty programme members worldwide. It reveals that over eight in …
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November 2, 2016
Featured, ICT
Digital Crisis Looms: Business Leaders Fear Digital Start-ups Will Make Their Business Obsolete Within 3-5 Years News highlights: 85% of businesses consider digital start-ups a threat, either now or in the future 44% of businesses don’t know what their industry will look like in 3 years 59% have witnessed the entrance of new competitors as a result of digital technologies …
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September 22, 2016
Education, Featured, ICT
By – SciDev.Net – Imogen Mathers Around the world, universities face myriad challenges: how to educate as many students as possible, while keeping the quality of teaching and research high, and responding to the pressures of globalisation and privatisation. Tunisia has met some of these challenges by embracing the power of digital technology to support students, explains digital education specialist …
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August 30, 2016
Featured, Innovation
Results underline the emergence of a new innovation ecosystem as defined by Saudi Vision 2030, supported by GE through various localized initiatives 88% informed public say advanced manufacturing will transform industrial sector in the next decade 61% say new innovation approaches in energy sector will reap huge benefits GE’s study examining innovation landscape complements its leadership initiatives & partnerships to …
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July 15, 2016
Featured, Financial Services, Technology
Half of EMEA Banks to Hire a Chief Digital Officer in Next Four Years: IDC; FinTech Experts James Barrese and Andres Wolberg-Stok to Highlight Non-Traditional Banking at GITEX Technology Week 2016 Dubai, United Arab Emirates – GITEX Technology Week 2016 will welcome an exceptional line up of finance and technology experts, including James Barrese, formally CTO of PayPal, and Andres …
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March 4, 2015
Featured, Financial Services, Government
The cooperation agreement between Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance, Egyptian Banking Corporation, and MasterCard is a landmark public/private partnership model Partnership will enable 54 million Egyptians to contribute to the formal economy by linking their national ID to the national mobile ecosystem The Government of Egypt, represented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and …
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March 3, 2015
Featured, Telecommunications
Today, Orange (www.orange.com) puts the mobile internet within reach of millions more people, otherwise not previously addressed, with the launch of a new breakthrough digital offer across its significant African and Middle Eastern footprint. The Orange Klif digital offer starts from under US$40 (€35), inclusive of a smartphone, data, voice and text bundle, setting a new benchmark in price that …
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February 19, 2015
Featured, Government, ICT
The second session of day two of the upcoming International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2015) will host a number of experts to discuss the measures that need to be taken today to promote effective digital government communication in the future. Titled ‘The future of digital government communication’, the session will feature Jared Cohen, Founder and Director – Google Ideas, Hugh …
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February 6, 2015
Computing & IT, Featured, ICT
New Egyptian facility to transform digital client engagement IBM (NYSE: IBM) today launched the IBM Middle East and Africa Digital Sales Center in Cairo. The center, which represents a $3 million investment by IBM, is part of a broader three year agreement with the Egyptian government in which IBM will create jobs and work with clients to transform using cloud, …
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