IT Talent in MENA: Landscape Overview
The MENA region is emerging as a fast-growing IT hub, home to 1.5 million professionals, driven by strong government support, a thriving startup ecosystem, and major investments in AI and digital transformation. Natalia Domashenko, CEO at NGRS, moderated a panel discussion on the evolving IT job market in the region.
Director of IT and Business Process Automation at Binnopharm Group Evgeniy Zaitsev spoke about the implementation of a computer vision system in drug production, which provides 99% accuracy in detecting bottle defects.
Key trends such as artificial intelligence, automation and cloud technologies are opening up new opportunities. The main goal is not just the introduction of technology, but the creation of a culture in which employees accept changes and develop together with the company. With over 30 years of IT experience, Pernod Ricard's CIO brings a compelling perspective on digital transformation.
Increasingly, people and organizations are overwhelmed by the abundance of information. One of the most "affected" industries is information technology. IT specialists are at the forefront of the development of new technologies and, as a result, are bombarded with a huge amount of information and produce it themselves. What effective strategies exist to help in dealing with stress and information overload?
Major AI developments in January: US government launches $500B Stargate Project with OpenAI and Oracle, Nvidia introduces Cosmos physical AI platform for robotics and autonomous vehicles, while China's DeepSeek creates an efficient open-source model. Industry focuses on environmental impact.
Representatives of FMCG companies and the agricultural sector discussed the reality of digital transformation in their industries at the panel discussion. The main question was whether there is a real transformation of business models, or if this term masks regular process optimization? The participants shared examples of digital technology implementation, discussed the impact of automation on personnel issues and data monetization opportunities.
Any organization, regardless of its scale and specifics of activity, makes purchases: from office supplies to components for complex production. How to understand that purchasing activities are organized effectively? Purchasing specialists themselves usually rely on three criteria: cost, that is, the ability to save the company's money, compliance with delivery dates and satisfaction of internal business customers. For company management, the main thing is that purchases are carried out as transparently as possible and in accordance with legal requirements.
In today's world, where customers expect instant and high-quality service, an omni-channel approach to interacting with consumers is becoming not just a trend, but a necessity. Companies that want to succeed must ensure uninterrupted customer support through a variety of platforms-from social networks and instant messengers to traditional communication channels.
In December 2024, the analytics and AI market is showing impressive dynamics. Global Data forecasts the market to grow to $190 billion by 2028. Databricks has attracted $9.5 billion in investments, Amazon, IBM and OpenText have updated their platforms. Analytics is being actively implemented in sports and medicine.
Latin America’s tech scene is flourishing, but the region faces a pressing challenge: the demand for skilled IT professionals far exceeds the available talent pool.
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AI has become a key digitalization trend, transforming approaches to business. Andrey Golub, an independent expert in strategic planning and digital transformation of the fashion industry, visiting professor at the Presidential Academy, examined the evolution of automation approaches: from traditional robotic process automation (RPA) to micro-automation using AI.
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Viktor Sirenko, Head of Cloud Services Development Department; IT Division, IT Infrastructure Directorate, OTP Bank, spoke about the team's experience in developing a PaaS platform based on Kubernetes within its private cloud.
The presentation by Petr Lukyanchenko, head of the machine learning department at ecom.tech, is dedicated to recommendation systems and the specifics of their work within e-commerce. The speaker analyzes existing models and presents the company's development in the form of a virtual assistant.