Regional Instagram is the next big thing in MENA social media Video took over social media in 2016 and brands started creating, rather than just sharing. Crowd Analyzer’s State of Social Media... Berthe El Aya • 08 March, 2017 Crowd Analyzer Payfort hootsuite
Syria Off-the-grid communication reassures loved ones during war [Q&A] In Syria, after a bomb goes off, phone lines go down for at least 30 minutes leaving panicked families without a means to check... Tala El Issa • 08 March, 2017 syria Freecom Abdul Rahman Alashraf
Global Putting values at the heart of a company [Q&A] This is the second of two articles on recruitment and HR. The first was on the theoretical side of getting people into your business and... Rachel Williamson • 07 March, 2017 Sanergy recruitment company culture
Regional Data Science: a field in demand [Wamda TV] From casual office discussions to blogs and coffee tables around the world, the future of jobs is a topic heavily discussed amongst all... Berthe El Aya • 07 March, 2017 data science Future of Work Women in Data Science
Jordan Jordan and 3D printers: a battle close to an end After a series of inconsistent government policies, 3D printers are allowed to enter Jordan thanks to a decree issued in November.... Tala El Issa • 06 March, 2017 3d printing Mixed Dimensions 3rd Reality
Regional What I know about hiring: Claudia Gross This is the first of two articles on recruitment and HR. The first is on the theoretical side of getting people into your business and... Rachel Williamson • 06 March, 2017 recruitment Programme human resources
Jordan Edtech gives hope to a generation without schooling Over 200 people gathered last week in Amman with a goal of digitalizing education to better reach the 750,000 Syrian refugee children out... Tala El Issa • 05 March, 2017 EdTech Education No Lost Generation Edtech Summit
U.A.E Integreat Center serves Dubai's special needs youth Millions of disabled people in the Middle East face exclusion, and almost certainly discrimination. A survey conducted by Dubai’s... Ola Aboukhsaiwan • 05 March, 2017 Integreat Center social enterprise Social Entrepreneurship
Regional New startups on the block: March Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to... Lucy Knight • 05 March, 2017 new startups blinkapp instacar
Global Driving the Dubai-Nairobi digital highway [Opinion] I just came back from my second trip to Kenya in the past year and it is striking, for all the significant cultural, historic, geographic... Christopher Schroeder • 02 March, 2017 Kenya m-pesa Twiga
Global Startup Watch: Chinese fintech, localization, and capitalizing on the Asian sun The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Dana Ballout • 02 March, 2017 Startup Watch Fintech china
Egypt Signed, sealed: deliveries get tech'd in Cairo Personal transport is easily the most popular sharing economy business in Egypt, as Uber, Careem and Ousta compete hard for market share,... Radwa Rashad • 01 March, 2017 Bosta Oustaman Ousta
Regional Startup Investments: The evolution of the MENA ecosystem in 2016 [Report] Startup Investments: The evolution of the MENA ecosystem in 2016 [Report] from Wamda Research Lab 2016 was a booming year for i... Tarek Faycal • 01 March, 2017 investement Report WRL
Tunisia Tunisian startups' struggle to scale Tunisian entrepreneurs often ‘ask the experts’ how to internationalize their startup, and it’s a question that gained... Lilia Blaise • 28 February, 2017 Tunis internationnalisation Digitalmania
Egypt UK foreign minister Boris Johnson praises Egypt startups UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson praised the creativity and originality of Egypt’s entrepreneurs on Saturday during a networking... Doaa Farid • 28 February, 2017 Bosta boris johnson
Regional Is regional innovation standing in the way of investments? [Know your VC] Samih Toukan, chairman of Jabbar Internet Group says that the MENA region doesn’t lack innovative ideas, but rather... Maya Rahal • 28 February, 2017 Samih Toukan MENA investments
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