According to the World Bank, about 1.1 billion people lack formal identification. This issue was raised at the recently held World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, where organizations from government to business called for greater multi-stakeholder cooperation on digital identity. The international community needs only to look to the United Arab Emirates for inspiration.
Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to unite their efforts in positioning Dubai as the destination of choice for tourists from the Middle East, Africa, and China.
India's smartphone market has finally seen a change at the top, with Chinese vendor Xiaomi now leading with shipments close to 8.2 million units in Q4 2017, according to research firm Canalys. Despite annual growth of 17%, South Korea's Samsung failed to maintain its lead, shipping just over 7.3 million smartphones to take second place.
The UAE’s telecom regulator, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has responded to false claims on social media that police were issuing AED 5000 fines to people for using a virtual private network (VPN).
The world's largest digital currency hack took place in Japan on Friday, worth around $534 million. Japanese crypto-currency exchange Coincheck announced on Saturday that it will issue full refunds to all of the 260,000 of its users who lost their NEM coins.
BT has announced the appointment of Eyad Shihabi as its vice president for the Middle East and North Africa region. An accomplished technology-sector leader, Shihabi will help BT drive its digital transformation agenda in business and public sectors across the region.
The World Economic Forum announced on January 23 an international expansion of its Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. New affiliate centers will open in India, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, creating an international network dedicated to maximizing the benefits and minimizing the risks of emerging technology.
In the presence of the Governor of Giza Kamal El-Daly, Egypt's ICT Minister Yasser El Kady and Huawei Egypt CEO witnessed the graduation ceremony of the first batch of the 'Training Program for Youth' grant, implemented by Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), in cooperation with Huawei and the Giza governorate.
Juan C. Colina, the regional director of Middle East at Corning Optical Communications, has been appointed president of the Fibre to the Home Council Middle East and North Africa (FTTH Council MENA), following elections held at its annual FTTH conference.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia unveiled a first look at its unique data tool for measuring its performance trajectory in relation to other nations on January 23 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
