AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoArab Innovation: The Arab Youth Centre and General Motors are backing 11 innovators from seven countries with $150,000 in grants for projects spanning AI, quantum computing, electric mobility and medical technology. AI Ambitions: A World Economic Forum report says AI could generate more than $1 trillion in value for MENA by 2030, but Iraq’s proposal for an AI ministry faces a readiness gap: only 19 of 64 assessed state institutions have clear plans to prepare for the technology. Telecoms: Egypt is renewing cooperation with Ericsson on networks, applied innovation and skills development; separately, Turkcell and TÜBİTAK have tested locally developed 6G solutions. Digital Access: Iran is intensifying its crackdown on Starlink, calling the satellite internet service a “tool of war” and warning of further restrictions. Research & Heritage: Archaeologists off Turkey have identified a 4,700-year-old shipwreck, with recovered vessels offering clues to ancient trade and life at sea.
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