Virtuzone partners with pax.world to build iconic V-shaped headquarters in the metaverse

Virtuzone – the UAE’s leader in company formation and corporate services – has unveiled its plan to build a flagship metaverse office tower in partnership with pax.world, a blockchain metaverse with an early-mover advantage. Purposefully designed to meet the needs of a burgeoning global digital nomad economy, the ground-breaking metaverse office tower, named The V, […]

EDM Council and the NDMO cooperate to enhance data management culture across KSA

EDM Council, a cross-industry trade association focused on data management and analytics best practices, has entered into a cooperation agreement with the National Data Management Office (NDMO), part of the Saudi Data & AI Authority, to create greater awareness around data literacy and establish a national data management culture across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia […]

Region’s first platform bank Wio Bank PJSC officially launches in the UAE

Wio Bank PJSC announced today its official launch in the UAE, becoming the first platform bank in the region, aiming to transform banking operating models towards a more digital future. This is in line with the UAE’s Digital Economy Strategy that aims to double the contribution of the digital economy to the country’s GDP over the next decade and to enhance […]

Trajan Consulting launches Artificial Intelligence accelerator at global AI summit in KSA

One of the region’s longest-standing business consultancies and AI experts – the Dubai-based Trajan Consulting – is launching an AI Accelerator at the Global AI Summit in KSA which starts today. The second edition of the Global AI Summit is taking place from 13-15 September in Riyadh under the theme of “AI for the Good of Humanity” and delegates are set […]

SDAIA and Ministry of Energy partner with IBM to accelerate sustainability initiatives in the Kingdom using artificial intelligence

Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and today IBM announced the signing of a strategic agreement to drive adoption of artificial intelligence in the carbon capture and industrial domains across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  Announced at the second Global AI summit in the Kingdom, the first use case under this agreement will be […]

Tawdheef returns to Abu Dhabi with a renewed vision to promote career development of UAE nationals

The annual Tawdheef exhibition is returning to Abu Dhabi this November 14 to 16, with a renewed focus on helping UAE Nationals develop their careers and connect with leading businesses and organisations in the country. This year, the exhibition’s main goal is to support young Emiratis in their journey to advance their careers and discover […]

Organon and Flat6Labs announce winners of digital-health FemTech accelerator

Omgyno founded by Doreen Toutikian and Elisabeth Milini in Greece and Lebanon, Siira founded by Sandra Salame in Lebanon, and Maternally founded by Yasmin El Mouallem in the UAE were crowned the winners of the MENA region’s first digital-health FemTech Accelerator Program. Launched in October 2021 during Expo 2020 by partners Organon and Flat6Labs to address unmet women’s healthcare needs, the […]

Sheraa launches Startup Sharjah in Khorfakkan with three-day intensive bootcamp

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is marking the launch of the Khorfakkan chapter of Startup Sharjah in September with a three-day intensive bootcamp designed to encourage entrepreneurial thinking amongst university students and to build a talent pool that generates innovative, impact-driven  solutions. Running from September 16-18 at the newly opened Khorfakkan University, Sheraa aims to […]