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ArabNet Digital Summit Dubai 2016

ArabNet Digital Summit 2016 aims to bring its audience the “behind-the-scene” initiators of change from across the world, sharing their len...

Meet the speakers Dubai 2016 arabnet digital summit

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Festival of Media MENA 2016 in Dubai

Building on the success of the 2015 event, the Festival of Media MENA will return to Dubai on April 20, 2016, to celebrate the best media...

speakers award Festival of media MENA festivals

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Losing the pen and paper with Wrappup

“If you were to record everything, it would be useless,” claimed Rami Salman, founder and CEO of Wrappup. “But, if you...

AngelHack Dubai IBM Wrappup

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Crowd Analyzer wins pitching competition at Dubai Lynx [Video]

Crowd Analyzer is going to Cannes in June, after it won Wamda’s 'Startup Alley' pitching competition at this year's Dubai L...

Startup Alley Dubai Lynx Crowd Analyzer

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The challenges and possibilities of IoT, big data

The first day of Future Tech Week, busy. (Images via Future Tech Week) The latest buzzwords in technology - big data, Internet of Things...

future technology week GISEC IoT

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Dubai’s smart city status is evolving

In January 2016, the Dubai Design District (d3) revealed 21 smart initiatives, including Smart Parking Meters, Smart Energy Meters, and...

MEMakersGE d3 Dubai Design District

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Term sheets at dawn, Step Conference 2016

Joy Ajlouny and fellow startup cofounders Loulou Khazen Baz and Mudassir Sheikha get stuck into the debate. (Image via...

AnchorFree Frontier Partners Eventbox

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Beehive: The UAE’s first P2P SME finance platform

Rooted within the Honeycomb of the Collaborative Economy is the world of P2P (peer-to-peer) finance. Within that world is Beehive, a...

beehive financial services fin-tech

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Understanding microfinance in MENA

A wall for commitments to financial inclusion. (Image via Microcredit Summit Campaign) “The Arab world has the lowest level of f...

Arab Monitary Fund 18th Microedit summit abu dhabi

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Crowdsourcing code: why startups are turning to open-source software

A playground for startups and corporations alike. (Image via Linuxuser.co.uk) A startup wants a mobile menu for their new app....

Go Jordan Open Source Association Open source software

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Startup Istanbul Fast Track at STEP Conference 2016

Startupbootcamp Istanbul is coming to STEP Conference 2016 as part of their FastTrack tour on April 4 and 5. They will hold office hours...

fast track 2016 Step Conference

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Al Jaith designs a 'FitBit' for camels

Camel racing is (slowly) going high tech. (Image via Prodijee) It’s “FitBit for camels”, a device that will optimize...

maker camel racing Al Jaith

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What you've missed at Droidcon 2016 in Dubai

Droidcon attendees at the Impact Hub offices. (Images via Droidcon) Amazon’s cloud-based voice service, Alexa, made a special appearance a...

android developers Droidcon Dubai google developers group

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WOMENA Angel Series Workshop in Dubai

Angel investment group WOMENA are gearing up for their second workshop about the basics of angel investment and financial projections. Th...

Workshop Womena investors

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Prepping to ‘trep

During the early stages of Careem, cofounder Magnus Olsson saved every single dirham he could and devoted his whole self to the growth of...

Rula Galayini creative entrepreneurship Abraaj Week

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MyCars to launch first EV car sharing in UAE

The Danish-designed hybrid Fisker Karma, introduced to the UAE in 2012, is unlikely to be part of MyCars on-demand rental offerings, but...

Al Futtaim Zipcar car sharing

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ACCESS Conference at Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC) 2016

ACCESS Conference will once again run alongside Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC), the first and largest popular culture festival in...

access MEFCC Dubai World Trade Centre

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Deadline for application to Dubai Smartpreneur Competition

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has teamed up with the Smart Dubai Office to launch the Dubai Smartpreneur Competition,...

smart governance smartpreneurs Apply

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Ecommerce Show Middle East 2016 [Discount code!]

In 2015, the ecommerce industry in MENA reached $15 billion dollars. Despite these numbers, the sector continues to experience persistent...

MENA topics ecommerce show 2016

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The Retail Show Middle East 2016

The Middle East is a great region to do business in the retail industry, with billions of dollars being invested into ground-breaking...

ecommerce middle east 2016 Speakers

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The Mobile Show Middle East 2016

Mobile is changing the way that all businesses engage, influence and ultimately sell to the new digital customer. Being a ‘mobile first’ c...

The mobile show ecommerce show Alumni conference

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Cards and Payments Middle East 2016

Commerce is constantly evolving and technology continues to transform the way consumers, businesses, citizens and governments connect, ...

ecommerce middle east Cards and payment 2016

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Twofour54 acquires a stake in online art marketplace Collectionair

Twofour54 announces its second investment this month. Abu Dhabi’s media and entertainment free zone Twofour54 has...

Collectionair DASH Ventures investement

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The Hive: Startup, Showdown at Future Technology Week

Future Technology Week is the event set to redefine technology for business. A huge platform with four live events, it will take place at...

startup demo The hive future technology week

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