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
Egypt is accelerating education reform by embedding AI and programming into school curricula while expanding technical education partnerships with Italy, the UK, and Japan. The government is upgrading schools, distributing tablets, enhancing financial literacy, and strengthening exam governance to align graduate skills with labour market demands.
ADB has approved $950,000 in technical assistance to help Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia adopt AI in healthcare. The programme will assess clinical, management, and generative AI tools while building governance frameworks and domestic AI ecosystems to improve efficiency and equitable access.
Saudi Arabia has joined the OECD-hosted Global Partnership on AI, aligning with Vision 2030 to shape global AI governance and promote ethical, human-centric development. The move strengthens international cooperation and is expected to attract investment into the Kingdom’s expanding AI ecosystem.
Bharti Airtel has launched an AI & Cyber Threat Research Centre in India in partnership with Zscaler to strengthen national cyber resilience. The centre will focus on protecting critical sectors and supporting India’s digital transformation through AI-powered and Zero Trust security frameworks, amid a sharp rise in cyber threats targeting the country.
Abu Dhabi will deploy an 8 exaflop AI supercomputer in India, boosting sovereign computing capacity under the India AI Mission. The system will operate under Indian governance with data retained domestically, strengthening national AI development and reducing reliance on foreign infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia is embedding AI across its national curriculum to equip over 6 million students with digital skills by 2025. Through coordinated government initiatives and private-sector partnerships, the Kingdom aims to strengthen workforce readiness and position itself as a regional leader in AI-enabled education.
Advances in AI, wearables, and video analytics are driving rapid growth in the athlete data industry. With forecasts placing Europe’s sports analytics market at $7.5 billion by 2032, performance data is becoming central to coaching, broadcasting, betting, and long-term fan engagement.
HUMAIN’s participation in the Series E round underscores Saudi Arabia’s increasing role as a capital partner in next-generation AI platforms and large-scale digital infrastructure development.
Morocco has launched a public-private partnership with AXA to strengthen national AI and data capabilities, aligning higher education with industry needs and supporting the country’s growing technology and startup ecosystem.
Dell Technologies and Ooredoo have signed an MoU to launch AI-as-a-Service via Ooredoo’s Sovereign AI Cloud in Qatar, combining Dell’s infrastructure expertise with Ooredoo’s digital ecosystem to deliver secure, scalable AI capabilities for enterprises.