Grand-Finale

The World CIO 200 2020 Roadshow concludes with a power-packed finale

Over a month and 26 countries later, the World CIO 200 2020 Roadshow culminated in a grand finale on December 14. It brought together some of the biggest names in technology, and included a series of insightful presentat...

Mariam

There are heightened expectations from the CIO

The pandemic has revealed the gaps in ineffective and unnecessary work processes, says Mariam A-Buahin, Director and Head of Digital Banking and Corporate Partnerships, Standard Chartered Bank. Do you agree that the pand...

London-Technology-club

Looking to the stars for our way out of this recession 

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills.” These ...

saiful

CIOs now have a seat at the high table

CIOs should be clear on the ROI expected from the management and to make sure the ROI is realistic, asserts Saiful Bakhtiar Osman, Head, ICT, Malaysian Aviation Commission. Do you agree that the pandemic may have created...

Niranjan

Takeaways from the Covid experience 

The most important takeaway for all will be inculcating the humility to re-learn. And to re-start with the spirit of a startup, says Niranjan Gidwani, Independent Consultant Director and former CEO of Eros Group Dubai. U...

atmosphere

KPMG finds world’s largest companies see climate change as financial risk

More than half the world’s 250 largest companies, 56%, now acknowledge climate change as a financial risk to their business in their corporate reporting, according to a new KPMG International survey, Towards Net Zero: Ho...

Server

Gartner highlights seven elements for creating an enterprise cloud strategy

As the use of cloud services continues to grow, enterprise architects and infrastructure & operations (I&O) leaders should use seven key elements to create a pragmatic cloud strategy for their organizations, acco...

Online-surfing

IDC reports strong growth in MEA personal computing market in Q3 2020

The Middle East and Africa personal computing devices market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, saw shipments increase an impressive 23.5% year on year during Q3 2020, according to indus...

GEC-Awards

GEC Media pays tribute to frontline workers at dazzling awards ceremony

On December 6, at the V Hotel in Habtoor City, GEC Media Group paid homage to our unsung heroes. Frontline workers are a key reason why the wheels of global economy are continuing to spin, despite the pandemic. These are...

Hamad-Al-Kuwaiti

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 issues in...