A study of 1,148 listed companies in 16 economies in Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) finds that just 8.6% of Board seats are held by women, according to a report by the Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI) released today at the 2023 Global Summit of Women in Dubai.Read More…
AMD in partnership with 451 Research published a new report revealed that sustainability goals are now materially affecting network architecture decisions. At a time when regional conflicts, economic uncertainty and supply chain challenges are front and center, telecom operatorsRead More…
Latest report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) claims that today, every business, from financial services and healthcare to education and mobility, is embracing digital technology to attract target audiences, automate and optimize processes, cut costs, and grow revenue.Read More…
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 18.3% year over year to 300.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.Read More…
Partech Africa, the VC fund dedicated to technology startups in Africa, has issued its annual report on Africa Tech Venture Capital. The report, which aims to provide a practical picture of the state of the ecosystem, revealed that despite the global VC downturn, the African tech ecosystem grew faster thanRead More…
The latest OT/IoT security report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds wiper malware, IoT botnet activity, and the Russia/Ukraine war significantly influenced the 2022 threat landscape. Continuing the trend that was observed in the first half of 2022, Nozomi Networks Labs researchers saw hacktivists shift tactics from data theft and DistributedRead More…
The November 2022 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts that 5G subscriptions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region are projected to grow steadily at an average annual rate of 30 percent, from 15 to 71 million up to the end of 2028, accounting for 86 percent of totalRead More…
Netskope has unveiled new research showing that over 400 distinct cloud applications delivered malware in 2022, nearly triple the amount seen in the prior year. Netskope researchers also found that 30% of all cloud malware downloads in 2022 originated from Microsoft OneDrive. In the Middle East, the report shows aRead More…
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 65.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 28.5% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This marks the largest quarterly shipment decline since Gartner began tracking the PC market in the mid-1990s. For the year, PC shipmentsRead More…
According to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in collaboration with Meta, there is ample ground in the UAE to leverage ten use cases such as telehealth; digital twins; augmented tourism; live augmented events; virtual and augmented shopping, and virtual assets; and more. Recognizing the key role thatRead More…
Baidu Research, a leading AI research lab initiated by Baidu, has released its predictions for the top 10 technology trends of 2023, including big models, digital-real convergence, virtual-real symbiosis, autonomous driving, robotics, scientific computing, quantum computing, privacy computing, ethics in technology, and sustainability. Baidu will also showcase its latest techRead More…
Lenovo has announced the results of the ‘Data for Humanity’ report, which cites a collaborative approach to data as fundamental to improving global stability and security. The research indicates that companies successfully using data across several business areas are more likely than others to be taking action against humanitarian challenges.Read More…
