Since its establishment in the 1940’s, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has grown into the world’s leading international body for setting technical, industrial, and commercial standards. Experts from UAE-based UCS discuss the rise of ISO 9001 and how it can help organisations improve and set themselves apart.
The strategy consulting firm has been tracking the development of the consumer digital economy for years, leveraging this knowhow to find that while the Middle East and North Africa’s market is relatively small compared to powerhouse regions, relatively speaking MENA’s industry is punching above its weight.
Electrifying fleets – particularly company cars, last-mile delivery vehicles, sales vehicles and shared cars – could be a big step towards the much-coveted decarbonization of Europe’s road travel segment. A new report from EY and Eurelectric presents the details.
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have been making headlines during the past few months as they went from something very few people had heard of, to the latest crypto trend. NFT advocates say that they can fix a significant problem within art and entertainment, while critics only see it as another crypto bubble soon to pop.
The hybrid program (online + offline formats) focuses on helping young Saudi citizens with learning about the latest trends in the e-commerce landscape and addresses a range of topics that fuel the delivery of e-commerce, such as data analytics, digital marketing, cloud, and e-commerce logistics.
The search is on for the UAE’s top tech innovators who are ready to become the next global titans with the launch of the KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in the UAE competition. Wherever they are in the business lifecycle — from start-up to accelerated growth — innovators are invited to pitch and present their growth ambitions to panels of local and global industry experts.
In the summer of 2018, the Dutch airline and global strategy consulting firm agreed to what they described as a “pioneering artificial intelligence partnership” that would “revolutionize global airline operations”. Together, the two companies developed a proven offering (tested internally within KLM in the years previous) that applies artificial intelligence to enhance the operations of airlines.
Dubai-based Coberg was formally launched in the second quarter of this year by company founder Mohamed Abdelsalam, who previously led data consultancy Synerise across the Middle East & Africa. Earlier in his career, he worked for American technology powerhouses Oracle and Microsoft, among others.
Protiviti Member Firm for the Middle East Region was the exclusive M&A advisor to Zajil International Telecom Company on its 100% acquisition by Bahrain’s Kalaam Telecom, a top technology solutions provider.
“The acquisition is in line with our expansion strategy, aiming to become the leading consultancy player in the region,” said Adam Saulius Vaina, a board member at CIVITTA, which sees its office tally grow to 27 across 17 European countries.
UAE-headquartered global think tank World Government Summit has appointed exclusive knowledge partners for the coming period, selecting some of the globe’s most renowned consultancies as partners for its research endeavours.
Founded in the Netherlands over three decades ago, IG&H is a 300-strong award-winning consultancy that specialises in three main sectors – financial services, retail and healthcare. The firm supports its clients with a range of business transformation services, from strategy through to execution, and with digital transformation and technology delivery.
Big Four firm EY and financial services specialist Sionic have been named Europe’s leading wealth management consultancies, taking home the top two awards at the 2021 WealthBriefing Awards.
Over the last five years, PwC invested $7.4 billion to support its strategy, helping the firm grow its global revenues by 20% to $43 billion. Now, as it looks to build on this momentum, the audit and advisory giant has doubled down on its own strategy, launching a new $12 billion drive including the addition of 100,000 new people to the firm by 2026.
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