Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
IFZA and Aleria signed an MoU at WEF Davos to integrate enterprise-grade, sovereign AI into free zone operations, aiming to enhance governance, decision-making, and digital services through advanced data pipelines and secure intelligence platforms.
The company emphasized its ongoing collaboration with Qatar’s government, local cloud expansion, and support for the country’s Digital Agenda 2030, reinforcing a focus on secure, responsible AI adoption across sectors.
The Abu Dhabi Dialogue’s new plan places AI and digital credentials at the center of labour mobility reform, aiming for faster hiring, stronger worker protection, and paperless verification across Asia-GCC corridors.
By integrating advanced AI capabilities with its industry expertise, OCP aims to position Rock Solutions as a high-value, technology-enabled player in the global phosphate market.
Saudi leaders and Oracle executives highlighted the Kingdom’s AI ambitions at Oracle AI World Tour Riyadh, noting AI’s role in digital transformation under Vision 2030. With over $40 billion planned investment and strong data sovereignty focus, Saudi Arabia aims to become a global AI hub.
Saudi Arabia launched SMAI 2 to strengthen national data and AI capabilities through coordinated public-sector training, building on earlier programs that reached over one million Saudis and supporting responsible AI adoption across 11 government ministries.
The sixth Artificial Intelligence Journalism World Forum will convene global experts in Dubai in April 2026 to examine AI-driven digital content growth, governance challenges, misinformation risks, and the role of artificial intelligence in shaping the global digital economy.
Saudi Arabia’s Oracle AI World Tour highlighted the Kingdom’s growing focus on artificial intelligence as a driver of economic diversification, with leaders emphasizing cloud innovation, enterprise adoption, and large-scale investment aligned with Vision 2030 goals across government and industry.
Morocco has refreshed its offshoring strategy, placing AI, big data, and cloud computing at its core. Backed by tax incentives and training bonuses, the framework aims to attract global firms, future-proof the sector, and expand a workforce already supporting nearly 149,000 jobs and MAD 26 billion in service exports.
Egypt’s Fatwa Authority has ruled that using AI tools like ChatGPT to interpret the Quran is impermissible, warning of misinterpretation and doctrinal error. It stressed that AI lacks true understanding and scholarly method, urging Muslims to rely on recognised tafsir, qualified scholars, and established religious institutions.