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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 skill...

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 ha...

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 Grou...

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 Ne...

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 organizat...

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, accordin...

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....

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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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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

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...