Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology news and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Technology News and insights in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa
Qatar honored the winners of the 9th Qatar Digital Business Award 2025, recognizing 13 innovators across AI, digital transformation, and cybersecurity. The awards reflect Qatar’s strong progress toward a knowledge-based, technology-driven economy under MCIT’s national digital transformation strategy.
Qatar ranked first in engineering and technology research in the 2025 ARCIF report, which recorded massive growth in Arab scientific publishing—367% more journals and 6,800% more cited authors since 2016. Egypt led overall impact, while Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Palestine excelled in other key categories.
Ooredoo has been named Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 MENA Company of the Year in Telecom and Enterprise Cloud Solutions for its innovation in AI, cloud, and sustainability. The recognition highlights Ooredoo’s leadership in digital transformation, social responsibility, and customer-centric growth.
The Bangladesh ICT and Innovation Awards 2025 honored 32 outstanding projects driving the nation’s digital transformation. Organized by BIIN, the event recognized innovators across student, organizational, and individual categories, celebrating Bangladesh’s growing innovation ecosystem and government-backed push for technology-led development.
Telenor Pakistan won three awards at the 2025 Best Place to Work Pakistan Gala — Best in Industry (Telecom), Best Place to Work (Large Company), and Best of the Best Company — reaffirming its leadership in employee culture and inclusion.
Egypt’s NTRA has received the Regional Leadership Award from the Arab Organization for Communication and Information Technologies for its pioneering role in IPv6 adoption, advancing Internet infrastructure, and solidifying Egypt’s status as a digital innovation leader in the Arab and African regions.
SLT-MOBITEL has been ranked Sri Lanka’s top telecommunications service provider in the PepperCube Tracker for August 2025. The recognition highlights strong customer trust, service reliability, and the company’s continued commitment to innovation and nationwide connectivity.
Samsung Electronics retained its position as the world’s 5th most valuable brand with a $90.5 billion valuation, driven by AI innovation, customer-centric strategy, and sustainability efforts across mobile, semiconductor, and smart appliance divisions.
SLT-MOBITEL has been recognized as Sri Lanka’s top telecommunications service provider in the PepperCube Tracker for August 2025, reaffirming its trusted status and commitment to innovation and customer excellence.
Ooredoo Kuwait’s double victory at the HRM Summit underscores its leadership in shaping a modern, inclusive, and dynamic workplace. By aligning employee well-being with business growth, the company continues to set new benchmarks for HR excellence in the region.