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ICAEW says UAE non-oil GDP will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022

Oxford Economics, commissioned by ICAEW, forecasts 1.1% growth in 2021 in the UAE, in comparison to a GDP forecast for 2020 of -7.8%; the weakest projection for the UAE in over three decades. As global recovery...

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Blockchain, geofencing, hybrid vehicles can improve urban air quality

Research by Ford has shown how emerging technologies such as blockchain and dynamic geofencing can complement plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles to help contribute to cleaner air in urban centres, offering benefi...

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Global CIO Forum honours 20 path-breaking organisations with DX Inspire Awards

2020 has been an extraordinary year for almost every organisation, as it grappled with the fallout from the pandemic. As many experts have pointed out, it accelerated digital transformation to an unprecedented ...

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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 Ne...

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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 organizat...

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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, accordin...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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...