Reports and Coverage

​The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will hold its next Plenipotentiary Conference, known as PP-26, in Doha, Qatar, four years from now.

The RIPE NCC and the Arab Information & Communication Technologies Organization (AICTO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference currently being held in Bucharest, Romania.

After impacting the market with product scarcity this past year, owing to various reasons including US-China trade war, COVID-19 and drought, the semiconductor industry continues its roller coaster ride with orders currently exceeding supply lines.

By Shunli Wang, Vice President of Huawei Middle East

The Internet of Things (IoT) is undoubtedly one of the largest enablers of digital transformation. It serves as the convergence of several technologies within the Industry 4.0 era, like artificial intelligence, cloud computing and wireless networks.

By Tom Loozen, EY global telecommunications leader

Kuwait, lying within the North-Western corner of the Arabian Gulf, is home to over 4 million people and an emerging financial, commercial and cultural hub, both regionally and globally. It is among the richest countries in the world by gross national income per capita, with the Kuwaiti dinar rated as the world’s strongest currency.

New technologies are driving the fourth industrial revolution and transforming the manufacturing sector around the world.

While interconnected and reliant on each other, various elements of cloud technology come together to form an overarching cloud ecosystem. This landscape is rapidly growing in size, scope and complexity, and operating in this new realm has become a necessity for modern businesses and technology solutions.

Dubai has made it to the list of the world’s best-performing digital governments with a “Very High” rating in the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) 2022 issued by the United Nations as part of its bi-annual E-Government Survey. Dubai was ranked fifth globally and first in the Arab World in the Index.