World Health Organization readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess...
IT & Telecom
Private sector contributes by 26% of total investments in ICT sector in FY2020/2021
Private investments worth LE6.9 billion compose 26 percent of total investments worth LE27.5 billion in the communications and information technology...
Digital solutions supporting Qatar’s Covid-19 strategy
Qatar recorded its first case of the virus on February 29, which involved a citizen who had been evacuated from...
Opportunities for ICT as Oman fights Covid-19
Oman has responded incisively to the pandemic. On February 24, two citizens returning from Iran became the first recorded cases...
New $50mn Bahrain, China fund to target technology investments
Al Salam Bank-Bahrain (ASBB) has partnered with China-based MSA Capital to launch Al Salam-MSA Bahrain Fund I, a $50 million...
TASMU Smart Qatar discusses digital initiatives with French delegation
The TASMU Smart Qatar initiative, a flagship program by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC), hosted a French trade...
Dubai among global top 50 smartest cities: IMD
Dubai has been ranked 45th among the smartest cities worldwide, topping Paris, Chicago, and Brussels, according to a study published...
Qatar on the way to smart transport system
The Ministry of Transport and Communications continues to strive towards establishing a smart transport system, as part of the implementation...
MEA smart cities market spend to hit $2.7bn by 2022
The smart cities sector in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is poised for solid growth over the next...
Dubai is Silicon Valley of Middle East: Sheikh Mohammed
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said...
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