Jordan Tech literacy: a step forward from e-learning A young audience soaking up the tech world. (Images via Tala el Issa) While many companies have been focused on integrating... Tala El Issa • 15 March, 2016 MEMakersGE robotics Coding Circle
Maghreb Repairing a country: Tunisia's diaspora returns Tunisia's diaspora is returning to a country that's gradually reforming itself, to build lives and businesses. (Image via Aviation... Emna Ghariani • 15 March, 2016 Smart Tunisia TAYP Saphon Energy
U.A.E Twofour54 and Ycombinator invest in gaming developer Unnyhog Four years after investing in social gaming sites Jawaker and Tahadi, and almost two years after investing in Arabic online game... Maya Rahal • 14 March, 2016 Unnyhog YCombinator TwoFour54
Lebanon How smart microgrids could ease Lebanon’s electricity woes It's a big 'ol mess, electricity in Lebanon. (Image via Shutterstock) This article is a crosspost with MIT Technology Revie Arab... MIT Technology Review • 14 March, 2016 Microgrids Electricite du Liban Electricity
Regional How to turn your idea into a startup Pt. 1 A good idea isn't likely to translate into a good startup without a lot of brainstorming and perseverance. (Image via The Membership... Johnny Matta • 14 March, 2016 market opportunity gap idea johnny matta
Jordan Solutions to Jordan’s climate change challenges? Jordan can be pretty dry. (Image via Letstravelsomewhere.com) As an arid, resource poor nation, Jordan has historically relied on foreign... Samuel Wendel • 14 March, 2016 IndyACT Jordan IEEE Jordan Young Professionals Energy Master Plan
Regional Should you make governance a priority? One criticism of US-based Zenefits was that it had a weak board - only four people. (Image via Barcinno) During a recent visit to a client... Abdulrahman Hammad • 13 March, 2016 Saudi Arabia Advice Corporate Governance
U.A.E Scale-up survival guides It’s 4am and the phone is ringing. Noor Sweid picks up, and a voice on the other end tells her the news: a fire has erupted at the... Jacqueline Sofia • 13 March, 2016 Mangus Olsson Depa Noor Sweid
U.A.E Dashroad launches with Careem, seeks to take on MENA "It's a platform. In short, it's a FitBit for cars" This is how entrepreneur Faheem Gill introduces his product Dashroad, which was... Pamela Kesrouani • 13 March, 2016 MixTelematics Samtech Dashroad
U.A.E Crowd Analyzer wins Startup Alley pitching competition at #DubaiLynx From left to right: Ahmed Saad CEO and Bahaa Galal CTO, happy winners. (Images by Maya Rahal). New startups need contacts, and the... Maya Rahal • 10 March, 2016 Exhibition Startup Alley Dubai Lynx
Regional The evolution of tech startups in MENA [Opinion] Watching an ecosystem grow. (Image via Miami Herald) In much of the world, being a technology startup is a very ‘cool’ pursuit. The sto... Edward Roberto • 10 March, 2016 risk ecosystem growth Opinion
Lebanon Prototyping and the art in hardware creation: White Lab Prototyping is a product development process made up of tests and iterations. (Image via smashingmagazine.com) “Between the conception and ... Willam Altman • 10 March, 2016 Air prototyping WhiteLab
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... Ahmed Hamza • 09 March, 2016 noomen fehri Droidcon Tunisia Taher Mestiri
U.A.E StudentCart: integrating technology and the school marketplace The Hammadi brothers at their Flat6Labs demo day earlier this year. (Image via Flat6Labs) When a child begins the year at a private... Alaa' Odeh • 09 March, 2016 schools StudentCart flat6labs abu dhabi
Saudi Arabia Triage Project redefines medical aid in KSA Team leaders of the triage project at the first workshop at King Abdulaziz Public Library in January (Images via Triage) Oil-rich Saudi... Bérénice Magistretti • 09 March, 2016 The Triage Project healthtech Saudi Arabia
Regional Careem's 4 big things for 2016 [Wamda TV] 2015 was certainly a great year for Careem and they say localization was the key. They acquired Saudi-based home delivery... Abdulghani Kataya • 08 March, 2016 Mudassir Sheikha wamda mix n mentor dubai growth
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