Reports and Coverage

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) announced that it has received a 5-star rating from the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM).

The technology industry is yet to recover from its current predicament of dismissing employees and suffering from depreciation. The drop in demand from the COVID-19 crisis amid a steep rise in costs has led several executives from the sector to reverse their course of action in the HR department and lose significant value due to shifting demand patterns.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening up a whole new zone of opportunity with the emergence of an enhanced chatbot that could be the gamechanger across industries, including the academic scene.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has established an expert focus group to work towards international technical standards for the metaverse.

The tech industry slump is still making headlines, with companies continuing to conduct layoffs in response. However, in comparison to its peers, Apple’s strategic approach makes it the only major tech giant that hasn't made huge cuts to its team.

The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) held the workshop titled “Management and Allocation of Aeronautical Radio Frequency Spectrum in the GCC Countries” in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and in coordination with the GCC Technical Office for Telecommunications.

Reacting to the inflationary pressures felt across Europe, UK telecom giant Vodafone Group Plc has decided to sell its long-held headquarters in England and rent out half of the premises to save costs.

China is seeking a greater role in overseeing the country’s powerful tech companies, particularly Alibaba, considered the "Amazon of China." A venture on Tencent, the developer behind the dominant social media and messaging app, WeChat, is also reported to be in the works.

In what comes as heartening news to the digital currency market in the UAE, the country’s top minister has acknowledged the “major role” that cryptocurrency will play in the economy. 

2023 is set to be a busy year for UAE's space exploration, from making history as the first Arab nation to land a rover on the Moon to sending an Emirati astronaut for a six-month trip to the International Space Station.