Data

Dubai’s RTA boosts real-time passenger information system with Swiftly’s data tech solutions

Swiftly partnership improved RTA's accuracy of the estimated time of arrival by 24 percent

Digital Dubai announces Dubai Data and AI Platform to accelerate digital transformation

Platform facilitates decentralized data exchange and marks the next generation of the Dubai Pulse platform

Qatar’s Ooredoo Group lands $551.9 million financing deal to propel data center expansion

The deal will drive growth in Ooredoo’s data center unit and open new opportunities in AI and cloud computing

Saudi Arabia’s data, AI authority partners with Microsoft to advance innovation in GenAI

Partnership seeks to build national AI capabilities through various joint programs

Microsoft and partners to generate $24 billion in Saudi Arabia over next four years, says IDC study

Microsoft’s partner ecosystem will earn roughly $8 for every $1 of revenue generated by Microsoft’s cloud services

MENA information security spending to grow 14 percent to $3.2 billion in 2025: Gartner

Gartner expects global information security end-user spending to reach $183.9 billion this year

Data breach cost for Middle East businesses rises 10 percent to $8.74 million in 2024: Report

Energy sector experienced the most expensive data breaches across all industries, reaching $9.83 million per breach on average

UAE’s AD Ports Group embraces digitalization, big data to optimize smart operations

The Group's experts address industry challenges like software interoperability, cybersecurity, and change resistance

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala expands data center assets portfolio with Yondr Group investment

Global cumulative data center demand is expected to grow at an 11 percent CAGR by 2032

UAE’s ADQ, ne’ma join forces to combat food waste from farm to table

ne'ma aims to reduce food loss and waste by 50 percent by 2030, in line with U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 12.3

A new dawn: The future of AI and AdTech

AI and AdTech emerge as a linchpin for the future of digital advertising

Oil prices edge lower but set for weekly gains on U.S. optimism

Brent crude futures, expiring in October, fell 0.1 percent to $80.94 a barrel

UAE freelance license: Abu Dhabi’s ADDED adds 30 new activities

With these additions, the freelancer license now includes 100 different activities

$35 billion Al Maktoum airport expansion, commercial transport strategy to propel Dubai’s growth: Sheikh Hamdan

Commercial Transport Strategy 2030 aims to double sector's contribution to Dubai's economy to AED16.8 billion

Egypt, Italy to establish AI hub in Cairo to serve Africa

Egypt's strategic location positions it as a key partner in AI development in Africa

UAE, Kenya to forge digital corridor, partner on AI, data centers, and digitalization

The data center projects will boast a total capacity of up to 1,000 megawatts

UAE launches new data platform to enhance air cargo industry

New platform sets benchmark for analytical insight and collaboration in air cargo sector

Telecom Egypt, EXA Infrastructure forge agreement to boost data traffic

Leveraging Egypt's strategic location to revolutionize international data connectivity

Abu Dhabi’s G42 partners with EcoCloud to set up geothermal-powered data center in Kenya

The data centre will have an initial capacity of 100MW, with the potential to build up to 1 gigawatts

Sharjah reports 4.1 percent increase in issued business licenses in 2023

Efforts to foster sustainable economic growth bolster Sharjah's appeal

DAMAC and Vodafone invest $100 million in new data center

The new data centre to be built in Türkiye's Izmir with a capacity of 6 megawatts

Cisco to launch state-of-the-art cloud data center in the UAE

Center to enhance cybersecurity, connection performance for businesses of all sizes

Telecom Egypt and 4iG cooperate on express subsea cable project

The agreement supports Egypt's efforts to expand its international digital infrastructure

Data Privacy Day: AI has put data privacy top of mind

But concerns grow about potential misuse of sensitive information