With a growing number of software companies, telecom companies, and hardware firms expanding in the region, there is an explosion in demand for software programmers, coders and software and hardware engineers in the Middle East. Everything from electronic payment systems to complete overhauls of government and corporate platforms require new
Global leaders gathered for the COP26 summit in November 2021 in the UK, bringing sustainability back on the international agenda. After two weeks of sometimes tense discussions, the world agreed on individual and collective measures to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Part of this commitment is a
In a first, students enrolling at Batterjee Medical College in Saudi Arabia this year will be able to type their way through the registration process via WhatsApp. The Jeddah-based college has a Dubai-based startup, Arabot, to thank for this digital shift. Arabot has built a chatbot that taps into AI-enabled
Any lingering misgivings about blockchain’s standing in the region were laid to rest last month when Saudi Arabia’s central bank chose to use the technology to inject liquidity into the banking sector. In its ongoing support of the financial industry during the COVID-19 epidemic, the Saudi Arabian Monetary
