
Innovation

Why LQMs, Not LLMs, Will Drive AI Sovereignty in the Middle East
The ability to discover and originate new science, IP, and solutions has become sovereignty's true frontier.
Jennifer George
Top Innovation from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East


Data, AI, & Machine Learning
5 Days of GITEX 2025 Unpacked: Key Moves, Trends, and Takeaways
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New Product Development
XPENG Secures UAE Flying Car Permit, Recalls Thousands of EVs
MITSloan ME Editorial
More Innovation from MIT Sloan Management Review Middle East

Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Why LQMs, Not LLMs, Will Drive AI Sovereignty in the Middle East
The ability to discover and originate new science, IP, and solutions has become sovereignty's true frontier.
Jennifer George

Data, AI, & Machine Learning
5 Days of GITEX 2025 Unpacked: Key Moves, Trends, and Takeaways
GITEX GLOBAL 2025 concluded in Dubai after five fiery days of AI, autonomy, and enterprise breakthroughs. Here’s what leaders need to know.
MITSloan ME Editorial

Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Space42 Signs MoU With e& For V2X technologies
The two will co-develop pilot projects, regulatory frameworks, and business models to pave the way for large-scale connected and autonomous mobility nationwide.
MITSloan ME Editorial

Data, AI, & Machine Learning
GITEX 2025: Sam Altman Calls for Cheap, Plentiful AI to Close Global Gap
The ongoing tech meet acts as a platform to bring to light innovation that can change the future of mobility, communication, healthcare, and technology, to name a few.
MITSloan ME Editorial

Innovation
Ericsson, e& Ink Deal to Upgrade UAE’s 5G Core Network
The core network overhaul, announced at GITEX 2025, builds on an earlier radio upgrade and positions e& UAE to deliver faster, lower-latency 5G services across industries.
MITSloan ME Editorial

Data, AI, & Machine Learning
Reinventing e& from the Inside: Khalifa Al Shamsi’s Framework for Scale and Trust
Once the region’s archetypal telecom operator, e& has been quietly remaking itself into a global technology group.
Moushmi Sinha

Data, AI, & Machine Learning
AI Research Forum 2025 Wrap-Up: Rethinking Leadership in the Age of Agentic AI
At AIRF, hosted by MIT SMR Middle East, the discussions spotlighted an agentic future: AI gaining agency and the imperative for business leaders to meet it with foresight, flexibility, and ethics.
MITSloan ME Editorial

Innovation
Qatar Among Fastest Risers in Global Innovation, Now Ranks 48th
Among 139 economies, Qatar has surged from 70th in 2019 to 48th in 2025, the survey reveals.
MITSloan ME Editorial

New Product Development
XPENG Secures UAE Flying Car Permit, Recalls Thousands of EVs
The Ras Al Khaimah test follows earlier trials by Abu Dhabi and Dubai in June and July, respectively.
MITSloan ME Editorial

Disruption
Ethical Hacking as Strategy: How the Middle East is Moving from Cyber Defense to Cyber Readiness
With regional regulations tightening, experts say ethical hacking must now balance effectiveness and compliance.