Tech in 2022: The biggest trends shaping the digital future of the Middle EastNew levels of investment, digital adoption and deployment have further reshaped businesses and the consumer experience this year. These trends look set to endure into 2022 and beyond.December 29, 2021 by Damian Radcliffe in Innovation
Startup funding: How this tiny apartment became a hub for innovationThrough startup programmes and early stage funding, Flat6Labs is supporting forward-thinking tech ventures throughout the Middle East.December 14, 2021 by Damian Radcliffe in Business
Middle East tech: Nine proven ways to unlock the region's startup scenePublic- and private-sector stakeholders have a range of techniques for supporting the region's tech entrepreneurs.December 18, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in Innovation
From mobile money to blockchain: How this UN agency's tech stops people starvingHow the Nobel Prize-winning World Food Programme is using tech to "hack hunger" in the Middle East and beyond.December 10, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in Digital Transformation
COVID hit startups badly – but something surprising is happeningThe coronavirus is having an impact, but the Middle East's startup scene is showing some unexpected trends.November 19, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in CXO
Text to speech, automation and AI: How Google is backing Middle East news providersGoogle says it's backing Middle Eastern news projects that develop new business models.October 22, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in Digital Transformation
Here's how three Israeli tech companies are helping tackle COVID-19Israel has a track record as a hub for startups and innovation – now it's using those resources to take on the coronavirus.September 22, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in Innovation
AI in the Middle East: Here's what you need to knowInvestment is enabling the Middle East and Africa region to explore the potential that artificial intelligence may deliver.August 20, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in AI & Robotics
The Middle East used to hate shopping online: Here's why that's changingThe coronavirus pandemic is just one factor accelerating the emergence of e-commerce in the Middle East.August 18, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in E-Commerce
How coronavirus has exposed Middle East's gaping digital divideThe problems facing the region's tech have-nots were bad enough before the pandemic struck.August 10, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in CXO
Middle East: Web-chat services unblocked but big tech projects take a hit in COVID crisisTech figures strongly in the region's struggle with the coronavirus pandemic.June 26, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in Innovation
Tech is already big during Ramadan: In 2020, it's getting an upgradeMore time on social media, dedicated apps, special online and TV series – tech is shaping the Ramadan experience.April 23, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in CXO
Israel and Palestine: How software developer shortage could create common groundThe neighboring countries have very different experiences with tech, but their futures are intertwined.April 1, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in CXO
Meet the next digital decade: Middle East experts' tech predictions for 2020The tech that will shape the Middle East, from 5G and 4G adoption, upheaval in finance, to shifts in retail and AI.January 21, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in CXO
Middle East tech's biggest trends in 2019? Startups, 5G – and internet shutdownsIt was the year of unicorn sales, the launch of 5G, and enthusiasm for e-commerce, amid government crackdowns.January 15, 2020 by Damian Radcliffe in CXO
