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African economies, like all emerging economies, require strong, fast, and dependable technology to help them grow faster, according to Fissal Oubida, Global Marketing Director & GM, Middle East & Africa at Lexar.

Leap, a new fintech startup in the UAE, has launched to teach kids and teens how to make better financial decisions. The Dubai-based startup is on a mission to improve youth financial literacy and money management skills, with a focus on the under-18 unbanked population.

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy announced that it has received 153 applications from 27 countries for its newly launched Future of the Digital Economy: Business in the Metaverse academy, a first-of-its-kind specialized training programme designed to equip digital startups with the practical knowledge and tools they need to build and thrive in the metaverse.

BEEAH Group, the Middle East's pioneer in sustainable, smart solutions for future-ready cities, has signed the ZEV Declaration at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt in 2022.

AVEVA, a global provider of industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, will highlight how digital technologies can support public-private partnerships and unlock innovation to close the implementation gap on climate change at COP27.

Over 300,000 people have benefited from an Abu Dhabi know-how platform, which aims to make living and investing in the capital easier.

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cisco announced the company’s role as IT Services Provider of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). Cisco, among others, will provide professional and technical services to design, implement and support the wireless network infrastructure at COP27 to enable highly secure connectivity for all attendees and the host nation. 

At the 12th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) Publishers Conference, Arab publishers explained how they are utilising cutting-edge technology to deliver high-value Arabic content to satisfy consumers' changing needs even as demand for print publications rises in the Arab markets.

Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech business, announced that it has received $31 million to extend its service offerings and grow across Africa and Asia. Led by Germany's CommerzVentures, Middle East Venture Partners and Kuwait's Arzan Venture Capital, this was the company’s fourth funding round since 2018.

Bahrain-based Arab ICT Union (AICTU), announced Iraq as a member of the organisation which will be represented by the Iraqi Association for Information and Communication Technology making it the tenth Arab state in the union.