Nada Ihab

In a significant move, the Kuwaiti Communications and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has published Data Protection Regulation No. 26/2024,...

How does innovation tackle regulations while empowering women in the digital age? In this episode of Global Policy Review, Access...

The 2030 Vision in South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP) outlines that small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs) should create...

On 28 September 2023, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) launched a public consultation on its new Digital Assets Law...

On 30 August 2023, the Ministry of Tourism published its Green Paper on the Development and Promotion of Tourism in...

The advent of microelectronics and AI has opened the door for the development and application of neural implants – devices...

Background Saudi Arabia’s Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP) and subsequent FinTech Strategy Implementation Plan, both part of Vision 2030, aim...

On 13 August 2023, the Saudi Digital Government Authority (DGA) launched a public consultation on the Licensing Regulatory Framework for...

Overview On 20 July, the inaugural session of a conference cycle on Web3 dynamics and opportunities in Lebanon was held...

On 11 July 2023, the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) unveiled the Executive Regulation of the Personal Data Protection...

China has recently implemented two changes to its trade policies that have potentially significant implications for private sector companies trading...

Background The Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority (ECZA), in partnership with the Saudi Program for Attracting Regional Headquarters of...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making significant progress on its growth path towards economic diversification, with non-oil sectors contributing...

The metaverse has been defined as the convergence of our physical and digital lives to create a virtual community where...

Watch Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022 Access Partnership launched the Metaverse Policy Lab (MPL) in February 2022 to merge our experience...

The report seeks to familiarize social networking service providers with the industry by providing a snapshot of industry stakeholders, market...

Watch The Metaverse Dialogue – An Exploratory Primer here. More than 120 discussants participated in the inaugural Metaverse Dialogue on...

On 10 March, the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) published the Draft of the Executive Regulation of Personal Data...

Oman recently issued Sultani Decree No. 6/2022 on Personal Data Protection (PDPL).  Organisations operating in the Sultanate or those processing data of...

On 24 August, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) hosted the Digital Technology Forum in Riyadh. The panel...

On Sunday 1st of August, the recently established Saudi Digital Government Authority (DGA) issued the Kingdom’s E-Government Regulatory Framework. This...

Kuwait’s Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) has recently drafted Kuwait’s first comprehensive Data Privacy Protection Regulation (the Regulation). This new Regulation seeks to address an important regulatory gap in...

The benefits of successful digital transformation can be enormous for national economies and companies in today’s hyper-competitive global markets. Against...

On March 10th, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet headed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al...

In November 2020, senior government officials from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Pakistan announced the launch of the Digital...

Over the past few years, the Sultanate of Oman has proactively launched several digital transformation initiatives in a bid to...

Organizations and governments in the Middle East are no longer aiming to lead on a regional level only – they...