e& Group CEO Hatem Dowidar underscored the urgency of bridging the integer divide. With 2.5 cardinal radical successful the satellite remaining disconnected, helium emphasised that connectivity is simply a cardinal operator of progress, calling for corporate enactment to accelerate planetary access.
His remarks came during a keynote code during the plenary league astatine the World Governments Summit 2025 (WGS), held successful Dubai from 11th to 13th February. e&, arsenic the planetary exertion radical and Technology Partner of the WGS 2025, is actively participating nether the summit's theme, "Shaping Future Governments."
The institution contributes to the dialog connected however exertion tin reshape authorities operations and national engagement, driving smarter, much connected governance.
Dowidar joined Vodafone CEO Margherita Della Valle and Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani successful the sheet treatment "Can We Innovate Our Way to a More Connected World?" He emphasised that what's bully for concern is besides bully for society—connecting radical unlocks opportunities crossed fintech, cybersecurity, unreality computing, and beyond, driving some economical maturation and societal benefits.
He highlighted the request for regulatory frameworks that foster innovation and collaboration, ensuring AI and connectivity enactment for everyone. Addressing the AI divide, Dowidar pointed retired that portion lone 20 percent of the planetary colonisation speaks English, 70 percent of the learning of AI contiguous is based connected English.
He besides underscored the value of sovereign AI, emphasising the request for unafraid cross-border information flows.
As cardinal participants successful the WGS 2025, e &'s enactment volition prosecute successful divers sessions this week, sharing their expertise during captious dialogues connected innovation, integer transformation, and inclusion.
Alongside Hatem Dowidar, elder executives from crossed e &'s portfolio volition enactment successful fireside chats, sheet discussions, roundtables, and moderator capacities.
Masood M. Sharif Mahmood, CEO of e& UAE, volition articulation a fireside chat connected "What Does the Great Digital Leap Need to Become a Reality?" highlighting the transformative travel successful the integer age. Khalid Murshed, CEO of e& enterprise, volition research the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.
Khalifa AlShamsi, CEO of e& beingness and e& international, volition mean and prosecute successful roundtable discussions, including 1 focused connected "The Future of Investments," exploring the evolving scenery of investments successful exertion and governance.
Dena Almansoori, Group Chief AI and Data Officer, volition sermon however AI tin unlock its projected value, emphasising the important relation of Chief AI Officers successful driving this transformation. Ali Al Mansoori, Group Chief People Officer, volition lend insights connected human-centric strategies successful gathering future-ready organisations.
e& information astatine this acme aims to galvanise a planetary effort that embraces integer translation for the greater good, demonstrating that, arsenic the evolving governance models are converging, collaboration is simply a cardinal strategy to tackle the world's astir pressing interconnected challenges, from integer divides to economical volatility, and clime challenges.
Championing the relation of technology, connectivity, and integer intelligence, e& enactment volition bring actionable penetration to item however AI, integer finance, intelligent infrastructure, and connectivity tin signifier governance models of tomorrow, thrust economical resilience, and alteration human-centric integer advancement by embracing intelligent technologies for the greater good.
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