Will a new startup accelerator focused on supply chain and logistics take off in Dubai? These days, it seems incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere in the Arab world, especially in the UAE. One of the latest... Shaimaa El Nazer • 19 June, 2013 Logistics Supply chain Incubator
How to build a knowledge economy in the Arab world [Report] Creating more decent jobs is a huge challenge the Arabic region is facing, particularly for the young, whose rates of joblessness are ... Maya Rahal • 19 June, 2013 Knowledge Economy Ecosystem Government
5 things the Ethiopian government could do to boost entrepreneurship When it comes to entrepreneurship, Ethiopia is riddled with contradiction. A stunningly beautiful, tremendously friendly and fiercely... Jonathan Kalan • 02 June, 2013 Policy Government Ecosystem
Who's investing in Egypt? A look at economic trends following the revolution [Report] While Egypt's economy has struggled ever since the revolution, its technological revolution is proceeding, according to a recent... Hanan Solayman • 09 June, 2013 Telecommunication Egypt Government
Lebanese Government and Intel overhaul education by putting tablets in the hands of students Intel and the Lebanese Ministries of Telecom and Education are hoping to make students' backpacks lighter this year, by offering them new... Glen Dalakian II • 13 May, 2013 Public-Private Partnerships Government Education
Saudi Arabian Company Proposes Shift to Friday-Saturday Weekend In Saudi Arabia, a major industrial company may be leading the way towards changing the entire country’s weekend to Friday-Saturday, to b... Nina Curley • 30 April, 2013 Policy Government
Government-backed investment in Egypt: Does it benefit entrepreneurs? For many entrepreneurs in the Arab world, funding is the main obstacle standing between them and their dreams. The majority of young... Hanan Solayman • 29 May, 2013 Egypt Investment
Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund launches to support Egyptian startups Despite the political instability wracking Egypt today, startups have a new source of potential support. But will they take funding from... Hanan Solayman • 21 May, 2013 Government Investment
Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on the Harvard Business Review on April 10, 2013. I met Slovenian... Daniel Isenberg • 16 April, 2013 Public-Private Partnerships Government Legal
GCC Comes Out On Top in Global ICT Network Readiness [Report] Qatar leads the Arab world in “networked readiness”, showing a huge boom in mobile broadband subscription from 9.6% to an enormous 70.3% ov... Ahmed Gabr • 29 April, 2013 Technology Government
Can Free Seed Money Build a $1 Billion Company? Welcome to Start-Up Chile To me, Chile is not just a country located in South America; it’s also one of the biggest startups in the world. The Chilean government has ... Abdullah Alshalabi • 13 March, 2013 Government Ecosystem Startup Communities
Lebanese Telecoms Ministry Asks Citizens to 'Be The Minister' with New Game In an attempt to engage with citizens online, Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is offering young Lebanese participants... Glen Dalakian II • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Government Telecommunication
A Review of the Economic Factors that Led to the Arab Spring [Report] The International Labour Organization, along with UNDP, has released a new report detailing the economic conditions that led up to the Arab... Nina Curley • 05 February, 2013 Ecosystem Education Government
5 Innovative Ways to Crowdsource Better Governance Whenever I hear people in the Arab region complain about the traffic, I tend to laugh. With the exception of Cairo, which has been bestowed... Jonathan Kalan • 04 February, 2013 Advice Crowdsourcing Government
PACE Civic Engagement Grant Application Deadline The PACE (Promoting Active Citizen Engagement) program is soliciting grant applications from Lebanese NGOs to design and implement... Wamda • 06 December, 2012 Government Social Change
Focus Entrepreneurship Policy on Scale-Up, Not Start-Up Cross posted from the Harvard Business Review Blog Network, November 30, 2012. For more on scaling and the role of government in... Daniel Isenberg • 05 December, 2012 Government Scaling
World Bank’s Doing Business 2013 [Report] The World Bank Doing Business has released it's 2013 report designed to assess the regions and economies making the biggest improvements f... Wamda • 06 November, 2012 Ecosystem Government Infographic
Emokhalfa Takes on Cairo’s Traffic with New Violation Reporting App Fixing Cairo’s traffic problems is not going to happen overnight. But new startup Emokhalfa is taking the problem into their own hands. It c... Mohamed Salah • 17 October, 2012 Crowdsourcing Egypt Government
Understanding the Arab Digital Generation [Report] A recent report by Strategy& and Google, Understanding the Arab Digital Generation, reveals interesting facts about how the newest... Wamda • 10 October, 2012 Booz & Company Digital Media E-commerce
Sami Ben Gharbia of Tunisian Collective Blog Nawaat at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At the SHARE Beirut gathering last weekend, Nawaat co-founder Sami Ben Gharbia discussed the influence of Tunisian independent collective... Glen Dalakian II • 11 October, 2012 Censorship Conferences Diaspora
Egyptian National Competitiveness Council Disappoints: Where Were the Entrepreneurs? I like to challenge my prejudices every now and then, so I decided to accept an invitation to the eighth annual conference of The Egyptian... Omar Aysha • 26 September, 2012 Conferences Ecosystem Egypt
OPIC and Abraaj Capital Commit $150M to Boost SMEs in MENA Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt now have even more opportunities to for growth, as Sunday the Overseas Private... Glen Dalakian II • 11 September, 2012 Government Investment
Lebanese Telecoms Minister Interviewed by Wamda on Twitter - Here is How It Went On Friday, Wamda hosted a Twitter interview with Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui to discuss entrepreneurship, innovation, and... Glen Dalakian II • 10 September, 2012 Government
Building Government-Startup Alliances [Pic of the Week] Entrepreneurs and governments are often at odds, leery of working with each other and afraid to reach out to build an uncommon alliance.... Glen Dalakian II • 06 September, 2012 Government Startup Communities Pic of the Week