Some 30 odd years ago, when the hit action series Knight Rider was aired on TV, audiences watched in awe and wonder when Michael Knight talked to his car via his watch. These are not just fantastical movies anymore but 21stcentury realities, with talking phones and smart homes to make ones life more efficient ...
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Bridging the Gap Through Gender Data
This article was previously publishing in Ananke's digital Women's Day edition. To view the special edition, visit Ananke on ISSUU. Can you tell us what the project Bridging the Gap is all about? When will it be launched and where? What are the main objectives of the project? Bridging the Gap: Mapping Gender Data Availability...
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Online Identity an asset to Dark Web criminals
While many of us have heard of, or even fallen victim to, cybercrimes such as data and identity theft, it seems that relatively few know the value of the information stolen from us. A new study from Kaspersky Labhas revealed that while our identity may not be worth a lot in terms of dollars, it...
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Disrupting Cyberspace
An All-Female Team of Students Wins Day 1 of the 5th Edition of the UAE CyberQuest.
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WINTECH Series Comes to Dubai
The creators of the worlds largest Women in Tech event series are bringing a new two-day conference, Women in Tech Dubai, to the Dubai Knowledge Park on September 17-18, 2018. The event promises to feature the same standard of inspiring content that has made their UK tech conference, Women of Silicon Roundabout, a sell-out success....
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She Techs
June 24th, 2018, (Karachi, Pakistan): CIRCLE brings She Loves Tech, the world’s largest women and technology start-up competition, to Pakistan again this year. The She Loves Tech (SLT) 2018 Global Startup Competition will be held in 14 locations across Africa, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, and the UAE. CIRCLE, a social enterprise...
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Cisco: From Empowerment to Impact
Technology has played a pivotal role empowering women not just digitally but socio-politically and economically as well. Through a parallel reality that is the World Wide Web women have already begun leaning in. That said, there is still a long way to go, many biases to be dealt with one step at a time and...
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The Jewelry That Can Save Womens Lives
Imagine a crowd ready to take action in emergency situations, a bunch of people who will always be nearby to help as quickly as possible. Imagine if this crowd could be activated with a click of a button. Sounds good, right? We would be creating a safer environment! Now stop imagining. This is exactly what...
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Tech giants in ME join forces to attract, retain women in tech
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: LinkedIn, Dell, Facebook and Ericsson held the first ever MENA Connecting Women in Technology (CWIT) event in Dubai earlier this week. CWIT, a collaborative initiative which started with 15 technology companies in Ireland, was created to attract and retain women in the technology industry. The MENA chapter aims to drive initiatives...
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Chief Owl Loulou Khazen on Nabbing Opportunities
Two years ago, while performing my daily ritual, which is basically skimming through my Facebook newsfeed, I came across an advert. A cute little owl staring right back at me with a magnifying glass on his left eye and a message that read freelancing opportunities. This is how I came across Nabbesh the Middle...