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COP28: How Du and Ericsson’s partnership is supporting UAE Net Zero Strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

The partnership supports the objectives of the UAE Net Zero by 2030 Strategic Initiative and Du’s commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050. The UAE Net Zero Strategy initiative is a national drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, making the Emirates the first MENA country to do so.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Data sovereignty and the development of local cloud infrastructure will remain top priorities in the region, driven by national strategies aimed at ensuring data security and compliance. With the right investments, policies, and strategies in place, the region is on track to become a global leader in digital transformation.

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Huawei Cloud unveils AI-Native innovations at MWC 2025, driving digital transformation in the Middle East

CIO Business Intelligence

Jacqueline Shi, President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service, emphasized Huawei Clouds strategy of transitioning from cloud-native to AI-native, integrating AI across all cloud services and offering platforms to accelerate AI adoption. AI is reshaping industries globally, and Huawei Cloud is at the forefront of this shift.

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Emirates NBD drives sustainability goals with Microsoft partnership

CIO Business Intelligence

Emirates NBD took the lead in the region in offering carbon future contracts trading, fulfilling growing demand from corporations to manage their carbon emissions offsetting and align with the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 action plan.

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Making Remarkable Energy Grids a Reality

CIO Business Intelligence

Energy Information Administration forecasts 47% higher global energy demand by 2050. [1] 2] But by 2050, as we collectively seek to meet net-zero targets, 90% of the world’s electricity is predicted to come from renewable sources. [3] Ready to evolve your analytics strategy or improve your data quality? EIA , October 2021. [2]

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IDC Directions: The META region’s path to AI-Driven digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Public cloud architectures will evolve, while companies will be forced to reconsider their cybersecurity strategies to protect increasingly valuable digital assets in the age of AI. Data sovereignty and local cloud infrastructure are expected to remain high on the agenda, particularly within the GCC countries.

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Data Professional Introspective: Your Organization Can’t Create an EDM Strategy

TDAN

The second 100-year plan, targeted for 2050, calls for achieving 30% of global GDP, to […]. For example, China’s first 100-year plan was aimed at the elimination of extreme poverty by 2020. In 1980, there were 540M people living in extreme poverty; by 2014, there were only 80 million.