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In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE considering its 2nd #nuclearpower plant, #SaudiArabia's national #minerals program, #Egypt suspending #powercuts for 2 months, Fitch Ratings expecting #Pakistan's government to maintain stability for 18 months, the #MENA's informal #wastesector presenting a $20B opportunity, #Oman's #personalincometax may prompt similar #GCC moves, #Singapore boosting financial sector #quantum, #AI capabilities, #Thailand paving the way for #BRICS, #OECD bids with state visits, and #India discussing #dataprotection age-gating rules with #BigTech, #startups. 🇦🇪 #UAE ADGM to cut license fees next year 🇸🇦 #KSA Alstom establishes regional HQ 🇪🇬 #EGYPT launching a #mining portal to attract #FDI 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Provinces to tax more services 🇶🇦 #QATAR MEEZA QSTP partners with AMD to bolster #AI capabilities 🌍 #MENA Careem launches Quik Electronics in #qcommerce push 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Individual wealth ▲157% YoY – highest increase globally says UBS 🇹🇭 #THAILAND National Innovation Agency considers #PE trust for #startups 🇻🇳 #VIETNAM leads #ecommerce growth in #SoutheastAsia 🇮🇳 #INDIA #Karnataka's jobs #localization bill faces #tech backlash

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE’s ADNOC Group investing $23B in low-carbon energy, #SaudiArabia increasing its #regionalHQ target, creators in #Egypt getting paid by Google in EGP, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) fixing #Pakistan’s internet slowdown this month, #Qatar’s Qatar Investment Authority merging its #GCC telecom businesses, #Oman Future Fund investing $2.1B, #Singapore M&As ▲ 29%, the #Philippines planning a 12% VAT on foreign #digital services, and the Data Security Council of India issuing a white paper on #crossborder data transfers in #India. 🇦🇪 #UAE MGX, Microsoft, NVIDIA back OpenAI’s $6.6B funding round 🇸🇦 #KSA to enhance cooperation with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 🇪🇬 #EGYPT agrees on #BRICS tax cooperation 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Jazz, Wateen Telecom Limited concerned about PTCL.Official-Telenor merger 🌍 #GCC accounts for 40% of global #SWF deals YTD 🇱🇧 #LEBANON to renew efforts to address presidential vacuum 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Bilkent CYBERPARK boosts collaboration with #Japan with Capcom, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., SEGA 🇹🇷 #TURKEY ACWA Power considering a $5B investment – VP 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE Samsung Electronics plans layoffs amid #AI challenges 🇹🇭 #THAILAND to boost #digitalhub status with new investments 🇮🇳 #INDIA Zoom introduces phone service

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE’s ADNOC Group investing $23B in low-carbon energy, #SaudiArabia increasing its  #regionalHQ target, creators in #Egypt getting paid by Google in EGP, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) fixing #Pakistan’s internet slowdown this month, #Qatar’s Qatar Investment Authority merging its #GCC telecom businesses, #Oman Future Fund investing $2.1B, #Singapore M&As ▲ 29%, the #Philippines planning a 12% VAT on foreign #digital services, and the Data Security Council of India issuing a white paper on #crossborder data transfers in #India. 🇦🇪 #UAE MGX, Microsoft, NVIDIA back OpenAI’s $6.6B funding round 🇸🇦 #KSA to enhance cooperation with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration 🇪🇬 #EGYPT agrees on #BRICS tax cooperation 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Jazz, Wateen Telecom Limited concerned about PTCL.Official-Telenor merger 🌍 #GCC accounts for 40% of global #SWF deals YTD 🇱🇧 #LEBANON to renew efforts to address presidential vacuum 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Bilkent CYBERPARK boosts collaboration with #Japan with Capcom, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., SEGA 🇹🇷 #TURKEY ACWA Power considering a $5B investment – VP 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE Samsung Electronics plans layoffs amid #AI challenges 🇹🇭 #THAILAND to boost #digitalhub status with new investments 🇮🇳 #INDIA Zoom introduces phone service

This ITIF report has stirred up a lot of debate, which makes it all the more worthy of reading. When it comes to government picking winners and losers, America and China stand on the opposite ends of the spectrum. What’s different is that China never bothered to politicize the issue. That said, it’s unwise to take one side and diss the other. There needs to a healthy debate on the wheres, hows and whats of government interventions. Are we still capable of any rational debate on these vital issues? https://lnkd.in/g6HDY_jV

'Lots of independent challenges. Combined challenges and the interplay between them will be challenging. *The possibility of aggressive movement toward human-level intelligence in machines. Even status quo intelligence levels are disruptive. *Mental faculties of the leader of the free world in reasonable question and significant election uncertainty. *Chevron overturn means large changes in regulatory implementation likely (and less regulation) *Domestic US instability, with 200 sentences of January 6 convicted individuals now uncertain and now election chaos *Geopolitical "uncertainty" (China/Taiwan; Russia/Ukraine (+Europe); Israel/Lebanon (Hezbollah + Hamas + Iran + Houthis) * Accelerating rich-poor gap and potentially significant unemployment/downward wage pressure as technology advances *Mass migration due to deteriorating living conditions and conflict *The merger of person and machine Nita Farahany

🇮🇳 In Action ➔ Here's the top 10 #IndianTech developments Tahseen Consulting is following today 🏦 Minister of External Affairs says #India targeting influence in #MiddleEast, #Africa ⚖️ #Modi may miss 400-seat target as opposition gains traction 🤖 Tata Consultancy Services pitches #GenAI despited limited traction in revenue stream 📈 #Datacenter market to add 791MW capacity by 2026 📡 #Maldives to launch #India's RuPay service 📱 WhatsApp prioritizing chat-based #ecommerce in India 💰 India's #renewables superpower plan faces funding shortfall 🏢 US-India Strategic Partnership Forum tells govt draft digital bill to impact investments 🤝 Liminal Custody completes FIU registration 🌐 New govt to get $25B dividend from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 👋 With the #India and #MENA tech ecosystems converging, you can follow Tahseen Consulting and click below to get our extended coverage of the top tech developments you need to know about to start your day. https://lnkd.in/gBUY9U9d

In Tahseen Consulting's #MENA+ #techpolicy insight, you'll read about the #UAE's G42 launching a Hindi #LLM #Nanda, #SaudiArabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) opening a  #Beijing office, #Egypt’s Contact Financial Holding expanding to #Dubai,  #Pakistan’s Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) denying #VPN blocking, #Oman’s Oman Investment Authority launching a 5 year #IPO #privatization plan, #Jordan achieving 32% voter turnout in parliamentary elections, #Singapore approving a landmark platform workers bill, #Indonesia announcing a new nuclear body, and #India planning a #cybercrime registry. 🇦🇪 #UAE DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) launches an #AI Center 🇸🇦 #KSA SDAIA | سدايا, IBM ink deal to set up #AI center of excellence 🇪🇬 #EGYPT Uber rolling out new safety features 🇵🇰 #PAKISTAN Visa targets 10x #digitalpayments surge by 2027 🌍 #GCC OPEC slashes 2024 / 25 global oil demand outlook 🇶🇦 #QATAR announces network neutrality guidelines 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Türkiye Wealth Fund to meet with Dubai, Abu Dhabi investors this week 🇹🇷 #TURKEY Foreign Minister attends League of Arab States - General Secretariat ministerial for the 1st time in 13 years 🇹🇷 #TURKEY in talks with Somalia on spaceport, launch site 🇸🇬 #SINGAPORE #Crypto ownership ▼ 26% due to volatility, regulator scrutiny 🇹🇭 #THAILAND #EV players seek more incentives amid sales slump 🇮🇳 #INDIA #Tech companies with 10% of global users / generating 10% of GMV require M&A approval

In terms of the volume of government investment in quantum technologies, China is ahead of the EU and the United States combined

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