U.A.E Dubai launches e-commerce strategy Source: Gulf News Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council,... News • 02 October, 2019 E-commerce Government Dubai
Regional Middle East NXT Banking Summit: Fintech will boost the banking sector in the region With the urge of knowing and sharing fintech capabilities and the way they impact the economy, The Middle East NXT Banking Summit,... Aisha Mohdhar • 05 October, 2017 banking Fintech startups
Egypt Government and private sector team up to support startups in Egypt In recent years, the Egyptian government has taken on a new, more proactive role by partnering with the private sector to boost... Priya Vithani • 21 June, 2017 Egypt Government
U.A.E When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast] From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to... Lucy Knight • 04 July, 2017 Government Sheraa 1776
Regional Can democracy stand a better chance with civic tech? “The region’s tech startups may not be setting up tents in public squares or painting their messages on street walls but they... Tala El Issa • 08 January, 2017 Civic tech E-government Government
Regional State and entrepreneurship: will a Trump presidency change all that? [Opinion] Right after the election of Donald Trump, the soon to become the 45th President of the United States of America, many opinions were voiced... Ghassan Dibah • 24 November, 2016 Government entrepreneurship Opinion
Maghreb Tunisia's startup minister ousted, should we panic? Tunisia’s startup minister Noomane Fehri, who won over Tunisian entrepreneurs during his 18 months in office with his casual,... Aline Mayard • 31 August, 2016 legislations Startup Act Taher Mestiri
Regional Using tech to reverse wealth inequality The increasing pace of technological evolution is causing serious concerns about its impact on wealth inequality and creating... Abdulghani Kataya • 21 August, 2016 Wealth wealth inequality The Little Engineer
U.A.E The World Government Summit: How the UAE’s past informs its future Attendees at this year’s World Government Summit. (Image via The National / Pawan Singh) This article is a crosspost with K... Knowledge @Wharton • 02 May, 2016 World Government Summit Healthcare Government
Jordan Data science: how is it good for government? All those zeros and ones - how can you make the most of them? (Image via Digitalgov.gov) “Understanding and innovating with data... Tala El Issa • 15 May, 2016 Kai Chan INSEAD data science
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
Egypt 'Egypt is back' thanks to ICT, says minister Egypt's slow broadband speeds and rickety IT infrastructure are major issues throttling growth in the internet-based 'startup... Rachel Williamson • 07 December, 2014 ict Egypt Government
Bahraini Women's Day is a hit, galvanized by government support I took a number at my bank and sat down, waiting for the teller. I looked at my ticket: number 193. I looked up at the customer service... Leena AlOlaimy • 05 December, 2013 Women Government
4 simple reasons why a young digital agency in Lebanon is turning a steady profit Sometimes the startups seeing the most steady returns aren’t the ones that are popping up in the news, but just those with a solid model a... Glen Dalakian II • 24 October, 2013 CER Blog Developers
3 ways to build a better city Developing a world-class city often involves creating a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem. New studies from McKinsey and the National... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 October, 2013 Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility Government
India's largest IT company outsources to women in Saudi Arabia Forget outsourcing to India. India’s largest IT company is now planning to outsource to Saudi Arabia, debuting its first “all-female ser... Nina Curley • 25 September, 2013 Employment Saudi Arabia Government
Lebanon What the Central Bank of Lebanon's new investment policy means for startups Around 10 days ago, the Central Bank of Lebanon (the Banque du Liban) released an announcement that it had instituted a new policy to... Maya Rahal • 03 September, 2013 Banks Government Investment
Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF) Can early stage startups still find funding in Morocco? Maroc Numeric Fund (MNF), the country's only major institutional early... Aline Mayard • 19 August, 2013 Government Investment MNF
Is mandatory military service hurting entrepreneurship in Egypt? Imagine what the world would be like if Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg had all been forced to spend three years in... Jonathan Kalan • 05 August, 2013 Government Ecosystem Legal
Why the employment process in the Arab world is broken, and 4 ways to fix it This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post on July 9, 2013. Let me state the obvious: the employment process is... Nafez Dakkak • 14 July, 2013 Job Creation Youth Government
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