Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Analysis, Interviews, Opinions

Innovations shaping urban sustainability and smart cities

Sun, 17 Sep 2023

The essence of smart cities lies in harnessing data to confront economic and social issues while striving for sustainability, which, focuses on preserving the social, economic, environmental and knowledge characteristics of urban areas.

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Sustainable tourism journey: Much more to be done

Sun, 17 Sep 2023

Bain & Company recently launched a report highlighting the increasing demand for sustainable tourism among leisure travellers across the globe. However, it says the travel and tourism sector must make more efforts to protect the environment.

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5 tips for business leaders to leverage the potential of GenAI

Mon, 11 Sep 2023

Understanding the realm of possibility, and the risk, of generative AI (GenAI) is critically important for CIOs (Chief Information Officers) who want to start using this technology to gain an advantage for their businesses.

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Mideast must develop ‘digitally connected supply chains’

Sun, 10 Sep 2023

Manufacturers in the Middle East must develop digitally connected supply chains that are sustainable while remaining profitable.

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Survey reveals how AI is changing customer behaviour

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, and macroeconomic trends are reshaping customer expectations and behaviours across the buying lifecycle, a survey reveals.

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59pc global board members view ‘GenAI as security risk’

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Some 59% of global board members surveyed view Generative AI (GenAI) as a security risk to their organisation, according to Proofpoint, which released its second annual Cybersecurity: The 2023 Board Perspective report.

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Qatar's healthcare sector primed for remarkable growth

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Qatar provides a conducive business environment for healthcare businesses to service the rapidly growing GCC market, which had 160 ongoing healthcare projects with a total value of $53.2 billion in 2020.

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Five ways smart manufacturing enables circular economy

Mon, 04 Sep 2023

If we’re serious about making a circular economy happen, then there are a lot of relevant outcomes that a cloud-based architectures can contribute towards, including extending the lifecycle of products, components and increasing energy efficiency.

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Value-added services could be a silver bullet for distributors

Tue, 29 Aug 2023

To tap growth opportunities in the region, distributors should consider value-added services (VAS) at a time the Middle East and African freight and logistics market is predicted to record a CAGR of about 6% between 2023 and 2028.

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Workers feel GenAI to advance career, 'but lack skills to use it'

Sun, 27 Aug 2023

Some 54% of workers believe generative AI (GenAI) will advance their career, but 62% say they don’t have the skills to effectively and safely use the technology.