leading integrated telecommunications services provider Omantel signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft to collaborate on driving business value and accelerating ICT innovation to support the telco’s digital transformation strategy, streamline and improve services across the Sultanate. Microsoft will work with Omantel to develop the necessary foundational capabilities required for their workforce, assist with streamline […]

The second edition of Microsoft for Startups’ GrowthX Accelerator program is halfway through completion, with the cohort of 21 startups gaining invaluable knowledge aimed at helping them grow and scale their businesses. Part of a strategic partnership between the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Microsoft for Startups, the GrowthX Accelerator is a 12-week program […]

Microsoft for Startups, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), today welcomed its second cohort of 21 startups to the GrowthX Accelerator program in the region. Currently in its second year, the GrowthX Accelerator is part of a strategic partnership between ADIO and Microsoft that aims to bridge the gap between corporates and […]

The remote-work world that we embraced at the height of the pandemic has evolved with blended, hybrid environments now taking Centre stage. This will define the post-pandemic business landscape, according to Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index (WTI).“The best of both worlds” is what employees surveyed in the WTI are after: 73 percent want flexible remote-work options […]

Microsoft urged startups from Africa, the Middle East, Turkey and Pakistan to act quickly and register for its highly successful GrowthX Accelerator program before the 22 February deadline, as applications surge from across the region. Now in its second year, the GrowthX Accelerator is part ofa broader strategic partnership between Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi […]

Microsoft for Startups Middle East announced it has opened a second round of applications for Microsoft for Startups’ highly successful GrowthX Accelerator Programme and is accepting registrations for the next series of virtual conferences in the well-received Highway to 100 Unicorns virtual conference. The GrowthX Accelerator and Highway to 100 Unicorns are part of a […]

In a bid to build stronger connections between tech diaspora in the US, and tech talent in Pakistan, Pakistani American and OPEN Seattle tech delegation, visited the National Incubation Center Lahore (NICL) at LUMS. The delegation comprised of technology executives from Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Educative, Leverify, and Data Science Dojo, looking to understand the growing entrepreneurial landscape in the country and pave the way for future collaboration.  The guests were given […]

Fortifying its commitment to empowering societies across the nation, Telenor Pakistan welcomed Pak Seattle Tech Connections, a community of entrepreneurs and professionals from Seattle to its 345 campuses. The delegation comprised of leaders and senior resources from tech giants like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Oracle other companies along with some successful tech entrepreneurs. The purpose […]

Visa (NYSE: V) announced the appointment of Leila Serhan as Group Country Manager and Senior Vice President to lead its presence across North Africa, Levant, and Pakistan (NALP) region.  Ms. Serhan brings more than two decades experience of in leadership positions, including 20 years gained at Microsoft. Ms. Serhan most recently led Microsoft’s public sector […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a magnifying glass on the realities of access to resources across the globe – particularly within the education space that has required educators, learners, and parents alike to be aware of the realities that existed across the spectrum before its initial onset. In response to this and the new realities […]