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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.

Huawei, a global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, held the second annual Huawei Innovation Day with customers, partners and technology experts from the Middle East and Africa. 

Oman will set up its pavilion at GITEX Global for the first time with the intention of showcasing the advancement and most recent developments in the sultanate's technology sector. eMushrif, with a growing presence in the Mena region, will take the opportunity to be part of the Oman Pavilion at GITEX Global 2022.

Ryan Ding, in his keynote speech titled "Green ICT for New Value," emphasized the importance of operators prioritizing energy efficiency and called for the creation of a standard, industry-wide indicator system for energy efficiency.

With educated and highly connected populations, the Middle East region is perfectly poised to create a strong competitive advantage in terms of the global rush to technological supremacy. Many countries in the Middle East region have adapted special programs and initiatives at a national level to motivate innovation, nurture talent, and drive socio-economic growth through ICT.

Abbas A. Fairouz, Assistant Professor at Kuwait University, discusses Kuwait's ICT sector, digital transformation in industries, and future developments and trends.

Global tech giants like Apple, Meta, Google and Twitter have stepped in with a clutch of measures in support of the Ukrainians in their ongoing war against the invading Russia.

Transparent blockchains are much easier platforms on which to track criminal payments than siloed, legacy payment systems ever were. Today about 23 blockchains make up approximately 99% of all blockchains’ market cap. This means that effective anti-blockchain-fraud systems must integrate with just 23 totally transparent platforms rather than thousands of enterprise systems and payment networks.

Many businesses have realised that in order to retain and attract new employees, they must offer increasing working flexibility, and local governments are responding by taking efforts to promote this new work culture.

The 2021 edition of the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition aims to develop local ICT ecosystems, nurture young talent, and also encourage innovation among the next generation of ICT leaders.