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Srijit Nair: Redefining Enterprise Transformation at the Intersection of People and Technology

In the modern enterprise landscape—where buzzwords often replace substance and transformation initiatives fail more than they succeed—Srijit Nair, CEO of ITHR Technologies Consulting LLC, stands apart as a practitioner of purposeful innovation. Based in Dubai, Srijit leads with a singular vision: to humanize technology and simplify transformation, enabling businesses to align their people, platforms, and…

Saudi Arabia’s New Gold Rush: Data and AI

Impact Preneur3 months ago05 mins

Oil still pays most of the bills in Saudi Arabia, yet a fresh source of wealth is rising. Rows of servers now stand beside pump jacks, and the government treats data like a well that never runs dry. Analysts believe that smarter software could inject around 135 billion US dollars into the Kingdom’s economy by…

Digital Dubai today signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Dubai Future Foundation, reflecting the shared commitment of both entities to developing national competencies that can anticipate and shape the future through innovative concepts, technologies, skills and tools. The agreement was signed by Tariq Al Janahi, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Enablement Sector at Digital Dubai; and Saeed Al Falasi, Executive Director of Future Design and Acceleration at the Dubai Future Foundation. This partnership focuses on empowering participants in the Digital Pioneers Programme, an initiative by Digital Dubai that trains new graduates over a one-year period to become future leaders through a blend of technical and behavioural skills, with a strong emphasis on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and tools of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Tariq Al Janahi said, “This agreement aligns with Digital Dubai’s direction to enhance digital competencies, invest in its talent driving the digital transformation process, and provide them with advanced and diverse training resources. We are pleased that Dubai Future Foundation serves as a key learning and training hub for Dubai’s digital talent.” Saeed Al Falasi, Executive Director of Future Design and Acceleration at Dubai Future Foundation said, "Imagining, designing, and executing the future - while remaining ready for its opportunities and transformations - is a core principle of the Dubai Future Foundation’s various programmes and initiatives. The strategic partnerships with leading entities, such as Digital Dubai, a benchmark in world-class digital transformation leadership, reinforce Dubai's status as the world’s most future-ready city." The partnership encompasses several pillars, such as launching joint training programmes with leading global technology companies and participating in international events that showcase the latest advancements in future technologies.

Dubai Future Foundation sign strategic partnership

Impact Preneur9 months ago03 mins

Digital Dubai today signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Dubai Future Foundation, reflecting the shared commitment of both entities to developing national competencies that can anticipate and shape the future through innovative concepts, technologies, skills and tools. The agreement was signed by Tariq Al Janahi, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Enablement Sector at…

Arab League calls for adopting ‘Arab Reading Challenge’ as teaching curriculum

Impact Preneur9 months ago01 mins

The Arab League (AL) has called on ministries of education in Arab countries to adopt the ‘Arab Reading Challenge’ initiative, launched by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, as a teaching curriculum and to support its dissemination and promotion. This came during a speech delivered by Ambassadress Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary-General…

Return of two NASA astronauts to Earth delayed again

Impact Preneur9 months ago02 mins

Two astronauts from the US space agency NASA currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have had their stay extended again, NASA said on Tuesday. Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stranded on the ISS since June due to technical issues with their Starliner spacecraft. The pair had only planned to stay on the…

Abu Dhabi’s Space42 secures a Dh18.7 billion agreement with the UAE government to deliver services through 2043

Impact Preneur9 months ago04 mins

Abu Dhabi’s Space42 secures a Dh18.7 billion agreement with the UAE government to deliver services through 2043 The AI-powered company recently contracted Airbus to construct satellites and has selected SpaceX to launch them into orbit Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered space technology company, on Tuesday said it signed a Dh18.7 billion ($5.1 billion) contract with the…

The world’s first AI museum is coming to Dubai Mall

Impact Preneur9 months ago03 mins

Dubai is no stranger to firsts. From skyscrapers to man-made islands, the city has established itself as a must-visit destination. Now, Dubai Mall is preparing to unveil Readles, the world’s first museum of artificial intelligence. Located in the mall’s Zabeel extension, Readles is poised to become a must-visit attraction for Dubai residents and tourists…

Elon Musk planning to launch $1bn institute in Dubai

Impact Preneur9 months ago04 mins

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is planning to build a $1 billion science institute in Dubai which will gather some of the brightest minds in the world, his father revealed Plans for a science based college According to Errol, the idea has been discussed between him and Elon for years, particularly since the launch…

Invention supports accuracy of robot motion

Impact Preneur9 months ago03 mins

A research team from Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU) in Abu Dhabi has developed a new biomechanical model that improves the accuracy and ease of robot behaviour modelling, a complex task involving the movement and interaction of robots with their environment. The team published their research, titled “Low-order modelling of hybrid soft and…

Artificial solar eclipse: Why are satellites trying to block the sun?

Impact Preneur9 months ago02 mins

The European Space Agency launches Proba-3 to create an artificial solar eclipse and study the sun’s atmosphere, the corona When you see a solar eclipse, you often think of the moon passing between the Earth and the sun, then temporarily blocking the sun’s light from reaching Earth. This alignment is known as syzygy (sounds like…

The platforms faced another outage in October, when services were largely restored within an hour.

Meta’s Instagram back online following worldwide outages

Impact Preneur9 months ago02 mins

Some Facebook, Instagram users posted on X about encountering an error that said “something went wrong” instagram, the Meta-owned photo and video-sharing social media platform, said that its services were back online after thousands of users experienced technical issues accessing its platform on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. According to Downdetector, around 12:50pm ET,…

ChatGPT Sees Global Outage, OpenAI Says It Has Identified The Issue

Impact Preneur9 months ago01 mins

Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT has been experiencing global outage, preventing millions of users from accessing its services. Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT has been experiencing global outage, preventing millions of users from accessing its services. OpenAI took to social media platform X to acknowledge the outage, while also adding that they have identified the problem and…