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Ashish-Khanna

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

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

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

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

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...

Ravi-Gopinath

How digital transformation allows companies to provide stability and to innovate

According to the World Economic Forum report, digital transformation in the oil and gas industry could unlock approximately $1.6 trillion of value for the industry, its customers and wider society while creatin...

Jacob

How to prepare for the next wave of digital transformation

The C-Suite and business leaders understand the value of technology and the benefits it can bring to their bottom line, but there is one key technological shift on the horizon that they can’t afford to ignore. ...

Nadar-Haffar

Social responsibilities, digital transformation top concerns for CEOs, KPMG study

In a year of upheavals brought on by Covid-19, CEOs of some of the world’s most influential companies have identified talent risk as a significant challenge to growth. Digital transformation, wider societal con...

Colin

IFS says pandemic an opportunity for the energy sector to digitise operations

In a recent study, IFS notes that virtually every part of the energy sector is going through volatile times now and were even before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, across oil and gas, renewables and uti...

Thibault-Werle

BCG identifies top 100 emerging tech companies, list includes UAE’s Media.net

Building on the proven promise of innovation to contribute to a strong economy through job creation, income generation, and long-term socio-economic growth, the Middle East innovation landscape continues to evo...