16/05/2024
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16/05/2024
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Kuwait City, May 16: Zain has sponsored the IDC Kuwait CIO Summit 2024, titled The Future of IT: Rethinking Digitalization for an AI Everywhere World. The event, held at Arraya Ballroom, offered a platform for exchanging ideas and expertise on how artificial intelligence will reshape the business landscape and develop the digital economy.
The Summit was attended by Acting Director General of the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) Dr. Ammar Al Husaini, ZainTECH CEO Andrew Hanna, along with leaderships from the public and private sectors, experts and academics, and executives from local, regional, and international technology firms. The event featured many insightful keynotes and panel discussions aimed at IT leaders and decision makers.
During the event, Zain took the stage to demonstrate some of the best AI-powered solutions provided by ZainTECH, the integrated digital solutions provider of Zain Group, to empower businesses to embrace true digitization. These services, including cloud, cybersecurity, robotics & drones, data analytics, and more leverage on the capabilities of AI to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance performance for companies from across industries.
Zain’s session also discussed the practices that set some companies apart when it comes to investing in artificial intelligence to create value and achieve true ROI of AI investments. The session proposed a framework designed to help companies from across the most vibrant sectors to accelerate time to value from their AI initiatives.
The IDC Kuwait CIO Summit 2024 was organized in collaboration with the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT), the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, and the National Cybersecurity Center. The event also came in partnership with many global technology firms.
The event provided an essential platform for empowering IT leaders and helping them better understand and adapt to today's AI-infused business landscape. The Summit delivered expert guidance on achieving success while crafting innovative solutions for current and emerging challenges to achieve sustainable growth in today’s digital economy.
As a leading digital service provider, Zain believes in the importance of harnessing the potential of AI to lead the digital transformation journey. Recently, the company teamed up with global partner Huawei to establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence. The step aims to push both partners’ plans for AI-enabled innovative services and 5.5G network automation in the region.