Microsoft for Startups Middle East, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), graduated the latest cohort of tech startups from its GrowthX Accelerator program. The conclusion of the cohort was celebrated during a Demo Day event, hosted at Abu Dhabi’s financial centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), with attendees including startup founders, government […]

Building on the success of their #ExamReady campaign launched last year, TikTok and edtech startup Edkasa have announced a scholarship programme that will reward online study grants to 18,000 deserving students from across Pakistan, as they look to expand access to quality education. In September, TikTok partnered with Edkasa and LUMS for a first-of-its-kind year-long […]

Mohsin Mushtaq, Federal Secretary for Information Technology and Telecom (MoITT) performed the groundbreaking of Pakistan’s first 5G Innovation Lab at NUST powered by the country’s leading digital operator Jazz in collaboration with Huawei. He was accompanied by Shiza Fatima, PM’s Special Assistant on Youth Affairs; Muhammad Naveed, Member Finance PTA; Kaan Terzioğlu, VEON Group CEO; […]

Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator, has partnered with Ericsson to boost digital skills for their entrepreneurial community in Pakistan through the Ericsson Educate program with an aim to accelerate local innovation. This year long partnership comes under Jazz xlr8, Pakistan’s premier accelerator program for startups, and aims to solidify Ericsson and Jazz’s mission to enhance […]

To bring innovation in the education sector Google has tied up with a private school with a nationwide presence. Under the agreement, Google Tech Valley signed a memorandum of understanding with the private school to upskill teachers and give exposure to students to universal tools of learning. Google has tied up with several government schools […]

TechoSmart for IT Services has announced a new partnership with the UAE company “Mo3lim”. The partnership was agreed with a view to jointly support the Kingdom of Bahrain’s educational system within the framework of digital transformation and Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030. “This new partnership demonstrates our desire to develop the educational system throughout the Kingdom.” […]

Wio Bank, the region’s first platform bank regulated by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced a partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre of the UAE’s capital, to bolster collective efforts to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE to gain access to key banking […]

Huawei welcomed high-level customer visits on Day 1 of GITEX GLOBAL 2022, where they explored the company’s wide range of innovations on 5G, paving the way to 5.5G, cloud-native 2.0 architectures, AI, digital power, cybersecurity, and industry applications, designed to meet the needs of various verticals including government, utilities, oil and gas, transportation and finance. […]

Beaconhouse, Pakistan’s largest network of private educational institutions, under its recently introduced Hybrid A Level School, Homebridge, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the British Council for students, teachers and staff members to access the British Council’s digital library at discounted rates. The MoU was signed between Harris Sufiyan, Project Director at Homebridge […]

Millennium Institute of Professional Development MIPD and Department of International Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessments at The Millennium Education group organized Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards Ceremony 2022 to honour, award, and appreciate teachers for their excellent teaching performance and significant contribution towards enhancing the quality of teaching and learning nationwide. The Millennium Education Group places […]