TahawulTech.com • 26th November 2017

How Microsoft is enhancing Renault's F1 2020 goal

It’s true what they say with Formula 1: blink, and you’ll miss it. But designing, manufacturing and operating the world’s fastest race-cars – built to travel at speeds in excess of 200mph – is no small feat.

TahawulTech.com • 9th August 2017

SEWA chairman Dr. Rashid Alleem on spearheading Sharjah's DX

When Dr Rashid Alleem was handpicked by the Ruler of Sharjah to lead SEWA’s transformation journey in April 2014, he knew how important his work would be in driving the emirate’s critical infrastructure.

TahawulTech.com • 28th May 2018

Careem's Magnus Olsson on driving the Middle East's only tech unicorn

Careem co-founder Magnus Olsson tells of the ride-hailing service's progress to date, and explains how he believes the tech startup will play a fundamental role in defining the Middle East's urban mobility scene going forward - starting with Saudi Arabia.

TahawulTech.com • 14th March 2018

Competition lies in tech firms - not fintechs, says ENBD CDO

Fintechs are unlikely to ever replace banks in the Middle East, and they are best positioned as a great point of collaboration, says Emirates NBD’s newly appointed Group chief digital officer, Evans Munyuki.

TahawulTech.com • 12th September 2017

How ENEC's IT is powering the UAE's 2020 energy targets

Alia Al Hammadi, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation's ICT director, on why she believes that the UAE is “leading the region, and in many ways the world,” in regards to the implementation of peaceful nuclear energy.

TahawulTech.com • 12th April 2018

Virgin Hyperloop One eyes high-speed NEOM route

Managing director for Virgin Hyperloop One Middle East and India, Harj Dhaliwal, highlights the company’s vision of creating a “door to door, seamless journey” for passengers across the region.

TahawulTech.com • 30th April 2017

Sage CEO on bringing 'frictionless' solutions to boost CX

On the sidelines of the Sage Summit in Johannesburg, Glesni Holland caught up with CEO Stephen Kelly, to find out how the company is embedding a range of new technologies into its products to enhance its customers’ experience.

TahawulTech.com • 20th November 2016

The potential of cognitive IT: IBM World of Watson 2016

Glesni Holland reports from World of Watson 2016 in Las Vegas, where IBM executives unveiled the latest innovations in cognitive computing and demonstrated the impact that Watson can have – and is already having – on some of the world’s most important industries.

TahawulTech.com • 18th May 2017

Do users understand data privacy laws & their own rights?

At some point, all of us claim to have read – and have subsequently agreed to – excessively long lists of terms and conditions when signing up to an online service. Does it even occur to you to open these lists, let alone give them any of your time?

TahawulTech.com • 11th July 2017

When will self-driving and flying cars arrive in Dubai?

When Carl Benz developed the first automobile in 1885, the concept of a self-navigating car would have sounded like nothing more than fantasist drivel. However, the idea is quickly becoming reality, and Dubai’s RTA is taking a number of steps to ensure it sets the pace in this evolution.

TahawulTech.com • 16th October 2017

Young guns: Why millennials will redefine the GCC tech industry

Widely recognised as the first ‘native technologist’ generation, the attitudes and expectations of millennials have already forced businesses across the world to transform, and this is just the beginning.

TahawulTech.com • 3rd August 2018

The new dawn: How the rise of fintech is transforming the Middle East

Recent years have seen a sharp increase in the number of fintech startups establishing a presence in the region, which many put down to the benefits of its location and private investment appeal. How will this growth cement the Middle East’s position as a fintech hub for years to come?