Middle East

IT & Telecommunications

Middle East 'leads in AI sovereignty strategy, but lags in adoption'

Wed, 02 Sep 2026

Middle East leads on AI sovereignty strategy and foundations, but now capability and adoption must catch up, says new Accenture research.

IT & Telecommunications

Accenture signs collaboration deal with AWS to boost Mideast cloud, data

Tue, 01 Sep 2026

Accenture has signed a six-year strategic deal with AWS to help organisations across the Middle East region modernise legacy infrastructure, strengthen their digital core, and unlock value from cloud, data, AI and next-generation enterprise platforms.

IT & Telecommunications

AI boom forces EMEA firms to rethink data infrastructure, says report

Mon, 17 Aug 2026

Companies in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region are overhauling their data infrastructure to keep pace with the rapid adoption of AI, with 98% saying they delayed or cancelled an AI project in the past year because of data governance and compliance, said a recent survey.

IT & Telecommunications

Leoron names founding member as CEO for Gulf Markets

Tue, 23 Jun 2026

Leoron Institute, a leading corporate training and EdTech provider in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, has appointed Lule Bunjaku Karapinar as the new CEO for Gulf Markets and Executive Education section.

IT & Telecommunications

Mideast boards lead globally in AI governance, skills gaps remain, says expert

Thu, 18 Jun 2026

Boards across Middle East are emerging as the most forward-looking and tech-focused globally, leading the world on AI governance. However skills and subject matter expertise remain the region’s biggest barrier to better board decision-making, said an expert.

IT & Telecommunications

Cloud Box Tech names new regional AI chief

Mon, 06 Apr 2026

Cloud Box Technologies, a leading systems integrator and IT services specialist in the Middle East, has announces its AI-first strategy with the introduction of a focused three-pillar framework led by Laxmi Nageswari as the Chief AI Officer (CAIO).

IT & Telecommunications

Cloud Box Tech names new regional AI chief

Mon, 06 Apr 2026

Cloud Box Technologies, a leading systems integrator and IT services specialist in the Middle East, has announces its AI-first strategy with the introduction of a focused three-pillar framework led by Laxmi Nageswari as the Chief AI Officer (CAIO).

IT & Telecommunications

Cisco names new VP, General Manager for MEA region

Sun, 29 Mar 2026

Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking and security, has appointed Shane Heraty as the new Vice President and General Manager for Cisco Middle East, Africa, Türkiye, Romania and CIS effective May 1. In this role, he will oversee Cisco's strategy and commercial operations in the region.

IT & Telecommunications

NTT Data buys AWS partner Zero&One to boost Mideast cloud growth

Mon, 09 Feb 2026

NTT Data, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, has acquired Zero&One, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) premier tier services partner in the Middle East and North Africa region, in a move aimed at boosting its cloud capabilities across the region.

IT & Telecommunications

GWC inks strategic collaboration with EU cloud platform Apify

Sun, 01 Feb 2026

Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC), one of the region’s leading logistics providers, has announced that it has sealed a strategic collaboration with Apify, a European cloud platform specialising in web data extraction, automation, and AI-driven workflows.

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