The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has published a public consultation on ‘Digital Content Platform Regulations Document’ as part of its initiatives under the Digital Content Council that was approved by the Saudi Cabinet by resolution number 125 dating 28/9/2021, chaired by His Excellency Abdullah Alswaha, minister of communications and information technology.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its members have come up with 'Connect 2030’- a strategy and accountability framework that aims to connect the world. The 'Connect 2030 Agenda for Global Telecommunication/ICT Development' focuses on how technological advances will contribute to accelerating the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Telecom Review, the Middle East’s leading ICT media platform, explored the different areas of digital transformation in its recently-concluded virtual panel titled ‘Digital transformation driving the next phase of innovation’.
The concept of blockchain technology made its way into the general public’s consciousness around 2008, along with the introduction of crypto or digital currency bitcoin. Since then, the technology has been gaining acceptance and businesses are still exploring new ways to apply the technology to support their operations. Furthermore, the sudden importance of digital data in everything that we do today has necessitated the need for greater data security, access, transparency, and integrity that blockchain technology can provide.
Every search, purchase, download, and e-mail we do online is building a digital representation of our self. Our data is stored on a server somewhere locally or internationally which brings up the question of who owns the data – is it us, the individual, or the company collecting it? What laws should it be compliant with?
If you have traveled abroad or you have friends and relatives overseas, subscribing to the roaming feature is quite useful. Already existing for the earlier generations of 2G/3G/4G, subscribers will expect comparable levels of bandwidth and latency when roaming over 5G to home network connectivity. High demand can be seen from the number of 5G roaming subscribers up to 5G roaming data traffic.
Among the building blocks of the digital world we live in today are algorithms. Deep-rooted within social media platforms, search engines, advertisements, and financial transactions, to name some, these pre-defined instructions assist us in solving our problems, completing tasks, and making decisions.
Technology and its innovations are among the fastest-growing areas of our economy. Smartphones, hybrid work setup, sensor-based controls, contactless shopping, cloud-native virtual networks – all these things and more are being created, maintained, and upgraded by Science, Technology, and Engineering (STEM) professionals.
Telecom Review is hosting a virtual panel under the theme of “Digital transformation driving the next phase of innovation” on November 10 at 4 pm (Dubai time). This panel will give C-level speakers the opportunity to discuss cloud’s role in digital transformation, meeting emerging opportunities and challenges, investing in digital skills to meet digital transformation goals, and the requirements and progress to build a digital world.
The digital government authority (DGA) launched the regulatory sandbox initiative for government technology companies.
