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73% UAE HNWIs believe companies yet to feel economic impact of pandemic, Bupa Survey

Bupa Global launched the 2nd edition of the Bupa Global Executive Wellbeing Index analysing the continued effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the world’s high-net-worth community. The index, which surveyed over...

Christopher Trueman, Principal Research Analyst, Gartner.

44% increase in usage of collaboration tools since 2019 according to Gartner

Nearly 80% of workers are using collaboration tools for work in 2021, up from just over half of workers in 2019, according to Gartner, Digital Worker Experience Survey. This is an increase of 44% since the pand...

Neil Colquhoun, Vice President of CISMEA, Epson Europe.

64% feel technologically enhanced events Make Me Happy according to Epson research

New research commissioned by Epson, a global projector manufacturer, reveals there will be a strong bounce-back for the events industry as restrictions are being lifted in the Middle East. The research, which w...

Gartner Survey Reveals Half of Business Technologists Produce Technology Capabilities for Users Beyond Their Own Department.

Business technologists influencing users outside their own departments says Gartner

Half of the business technologists produce capabilities for users beyond their own department or enterprise, according to a new survey from Gartner. They are primarily responsible for building analytics capabil...

Simon Cushing, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner.

Pressure to decarbonise, demand for energy, key challenges for oil and gas says Gartner

Oil and gas CIOs must be aware of these trends – including accelerating digital innovation, rethinking vendor partnerships, and reacting to climate change – to ensure that their organisations are ag...

Philip Dawson, Research Vice President, Gartner.

Trust, growth, change, dominating 2021 hype cycle for emerging technologies

Engineering trust, accelerating growth and sculpting change are the three overarching trends on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2021 that will drive organisations to explore emerging technolog...

Gartner Identifies Four Trends Driving Near-Term Artificial Intelligence Innovation.

Gartner identifies Responsible AI as driving near-term AI hype cycle 2021

Four trends on the Gartner, Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2021 are driving near-term artificial intelligence innovation. These trends include responsible artificial intelligence, small and wide data a...

Bruno Wehbe, Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Real estate after Expo 2020? Booz Allen Hamilton identifies 6 new post era trends

With Expo 2020 days away from opening, Booz Allen Hamilton anticipates a new set of priorities for the UAE’s real estate sector. The six-month-long Expo extravaganza promises to be an unprecedented showcase of ...

Yas Island Survey: GCC residents highlight what they look for on their next vacation.

37% GCC residents looking for quality family time during travel, Yas Island survey

Yas Island, one of the world’s leading leisure and entertainment hubs, recently conducted a survey to discover what GCC residents really want when planning a vacation. The research, which surveyed almost 900 pa...

Richard Timperlake, Vice President, EMEA at Alteryx.

Gulf workers are most data skilled but least utilised by employers finds YouGov and Alteryx survey

Alteryx, the analytics automation company, highlights a critical imbalance between the advanced skill levels that data workers possess and the utilisation of these talents within organisations. While Gulf busin...