
Chestertons MENA appoints Chris Hobden as Head of Strategic Consultancy
Chestertons, an international real estate services firm, has strengthened its MENA Advisory Team with the appointment of Chris Hobden as Head of

GCC countries underplaying contribution of data economy, Strategy& INSEAD report
Data economy in the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC is estimated to be worth $4.7 billion, representing 0.3% of regional GDP in 2018,

Only 15% EMEA companies likely to create mature digital ecosystems in next 5 years
While the importance of digitisation in business is widely accepted and several corporate leaders believe that it can be a major boost

Data protection, cloud security driving cyber security transformation in MENA, Gartner
Middle East and North Africa enterprise information security and risk management spending will total $1.7 billion in 2020, an increase of 10.7%

Only 5-8% industrial companies ready for transformation, AVEVA and ARC study
AVEVA, a global vendor in engineering and industrial software, has revealed validation of the business advantages from digital transformation projects. While finance,

Virgin Hyperloop to create 124,000 tech jobs, add to GDP growth in Saudi Arabia
Virgin Hyperloop One, the world’s leading hyperloop company, announced the results of a strategic study commissioned to build the world’s first extended

UAE, China, India, lead in global adoption of robotics, according to Oracle
People have more trust in robots than their managers, according to the second annual artificial intelligence at Work study conducted by Oracle

Dubai Police to use SAS for advanced predictive policing and manpower utilisation
Dubai Police and SAS, a vendor in data analytics and artificial intelligence solutions, have entered a technological collaboration, where SAS solutions will

Live 360 degree 3D hologram made possible by 5G streaming from du and ZTE
ZTE has partnered with du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company EITC, to demonstrate the Middle East and North Africa’s MENA first 5G

Jaguar I-PACE demonstrates self-driving capability on the streets of Dubai
Jaguar honoured its role as the official Technology Partner of the 2019 Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport with the showcase of

Majid Al Futtaim launches fall collection using Google Street View fashion show
Majid Al Futtaim took the shopper experience to new platforms as it partnered with Google to create the world’s first fashion show

Why Serco continues to be preferred service provider for Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram
Amidst the presence of modernised public transport solutions across today’s most advanced cities in the world, one of the key challenges that

