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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

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Governments will prioritize investments in technology to enhance public sector services, focusing on improving citizen engagement, e-governance, and digital education. Emerging technologies like 5G, blockchain, and quantum computing will see increased investment in the region in the coming years.

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Cameroon’s Ejara raises $2M to offer crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa

TechCrunch

” In 2015, she got acquainted with blockchain and thought it was the perfect technology to solve the problems she faced while growing up. There are users, moms in particular, that use the platform to invest in their kids’ college education. So it stayed on my mind.” ” . . ” . .

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From No-Code To Auto Payments, Critical Infrastructure Shifts Will Drive Enterprise AI In 2025

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I expect a surge of educational resources, platforms and communities dedicated to teaching the new language of AI interaction. These educational platforms will be foundational stepping stones for those entering the tech landscape without traditional programming skills.

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Education startup MindX raises $3.3M to prepare Vietnamese students for tech careers

TechCrunch

Coding education platform co-founders Tung Nguyen and Ha Nguyen. Many kids want to study coding, but school curriculums are limited, said Tung Nguyen, the co-founder of MindX , an online/offline education platform that focuses on preparing students for tech careers. Some of the companies also serve as educational partners.

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Top tech events in the UAE every tech leader must attend in 2025

CIO

From artificial intelligence to blockchain and smart cities, the UAEs tech landscape is set to host some of the most significant gatherings of innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs in the region. Here are the top tech events in the UAE for 2025, organized by date: 1.

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Ancient8 secures $4M in seed to democratize social and financial access in the metaverse

TechCrunch

Ancient8 , Vietnam’s blockchain gaming guild, develops a community and software platform to enable everyone to play P2E (play-to-earn) games and build the metaverse while earning rewards. “We We are excited to build the infrastructure layer for the future of blockchain gaming and the Metaverse.”

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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

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In online learning, adaptive content personalizes education to individual needs, while in thoughtful, intelligent retail, automated shelves use real-time data to monitor stock levels, creating a seamless shopping experience. This can lead to investments that do not deliver tangible outcomes.

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