Latest in Tag: Data Highlight
Latest in Tag: Data

Data, AI, e-payment most important for Egypt’s digital transformation: Experts
Egypt’s e-finance sponsors Pafix for seventh consecutive year

Egypt’s new data protection law and what it means for business
On 15 July 2020, Egypt also joined the exclusive club of Middle Eastern countries with national data protection laws, publishing the Personal Data Protection Law (Law No 151 of 2020). Coming into force on 14 October 2020, the PDPL brings a wide range of new obligations for businesses.

Communication Ministry, AWS partner on AI, data science training
Talaat’s announcement came during an online press conference held with the participation of a number of ministry leaders.

Big data analysis contributes to preventive medicine development: AI expert
Egypt has potential to improve healthcare system particularly with youthful population, says Mostafa

Egypt’s legislators pass country’s first Data Protection Regulation Law
The data protection regulations were finally approved by parliament on Monday, June 17. The regulations are to protect data and privacy for all Egyptian citizens and European Union citizens in Egypt

World’s data, privacy, balancing risks with benefits
Balanced, inclusive, accountable data policies, fundamental in addressing growing trust concerns seen throughout today’s world, says WEF

For banks, 2018 is year of data
We are often told that regulation and technology are the key drivers of change in banking. This maxim remains true, but can distract from a more critical insight. In 2018, regulatory reform and technology innovation will continue to reshape banking. But the changes they enable are being propelled by forces so profound and far-reaching as …

Link Development’s Count Big redefines quality of census data used by governments in EMEA
Link Development, a global technology solutions provider and an A15 company, unveiled on Tuesday an update of its flagship digital census platform, Count Big, to help government agencies worldwide, and specifically in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), in conducting cost-efficient censuses, surveys, and inspections to build the future based on accurate data and …

Market is in need of good security solutions: sales and customer support director at Trend Micro
Company blocks more than 73,000 malicious URLs, 334,000 spam mails, 59,000 malware per month

EU gives the green light to US data transfer pact
European governments have approved the new agreement after the last one was struck down for not guarding citizens’ privacy. Certain protective measures have been added, though not enough to convince four countries.

Lynch: Facts at the speed of tweet are nice but ‘do not give us deeper meaning’
American philosopher Michael P. Lynch says the internet is high on fast facts but low on deeper knowledge and understanding. The age of big data – the “internet of us” – may fail us, if we fail to care.

Data extracted from MS804 black boxes sent to Cairo for analysisÂ
With the EgyptAir crash being the third aviation crisis in Egypt in less than a year, fear over flight safety in Egypt has risen. However, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decided this week to remove Sinai from the conflict zones list provided to pilots

Google helped retrieve, delete data of more than 200,000 devices daily in 2015
The company screened 6bn applications installed on Android devices
Bureaucratic, legal obstacles curb freedom of scientific research: AFTE
Legally, agency must give permission for researchers to conduct field research, says CAPMAS director

Breaking the web: Data localisation vs. the open internet
Governments argue that by keeping data at home, they are improving the privacy and security of their citizens.

Apple buys startup Topsy; gets rich Twitter data
The Wall Street Journal, which reported the news earlier, cited people familiar with the deal as saying Apple paid over $200 million.

The IDRC in Egypt: an interview with David Malone
Canada’s International Development Research Centre retiring head speaks to DNE

Asian markets hit by weak China trade data
Hong Kong — Asian markets mostly fell Friday as weak Chinese trade data reinforced concerns of a slowdown in the world’s number two economy, while profit-taking after a week-long rally added to selling pressure. Wall Street provided a weak lead despite upbeat US jobs and trade data that indicated a positive outlook for the world’s …