Gitex Global Leaders Vision event heard Africa’s leaders talk about the digital transformation taking place in the continent. The session ‘Vision Africa’ aimed at highlighting the shared visions of creating an integrated and inclusive digital society and economy with a unified goal to improve the quality of life of citizens through economic empowerment, diversification and growth.
Keeping an old concept relevant in today’s business landscape, social, mobile, analytics, and cloud (SMAC) are still the key pillars of digital transformation. The more the consumers get hooked to what they see online on smaller screens, the more enterprises are pushed to innovate the massive amount of available data for better experience and solutions.
Urban environments are transforming, thanks to the powers of technology and data being harnessed to make cities safer, smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable. Considering the current situation we are in, Aziza Akhmouch, head of the cities, urban policies, and sustainable development Division, OECD said that “the pandemic is going to accelerate the rethinking of cities and how we live.”
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) have completed its preparations to participate in GITEX Technology Week 2021. TDRA will manage the unified Digital Government stand that hosts 19 federal government entities.
By: Zoran Lazarevic, chief technology officer, Ericsson Middle East and Africa
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced that more than 1.7 million mobile phone numbers have been transferred between licensees since the launch of the service back in 2013, while the number of porting requests from the beginning of this year until the end of late August reached nearly 200,000. This turnout reflects TDRA’s success in delivering services and initiatives that contribute to raising customer satisfaction and happiness.
By: An Jian, President of Carrier Network Business Group, Huawei Middle East
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) published a public consultation on the “Information Memorandum for Spectrum Auction of 2100 MHz for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)".
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) makes final preparations for the 41st edition of GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything, the world’s biggest technology sourcing and networking event of 2021, taking place from October 17-21.
If you are a video game enthusiast or a sci-fi supporter, the idea of metaverse has most likely crossed your mind. This innovative term is a combination of the prefix "meta" (meaning beyond) and "universe". Hence, it is typically used to describe the concept of a world where anything we can imagine can exist. Powered by the internet and virtual assets, it will be made up of shared 3D virtual spaces where people can come together to interact, engage, transact, and build upon a digital version of life.
