In times of growing inequality, we simply must offer more integrated and seamless digital environments so that entrepreneurs and others can help solve the problems that our world faces
digital technologies
cyber attack
Cybersecurity: A game of cat and mouse
Organisations need to keep in mind that cybersecurity is no longer an option but a necessity
algorithms
How do you teach the algorithms to love your customers?
As companies build their digital operations and become less reliant on frontline employees, they risk losing the human connections
data analytics
How UAE companies can adopt a data-driven approach to elevate employee experiences
While customer experiences are undeniably important, the pandemic, and the growing number of millennials in the workforce, have highlighted the need to deliver exceptional employee experiences, making 2021 the year to look inward
Data privacy and protection
Why trust matters in a digital society
The new norm has placed added value and emphasis on building and maintaining trust, which provides the basis of collaborative action and innovation, and the trust that links us all now matters more than ever
AB Future of Work Forum
Video: Individuals will be ‘plugged into smart cities’
As the future of work shifts, individuals won’t just be using smart city concepts – we’ll be firmly plugged into smart cities, says Dr. Patrick Noack, Executive Director: Future, Foresight and Imagination, at the Dubai Future Foundation
Cyber Security
Back in business: How technology outlines the city of the future
The Middle East region is recognised for being a hotbed of smart city projects. Smart cities integrate modern technology to monitor, respond and improve different aspects of urban life
Badr Al Olama
Video: Pandemic is an opportunity to adopt new technologies, says GMIS head
Badr Al-Olama, head of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, said that industries must realise that things may never be the same again, and discusses what businesses can do going forward in the new normal.
Business disruption
Video: Challenges faced by digital businesses
Weaker purchasing powers, spread of misinformation, supply chain limitations stemming from unprecedented surge in demand for online goods and services are just some of the challenges that the major online businesses in the region are facing.
Digital Garage
Video: AB Live – Work culture and role of digital innovation in 2020
Muna Issa, Distribution & SMB manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, discusses the HPE Digital Life Garage – an initiative that HPE says will accelerate regional innovation by helping Government and industry create new digital solutions
Berkeley Assets
In a digital world, leaders must prioritise workplace culture and employee happiness
Lessons from Leaders: An entrepreneur since his schooldays, Berkeley Assets Partner Omar Jackson presides over a business empire that incorporates the latest in digital and crypto technology with a fresh approach to private equity
Artificial intelligence
Tata Consultancy Services to build next generation technology tools for supply chain operations
New tech-driven supply chain tools are expected to help to save billions of dollars through process and on-ground delivery optimisations
cost-effective energy savings
How digitalisation can transform energy systems
Digital technologies are set to make energy systems around the world more intelligent and efficient – but the process will be challenging, writes Charles Blaschke, managing director of Taka Solutions