Topic: digital economy
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OpenAI, G42, Microsoft Lead AI-Native Society Talks at GITEX 2025
GITEX GLOBAL 2025 in Dubai will serve as a key forum for defining comprehensive national AI strategies, bringing together technology pioneers and policymakers to discuss infrastructure, governance, and societal integration. The event features influential leaders like Sam Altman and senior officia...
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India Pioneers AI-Powered E-Commerce with ChatGPT, Gemini & Claude
India is launching a pilot program enabling shopping and payments directly through AI chatbots like ChatGPT, with plans to integrate Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude, leveraging its large digital user base and payment infrastructure. The initiative, developed with NPCI and Razorpay, uses UP...
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GITEX GLOBAL: Dubai's Innovation Hub Expands
GITEX GLOBAL and Expand North Star are relocating to Dubai Expo City in 2026, marking a strategic reinvention to align with global tech advancements and enhance the event experience. The move includes a permanent shift to a winter schedule during Dubai's peak tourism season and unifies the events...
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du's 5G+ Boost: Powering UAE's Smart Cities & Startup Boom
du has launched an upgraded 5G+ network in the UAE, designed to support the nation's smart city and sustainability goals while accelerating digital innovation. The 5G+ service offers speeds up to double standard 5G, enhancing activities like HD streaming, gaming, and real-time AI applications, wi...
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e& UAE Teams with Huawei to Launch AI-Powered 5G-Advanced Network
e& UAE has partnered with Huawei to integrate advanced AI into its 5G-Advanced core network, aiming to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency across the UAE. The deployment includes Huawei's NWDAF, MDAF, and MCF technologies, which enable proactive maintenance, predictive insights...
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Gulf's First AI Centre of Excellence Launches to Boost Innovation
The Gulf region's first Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence has been established in Abu Dhabi through a partnership between Australian and UAE entities, marking a key step in the UAE's sovereign AI strategy. The Centre aims to develop homegrown AI capabilities by focusing on local ta...
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Dubai's Global Platform: Fund Your Startup and Scale Worldwide
Expand North Star in Dubai is a premier global event for startups seeking international expansion and investment, organized by the Dubai World Trade Centre and hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, with the 2025 edition taking place from October 12th to 15th at Dubai Harbour. The event ...
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Qatar's First Commercial Internet Exchange Launches in Doha
Qatar has launched its first commercial Internet Exchange, Doha IX, in partnership with Ooredoo and DE-CIX, aiming to establish the country as a regional connectivity hub. Doha IX provides a secure, neutral, and high-performance interconnection environment for various networks, reducing latency a...
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AI for Good Qatar Challenge Launched at Qatar Investment Conference
The AI for Good Qatar Challenge, launched on November 3, 2025, in Doha, supports early-stage GCC startups using AI to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Participants pitch their solutions to a panel and gain access to mentorship, funding opportunities, and global networks, though no mo...
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NEXTDC Appoints Jamaludin Ibrahim to Board of Directors
NEXTDC has appointed Jamaludin Ibrahim as a non-executive director, effective November 1, 2025, bringing over four decades of executive experience in IT and telecommunications. Jamaludin has held numerous leadership roles, including CEO positions at Axiata Group and Maxis Communications, and curr...
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Qatar Boosts Tourism with Digital SME Workshop
Qatar is conducting digital workshops for local SMEs in tourism and hospitality as part of the SMEs Go Digital Program to integrate advanced technologies and AI into their operations. The initiative provides comprehensive support including digital readiness evaluations, customized transformation ...
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2Connect to Build Hungary's Largest Telecom and ICT Infrastructure
2Connect is a major Hungarian wholesale telecommunications infrastructure provider formed by merging assets from Invitech, Antenna Hungária, DIGI, and One Magyarország within the 4iG Group. It operates an extensive network including 42,000 km of optical cable, 15,000 microwave endpoints, and 12 d...
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Jordan Post, Youth Ministry Empower Young Entrepreneurs in E-Commerce
A new partnership between the Jordan Post Company and the Ministry of Youth will provide comprehensive e-commerce training to young people across the Kingdom, equipping them with skills to launch and scale online businesses. The program will be rolled out through the national network of youth cen...
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Jordan Leads Arab World in Cybersecurity, Ranks 20th Worldwide
Jordan ranks first in cybersecurity in the Arab world and 20th globally, achieving a 98.6% score in the Global Cybersecurity Index, as highlighted at the Invest in Digital Economy Forum in Amman. The country's success is driven by its skilled youth and robust ICT sector, which includes 2,000 comp...
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WE-Elevate Unites DCO and Members to Boost Women in Digital Business
The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) is fully expanding its WE-Elevate program to all Member States to empower women entrepreneurs by providing tools for thriving online. The program, successfully piloted in Rwanda, offers digital capacity-building through online learning, mentoring, and e-...
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UAE-Zhejiang Trade Soars 20% to $9.3B in H1 2025
Bilateral trade between the UAE and China's Zhejiang province grew by nearly 20% in the first half of 2025, reaching $9.34 billion, reinforcing the UAE's position as Zhejiang's key trading partner in West Asia. Electric vehicle exports from Zhejiang's Ningbo port to the UAE surged by 273% in the ...
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ITIDA Boosts Tech Jobs in Egypt's Tier-2 Cities via Beni Suef Fair
ITIDA is expanding Egypt's digital economy into tier-2 cities, such as Beni Suef, by hosting employment fairs to connect local talent with major companies and boost the nation's IT outsourcing profile. The fair featured 11 companies offering over 650 jobs in IT, BPO, and contact centers, with ITI...
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Iraq Launches First Commercial Government Data Centers
Iraq has launched its first government-operated commercial data centers, marking a major step in modernizing its digital infrastructure for both public and private sectors. A partnership between Iraq's General Communications and Information Company and Nokia International will establish advanced ...
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e& enterprise deal to triple Serbia's data center capacity
e& enterprise and Serbia's Office for IT and e-Government have partnered to triple Serbia's data center capacity, positioning it as a regional digital hub. The expansion focuses on scaling the Tier-4 data center in Kragujevac to meet domestic and international demand with sovereign cloud and digi...
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Amazon Launches First Abu Dhabi Fulfillment Centre with ADIO
Amazon has launched its first fulfillment center in Abu Dhabi through a partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, enhancing the UAE's e-commerce and logistics infrastructure. The facility aims to speed up deliveries, increase product availability, and support local businesses, especially ...
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Alipay+ Expands to Saudi Arabia, Enabling QR Payments for Merchants
The Saudi Central Bank and Ant International are partnering to introduce cross-border QR payments by 2026, enhancing financial inclusion and supporting Saudi Vision 2030. This integration will allow Saudi merchants to accept payments from over 1.7 billion users across 36 digital wallets, boosting...
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Oumla Secures $2.4M to Develop Saudi Digital Asset Infrastructure
Oumla raised $2.4 million in seed funding, led by Core Vision with support from Avalanche and angel investors, to advance Saudi Arabia's digital asset infrastructure. The company provides custody, management, and tokenization solutions for digital assets, targeting corporations, banks, and govern...
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Google Pay Launches in Saudi Arabia via SAMA's Payment Network
Saudi Arabia has launched Google Pay via its national payment network mada, marking a major step in its digital transformation and payments infrastructure enhancement. This initiative aligns with Saudi Vision 2030's Financial Sector Development Program, aiming to reduce cash reliance and promote ...
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MoneyHash & Moyasar Forge Strategic Saudi Partnership
MoneyHash, a payment orchestration platform, has partnered with Saudi fintech firm Moyasar to enhance Saudi Arabia's digital payment infrastructure and support its financial modernization goals. The collaboration combines MoneyHash's payment orchestration expertise with Moyasar's local market kno...
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Orange Egypt's Dr. Ayman Amiri Named Mobile Europe's CTO of the Year 2025
Dr. Ayman Amiri, CTIO of Orange Egypt, has been named Mobile Europe’s CTO of the Year 2025 for his significant contributions to telecommunications. He also received the Gamechanger of the Year award for his strategic vision in advancing 5G integration and boosting Egypt’s digital economy. His lea...
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Vodafone Oman & Software Group Boost Digital Financial Services
Vodafone Oman partners with Software Group to develop next-generation digital financial services, aiming to accelerate Oman's digital economy and enhance financial inclusion. The collaboration utilizes Software Group's DigiWave Digital Banking Platform and digital channels to provide tailored fin...
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Visa Launches First Local Cloud for Payments in Saudi Arabia
Visa has launched its first locally hosted cloud payments infrastructure in Saudi Arabia to support the country's digital economy goals under Saudi Vision 2030. The platform enables faster, more secure payment processing for businesses and will soon support recurring digital wallet transactions a...
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Paysky Unveils Revolutionary Fintech Solutions at MTN Summit 2025
The MTN Fintech Summit 2025 in Johannesburg highlighted Paysky's advanced digital payment solutions and its strategic partnership with MTN Group to expand financial services across Africa. Paysky and MTN are collaborating to scale the MoMo platform, aiming to connect merchants and consumers acros...
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Hexaware Taps Sri Lanka's Tech Talent for AI Growth
Hexaware Technologies is expanding in Sri Lanka to build expertise in AI and leverage local talent for its global technological goals. The company is developing a versatile local workforce through programs like Mavericks for graduates and reskilling initiatives for mid-career professionals. Sri L...
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Whole Machines Power Belt and Road's Digital Future with High-End Computing
High-performance processors and integrated systems from firms like Hygon are accelerating digital transformation in Belt and Road nations, particularly in the Middle East. These domestically developed CPUs and DCU accelerator cards meet international benchmarks and support complex workloads, AI t...
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Kazakhstan & Qatar Forge Digital Transformation Partnerships
Kazakhstan and Qatar are advancing digital transformation through AI, blockchain, and cloud computing to modernize economies and enhance public services. Kazakhstan has launched initiatives like the Crypto City pilot zone and a national AI strategy, while Qatar is collaborating with IBM and pilot...
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Egypt's Tech Talent Boom: Fueling the Digital Economy
Egypt is experiencing a significant rise in technology talent due to national initiatives, including a summer program that trained thousands of students in high-demand fields like AI and cybersecurity. The program emphasizes inclusivity, with participants from all governorates and women making up...
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