Dubai is looking to place itself ahead of global trends by investing heavily in ICT and innovation. With an already highly developed market for ICT products and services, the...
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Chapter | ICT & Innovation from The Report: Dubai 2020
Kuwait is stepping up efforts to strengthen its cybersecurity credentials, amid ongoing threats to its digital services.
Although Dubai has traversed some challenging economic territory over recent years the economic stimulus of Expo 2020 preparation and more stable oil prices have eased this strain in 2019, and business sentiment has improved accordingly. With the long-anticipated expo event set to take place in 2020, attention has started to focus on the important question of sustaining the current economic momentum over the medium term.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Salim Al Ozainah, Chairman and CEO, Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA): Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2019
How is the government encouraging Kuwait’s digital transformation, and what benefits can citizens expect to see from these efforts?
Articles & Analysis | The digital economy is creating widespread opportunities in the emerging world from The Report: Kuwait 2019
More and more commercial transactions are moving online and the so-called digital economy continues to expand its reach into every facet of the traditional analogue economy. For businesses this means they have access to new channels to reach existing clients as well as new opportunities to expand market share with a competitive digital...
Articles & Analysis | Kuwait’s investment in next-generation ICT improves communication speed and capacity from The Report: Kuwait 2019
In June 2019 Zain Kuwait launched the country’s first fully integrated 5G mobile internet service. Speaking at the launch, Nawaf Al Gharabally, chief technology officer at Zain, told local press that telecommunications services are key to accelerating economic growth and boosting trade. “Obviously, existing mobile networks will not be able to...