Innovation
Automation
The Next Frontier of Digital Transformation in the Middle East is Not Seen by Users
Systems built into ministries, regulators, banks, and national platforms are quietly shaping results without ever being part of the user experience.
Jennifer George
Top Innovation from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
Automation
Saudi Aramco Bets $372.5m on Supercomputing for Hydrocarbon Discovery
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
The UAE’s Next Industrial Phase Takes Shape at MIITE 2026
MITSloan ME Editorial
More Innovation from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East
AI and Machine Learning
NASA and IBM’s Prithvi AI Model Reaches Orbit in First-Ever Deployment
With Prithvi, foundation models will cut satellite data delays. Researchers chose Prithvi for its strong generalization across Earth observation tasks and its open-source nature.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Automation
Saudi Aramco Bets $372.5m on Supercomputing for Hydrocarbon Discovery
The system, Aramco’s largest-ever computing infrastructure deployment, will deliver seven times its current upstream computing capacity by 2027.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
The UAE’s Next Industrial Phase Takes Shape at MIITE 2026
Procurement mandates, AI partnerships, green certification frameworks, and financing commitments dominated discussions at Make it in the Emirates 2026.
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
AI Works—Until It Doesn’t: Why Great Pilots Collapse in the Real World
Most AI pilots perform well in controlled environments. But when deployed at scale, many fail—not because the technology is flawed, but because the conditions they were built for don’t exist outside the demo.
Paromita Gupta
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Saudi Arabia Tops Global Digital Readiness Index, Overtakes Finland and Germany
A decisive leap to first place highlights how Saudi Arabia is translating policy, governance, and investment into global digital leadership.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Innovation
Egypt to Roll Out Child-Friendly SIM Cards by Mid-2026
The proposed framework features a fixed internet control system, developed in collaboration with telecom companies.
MITSloan ME Editorial
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Intel Comes On Board for Musk’s Terafab AI Chip Project
The company will help accelerate Terafab’s goal of producing 1 terawatt of compute per year.
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
OpenAI Calls for New Industrial Policy as Superintelligence Era Approaches
The company outlines early ideas for a people-first industrial policy focused on openness, inclusion, shared benefits, and managing risks from advanced technologies.
MITSloan ME Editorial
AI and Machine Learning
The Human Layer Is Now the GCC’s Biggest Cyber Vulnerability
The cyber landscape in the GCC has changed. Conflict-driven cyber risk now affects everyone, not just governments or critical infrastructure.
Jennifer George
Data, AI, & Machine Learning
IPO Move by SpaceX Sets Stage for Musk to Become World’s 1st Trillionaire
SpaceX became the most valuable privately held company in the world after its merger with Musk’s other venture, the AI firm xAI.