Saudi female entrepreneur, Ghazael Aldossary, working in the petrochemical industry, has been awarded the Merit Prize at Shell LiveWIRE’s ‘Top Ten …
New EWA online portal to go live in Bahrain next month
The EWA portal, which won a ‘Tech Award’ at GITEX 2017 in Dubai back in October, will go live in Bahrain next month, officials announced last week.
UAE Mars Science City set to arrive in ‘30 months’
The UAE’s Mars Science City will be completed in 30 months, a senior official with the UAE Space Agency has …
Saudi Ministry of Communications and IT signs pact with Siemens
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has signed a MOU with Siemens aiming to boost digital industrial …
Eventtus raises $2m for its event app
The mobile event app provider Eventtus has announced a new investment round of $2 million led by Algebra Ventures and …
MBRCGI, Berkeley launch Make the Change
The Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) has organised its Make the Change training programme in collaboration with …
Citic, Baidu unveil direct bank driving Chinese fintech
China’s Citic Bank and search engine firm Baidu have come together to launch a direct banking joint venture called AiBank, …
Solar photovoltaic systems to power DEWA reservoirs
Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) has been awarded the development and installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to be …
Yahsat targets low-cost carriers, e-commerce firms
The UAE satellite operator Yahsat, a unit of Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company, forecasts strong demand for its in-flight Wi-Fi …
Unsung heroes of the digital age
Over this weekend, I’d the opportunity to chair the first meeting of CIO MENA Forum, a small group of powerful …