Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Smart Labor are collaborating to help blue-collar workers gain new skills for the digital economy. Under the terms of the agreement, Accenture will offer its expertise to help Smart Labor – a Dubai-based organization that helps laborers develop skills for long-term, sustainable careers – train a wider group of blue-collar workers.
Italy is developing a strong and diversified technology sector, fostering start-ups and supporting young innovators who are developing highly-specialised solutions to address some of the major challenges in the world. The UAE Ministry of Economy has recently signed an MoU with the Italian Government to engage in activities to promote start-up ecosystems in both countries
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has launched the second edition of its global ‘Zurich Innovation Championship’, offering startups from around the world the opportunity to work with the global insurer to grow their business. In its second year, the global contest which prides itself as one of the leading startup events in the world looks for
Catering to the growing banking demand of SMEs, Mashreq today announced the launch of NeoBiz, the first digital banking proposition in UAE that will offer customised digital offerings for SME’s including start-ups and young businesses in the country. With the motto, ‘Built for business’, NeoBiz offers key services including digital onboarding, transparent and simplified products,
The opening two days of GITEX Shopper 2019 have seen visitors walk away with prizes galore as the region’s favourite and longest-running consumer electronic bonanza kicked off its first round of daily prize draws, a favourite feature of the five-day show. Prize draws hosted daily at 9pm, will select visitors across each of the show’s
Dive Bahrain, the world’s largest underwater theme park spanning an area of 100,000m2, complete with a sunken Boeing 747, is now open to diving enthusiasts. The site, in close proximity to Bahrain International Airport, has a 70m-long decommissioned Boeing 747 as its centerpiece, the largest aircraft ever to be intentionally submerged. The world-class project was developed in close cooperation
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a Master Development Agreement (MDA) with Aleph Hospitality to develop ten franchise hotels across IHG’s portfolio of brands in midscale and upscale segments. The agreement was signed at Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The MDA will see IHG expand
