Archive for author: G-Forum

Hamad-Al-Kuwaiti
News & Events

AI, Cybersecurity take centre-stage at GITEX 2020

The 40th edition of GITEX Technology Week, the only major technology event to go live in 2020, today brought back in-person conferences, which saw artificial intelligence and cybersecurity experts shed light on...

APAC-Global-cio-200
CIO News

The World CIO 200 Roadshow 2020 sweeps through APAC region

After touring Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait, the World CIO 200 Roadshow 2020 moved to the APAC region. This edition of the roadshow unfolded on December 3 in a virtual convention and brought together ...

Firas
News & Events

Pandemic transformation adding pressure on vendors

While digital transformations have accelerated, there has been increased pressure on vendors to fulfill customer requirements in very short timeframes. The IT industry was in fact one of the few sectors that ha...

Amir-Kanan
News & Events

Work from home requires cyber security awareness

This year proved working remotely is beneficial but still poses great risk to organizations as employees are not well versed with security awareness. This year has been very different from what Kaspersky is us...

Avinash-Gujje
News & Events

Pandemic drives opportunity in security services

2020 was scheduled to be the start of security business and Cloud Box had the right opportunity to kickstart this because of the demand from customers. Cloud uptake has definitely increased in 2020 as it has b...

Ashish-Khanna
Interview

CIOs will have to take the lead and transform into Chief Digital Officers

Ashish Khanna, Deputy Vice President – IT, Oberoi Hotels and Resorts talks about the pandemic and its impact on the role of the CIO. Do you agree that the pandemic may have created the opportunity for alternati...

Mohamad-Mahanashi
Interview

The pandemic has turned CIO dreams into a reality

Mohammed Mahnashi, ICT Consultant at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, talks about the pandemic and its impact on the role of the CIO. Do you agree that the pandemic may have created the opportunity fo...

Jassim-Haji
Interview

AI ethics in the West is not necessarily the same as in the Middle East

Dr Jassim Haji, President, Artificial Intelligence Society Bahrain talks about the growing importance of Artificial Intelligence and the need for ethics in AI. How is AI helping organisations in their marketing...

Nikhil-Nigam
Interview

Boss is out, leadership and mentorship is in

Nikhil Kumar Nigam, Associate Director Technologies at Amity Education Group talks about the pandemic and its impact on the role of the CIO. Do you agree that the pandemic may have created the opportunity for a...

Catherine-Darroue
News & Events

Impact of technology on employees’ well-being

It comes as no surprise that digital technology has transformed the way many businesses operate and support their employees. From the Internet of Things, communications platforms and collaboration software to s...