Using Mobile Phone Technology to Ensure Fair Voting in the Middle East
Posted by knowledgewhartonarabic in Managing Technology on April 18, 2013
Furthering the Arab world‘s use of digital technology to advance civil rights, a number of regional groups and software developers are looking to mobile phones as a means of ensuring fair and free elections in the region. Experiments in using mobile phone technology in election monitoring and voter engagement are already under way in several Arab countries.
Thumbnail Gulf Countries Navigate Billions into Mega Port Projects
Posted by knowledgewhartonarabic in Finance and Investment on April 18, 2013
For years, Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port and industrial zone operated as the shipping hub for the Gulf region. But now, neighboring Arab cities are investing huge sums of money to develop competing mega shipping ports, as the Gulf region views logistics as a means of diversifying traditional oil economies. There is concern however about infrastructure overlap and oversupply as global shipping traffic and trade show signs of slower growth.
Through Perseverance and Frugality, a Path to Leadership in Egypt’s High-Tech Industry
Posted by knowledgewhartonarabic in Leadership and Change on April 18, 2013
She started out as a computer science major fascinated with technology. Today, Hanan Abdel Meguid oversees one of Cairo’s better-known online and mobile technology companies. Noting that the company now has offices around the world, Meguid tells Arabic Knowledge@Wharton how she bounced back from failure, how she approaches management, and what advice she would offer to would-be entrepreneurs. “Focus on what you really need to build,” she says.
A Kuwaiti Woman Leading Development Efforts in Yemen
Posted by knowledgewhartonarabic in Business Ethics on April 18, 2013
Maali Alasousi gave up a comfortable life in Kuwait to live in Yemen, dedicating herself to developing social programs in a country that is among the most impoverished in the world. She tells Arabic Knowledge@Wharton that key to successfully providing a social service in the traditional Arab country is to understand its people first.
Read the full interview: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arabic/article.cfm?articleid=2949
Bites and Bytes: An Egyptian Entrepreneur’s Mix of Computers and Cookies
Posted by knowledgewhartonarabic in Innovation and Entrepreneurship on March 6, 2013
Egyptian entrepreneur Heidi Belal has two companies to her name: She works as a tech services provider and runs her own dessert catering business. In an interview with Arabic Knowledge@Wharton, Belal discusses how such a quirky combination of businesses came about, and what she has done to turn each business into a success. One nugget of advice: “Put the most minimal investment you can into the business, and then see how it goes from there.”
Read the full story: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arabic/article.cfm?articleid=2932
Emirati Filmmaker Seeks Support for the Region’s Burgeoning Movie Industry
Posted by knowledgewhartonarabic in Marketing on March 6, 2013
The path to become the first Emirati female film director was not easy for Nayla Al Khaja. But despite the adversities she faced and the sacrifices she made to pursue her career, Al Khaja is full of optimism for the Gulf’s film industry. She sees the potential for her native United Arab Emirates to become a regional film hub, and cites examples in Europe the country could emulate. She tells Arabic Knowledge@Wharton that regional governments should lend support to aspiring movie directors and producers.
Read the full story: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arabic/article.cfm?articleid=2931
Vijay Mahajan: The Middle East Is not Just Dubai
Posted by knowledgewhartonarabic in Marketing on March 6, 2013
There are a number of opportunities in the Middle East that are missed by following popular stereotypes, says Vijay Mahajan, author of The Arab World Unbound. For instance, the region boasts booming retail and media industries, he tells Arabic Knowledge@Wharton. But companies would be making a mistake to look at the most wealthy and modern parts of the region and expect every Middle Eastern market to be like that, Mahajan notes.
Read the full interview: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arabic/article.cfm?articleid=2933
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