Wamda

U.A.E

Dubai launches e-commerce strategy

Source: Gulf News Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council,...

E-commerce Government Dubai

Regional

Middle East NXT Banking Summit: Fintech will boost the banking sector in the region

With the urge of knowing and sharing fintech capabilities and the way they impact the economy, The Middle East NXT Banking Summit,...

banking Fintech startups

Egypt

Government and private sector team up to support startups in Egypt

In recent years, the Egyptian government has taken on a new, more proactive role by partnering with the private sector to boost...

Egypt Government

U.A.E

When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast]

From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to...

Government Sheraa 1776

Regional

Can democracy stand a better chance with civic tech?

“The region’s tech startups may not be setting up tents in public squares or painting their messages on street walls but they...

Civic tech E-government Government

Regional

State and entrepreneurship: will a Trump presidency change all that? [Opinion]

Right after the election of Donald Trump, the soon to become the 45th President of the United States of America, many opinions were voiced...

Government entrepreneurship Opinion

Maghreb

Tunisia's startup minister ousted, should we panic?

Tunisia’s startup minister Noomane Fehri, who won over Tunisian entrepreneurs during his 18 months in office with his casual,...

legislations Startup Act Taher Mestiri

Regional

Using tech to reverse wealth inequality

The increasing pace of technological evolution is causing serious concerns about its impact on wealth inequality and creating...

Wealth wealth inequality The Little Engineer

U.A.E

The World Government Summit: How the UAE’s past informs its future

Attendees at this year’s World Government Summit. (Image via The National / Pawan Singh) This article is a crosspost with K...

World Government Summit Healthcare Government

Jordan

Data science: how is it good for government?

All those zeros and ones - how can you make the most of them? (Image via Digitalgov.gov) “Understanding and innovating with data...

Kai Chan INSEAD data science

Maghreb

Droidcon Tunis, the government backs startups

The Tunisian minister drop the suit for the fifth edition of Droidcon in Tunisia. (image via Tekiano) Over the weekend, huge crowds of...

noomen fehri Droidcon Tunisia Taher Mestiri

Egypt

'Egypt is back' thanks to ICT, says minister

Egypt's slow broadband speeds and rickety IT infrastructure are major issues throttling growth in the internet-based 'startup...

ict Egypt Government

Bahraini Women's Day is a hit, galvanized by government support

I took a number at my bank and sat down, waiting for the teller. I looked at my ticket: number 193. I looked up at the customer service...

Women Government

4 simple reasons why a young digital agency in Lebanon is turning a steady profit

Sometimes the startups seeing the most steady returns aren’t the ones that are popping up in the news, but just those with a solid model a...

CER Blog Developers

3 ways to build a better city

Developing a world-class city often involves creating a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem. New studies from McKinsey and the National...

Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility Government

India's largest IT company outsources to women in Saudi Arabia

Forget outsourcing to India. India’s largest IT company is now planning to outsource to Saudi Arabia, debuting its first “all-female ser...

Employment Saudi Arabia Government

Lebanon

Thought Leadership

Dubai launches e-commerce strategy

Middle East NXT Banking Summit: Fintech will boost the banking sector in the region

Government and private sector team up to support startups in Egypt

When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast]

Can democracy stand a better chance with civic tech?

State and entrepreneurship: will a Trump presidency change all that? [Opinion]

Tunisia's startup minister ousted, should we panic?

Using tech to reverse wealth inequality

The World Government Summit: How the UAE’s past informs its future

Data science: how is it good for government?

Droidcon Tunis, the government backs startups

'Egypt is back' thanks to ICT, says minister

Bahraini Women's Day is a hit, galvanized by government support

4 simple reasons why a young digital agency in Lebanon is turning a steady profit

3 ways to build a better city

India's largest IT company outsources to women in Saudi Arabia

What the Central Bank of Lebanon's new investment policy means for startups

Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF)

Is mandatory military service hurting entrepreneurship in Egypt?

Why the employment process in the Arab world is broken, and 4 ways to fix it

How to build a knowledge economy in the Arab world [Report]

5 things the Ethiopian government could do to boost entrepreneurship

Who's investing in Egypt? A look at economic trends following the revolution [Report]

Lebanese Government and Intel overhaul education by putting tablets in the hands of students

Thought Leadership

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