2016- Middle East’s Year of Digital Disruption

9 years ago

SAP emphasizes on Digital Disruption at the MENA Quality Awards 2016

2016 will be the Middle East’s year of digital disruption, according to SAP which revealed the MENA Quality Awards 2016 winners recently.

“With the Internet of Things opportunity reaching USD 14 trillion in the next 15 years, 2016 will be the Middle East’s year of digital disruption, when organizations must embrace digital transformation for long-term success,” said Frank Forndron, Head of Customer Office at SAP MENA, and Quality Management for SAP Emerging Markets.

“The annual SAP MENA Quality Awards award recognize the region’s leading innovators, which have used a digital core to transform employee, customer, and supplier relationships, and succeed in the Digital Economy,” added Frank Forndron.

Bion Group, formerly Tarwada Cargo Transport, with partner NTT Data won gold in the Fast category for real-time truck analytics.

Riyadh-based alfanar with partner Business On Demand won gold in the Innovation category for a cloud-based customer service system that increased customer satisfaction by 25 percent.

The MENA Silver winners were Ras Al Khaimah E-Government with SAP Field Services, Al Qaryan Steel with Al Bilad in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and DP World with Clariba. MENA Bronze winners included Saudi Ceramics with CSC, Bahrain’s Arabian Gulf University with Kaar Technologies, and Egypt’s edita Foods with SAP Field Services.