4000 exhibitors, 140 countries, and the attendance of 200 ministries representing the most prominent global digital cities

GITEX Technology 2021 kicks off in Dubai today

The 40th edition of "GITEX Technology Week 2020" concluded with great success.

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Today, the 41st edition of GITEX Technology Week 2021 will be launched at the Dubai World Trade Center, which runs until October 21, and is considered the largest technology exhibition in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.

The week includes major activities, including: the “GITEX Future Stars” exhibition, the “Future Blockchain Summit”, the “Fintech Surge” event, and the “Marketing Minia” marketing conference, with the aim of establishing an exemplary environment to showcase the latest global technologies.

GITEX Future Stars is expected to host 700 startups from 60 countries, in addition to a network of 400 global investors and venture capitalists, and will highlight the great potential of Fintech and Blockchain technologies.

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“GITEX Global and the World of Artificial Intelligence” will be the world’s largest joint event in the field of technology in 2021, to support the global digital transformation process, with the participation of the most important global innovators in artificial intelligence, the fifth generation communications network, cloud solutions, big data, and cybersecurity, and “ Blockchain, and financial technology.

The event is a link between the regions of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, providing the major international players in the sector with an ideal platform to contribute to shaping the features of the future, with the participation of more than 4,000 exhibitors, 35% of whom are visiting the region for the first time, in addition to the participation of More than 140 countries, attended by more than 200 ministries, representing the most prominent global digital cities.

The 40th session of "GITEX Technology Week 2020" concluded with great success, with the participation of about 1,200 international pavilions, government agencies, and major international companies specialized in the communications and information technology sector.

The exhibition was the first technical event of its kind in the world to be held virtually on the ground.

international companies

During the 2021 session, "Global Gitex and the World of Artificial Intelligence" will attract major technology companies, including: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Huawei, Dell Technologies, Ericsson, Intel, Avaya. Honeywell, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Red Hat, Etisalat, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du), Lenovo, Cisco.

These companies will focus on several sectors, including smart cities, cybersecurity, data economy, mobility, healthcare and communications.

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In addition, several companies and government agencies announced their participation in GITEX Technology to review their new initiatives and services, and the stages of digital transformation in their operations. The corporate intelligence system, as well as the solutions supporting the "Dubai Paperless Strategy".

It will also highlight its "vehicle fleet management system", as well as its "employee happiness index system".

At a time when Dubai Police will participate through 15 applications and programmes, “Dubai Courts” stated that it will reveal its initiatives to serve the future of digital life that it has devised to serve the judicial and administrative sector supporting it, and to strengthen previous projects by launching new, more advanced stages, pointing to the “digital litigation” project. The world's first integrated digital judicial project.

For its part, the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai confirmed that it will participate in a package of smart projects and initiatives, noting that it has an integrated road map for the future of self-mobility and driving, as well as a comprehensive plan for digital transformation, and keeping pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

As for the Abu Dhabi government, it confirmed that it will review 100 digital initiatives and innovative projects in digital transformation, through a unified platform comprising 31 government agencies in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, under the slogan “The Government of the Future.”

33 experts from 9 countries participate in the first edition of the “Leaders’ Visions Conference”

The activities of the first edition of the "Leaders' Visions Conference", an exceptional forum specialized in technological transformation processes at the regional and national levels, hosted by "GITEX", will be launched to redraw the features of the technology roadmap for the Middle East and Africa.

The conference will continue over the first three days of the 41st edition of GITEX Technology, in conjunction with the preparations to celebrate the golden jubilee of the founding of the UAE.

The conference focuses on specific road maps for countries in the Middle East and Africa region, by organizing dedicated sessions for each country and region.

The conference also brings together many government leaders, with the aim of reviewing their technological achievements, highlighting collaborative prospects, initiatives, and opportunities, and sharing them with the international community.

The Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Omar Sultan Al Olama, stressed the importance of the Leaders Vision Conference in supporting efforts to accelerate technological and digital transformation in the Middle East and Africa, thus contributing to keeping pace with the rapid changes that the world is witnessing in various fields, pointing to The conference constitutes a platform for exchanging knowledge, expertise and experiences, and building opportunities for cooperation in various technical and economic fields.

The participating decision makers will address: the vision of the UAE - the 50 projects, the vision of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries,

As for the Africa vision, it will reveal the national technology strategies and priorities in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and Tunisia.

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