Tag: Digital Economy
GCC E-Performance Index 2023: Exceptional Digital Prowess of Gulf countries
The index underscores the performance of GCC countries in five major global indices
It highlights significant efforts to bolster digitalisation across the region
High averages have...
‘Dubai AI’: An AI-Powered Digital City Concierge
The digital platform will provide extensive city-wide information and services, spanning healthcare, entertainment, business, and education for all residents and visitors.
Dubai AI will help...
Younger Tech-Savvy MENA To Raise E-Commerce Spend by 15% in 2023
100 million new digital users are expected in MENA over the next five years.
The region’s digital economy is expected to be valued at $500...
UAE Retail Economy Q4 Report: Consumer Spending Growth 19% in 2022
Key findings from the report include:
The UAE recorded its strongest GDP growth since 2006, actualising to 7.9%
Increases in consumer spending were noted in the...
Dubai Ranks Among Top Global Hubs for Talent & Innovation
The Digital Revolution is creating enormous opportunities for cities and nations to unleash new sources of innovation-led growth. Big data and analytics, artificial intelligence...
The Metaverse Yields Exponential Potential for UAE as a Thriving International...
Bloomberg research predicts that the metaverse will have grown to a $800 billion revenue-generating business marketplace by 2024
The World’s Online Festival (WOLF), a MENA-focused...
First Global GovTech Platform Launched
More than half of governments globally seek to improve resilience and agility by modernizing core legacy applications.
The interactive data platform provides advanced analytics and...
Dubai’s Museum of the Future, Binance NFT Launch The Most Beautiful...
Dubai's Museum of the Future has entered into a collaboration with Binance NFT, the NFT marketplace of Binance, the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency...
Dubai’s VARA Enters The Metaverse
VARA MetaHQ was established in the fastest growing decentralized virtual world ‘The Sandbox’
The move reflects the UAE’s commitment to the New Economy and confidence...
DAMAC Properties to Facilitate Property Buying in Crypto
Leading luxury real estate developer DAMAC Properties has announced that the company is stepping up to serve the digital economy by facilitating the conversion...
Saudi Arabia Unveils More than US$6.4 Billion in Technology, Startup Investment
Saudi Aramco Ventures launches US$1 billion Prosperity7 fund for transformative start-ups
STC to invest US$1 billion in MENA HUB to create regional center for cloud...
1st Commercial Entity to Fully Integrate into Dubai’s Recently Launched Dubai...
Dubai Raffles, the first-of-its-kind digital platform launched by Dubai Economy earlier this year, to fully manage raffle draws along with all other types of...
UAE To Create New Task Force for Digital Economy
Task Force working on next economy structure, GITEX GLOBAL Leaders Vision hears
Emirates Venus & Asteroid Space Mission looks for 50% private sector upstream development
The...
Dubai Paperless Strategy: 85% of Documents in Electronic Archive in H1...
As part of its continuous efforts to develop a centralized digital archive compliant to international specifications and standards, Dubai Government Workshop (DGW) revealed that...
GCC E-Performance Index 2021 Examines Progress of Arab Gulf Countries’ Digital...
UAE tops index with an average score of 67.83 percent.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar obtain 59.01 and 58.50 ratings, respectively.
Bahrain scores 57.65 while Kuwait and...
Businesses Continue to Invest and Expand in Dubai, Dubai Economy
FDI Law, preparations for Expo 2020 Dubai and restructuring of economic activities spurred optimism among investors
38,377 new licences issued in 2019, leading...
Future of Retail: Industry must invest for the long-term
Every year, the battle to survive as a brick-and-mortar retailer gets tougher. As consumer expectations heighten and ecommerce sales continue to rise, businesses too...
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Discusses Investing in Digital Economy
Fund supports WGS 2019 as strategic partner
ADFD honoured by Global Council for Sustainable Development Goals for its efforts in achieving SDGs
Abu Dhabi...