siliconindia | | October 20214siliconindia | | July 202121siliconindia | | December 202023siliconindia | | March 20203siliconindia | | MAY 201939The global economy is shape-shifting, with transformation at the top of corporate agendas across virtually all industries. Picking from the seismic shocks to the system such as Covid-19, and the longer-term macro trends such as the energy transition, economies are redesigning their blueprint for the future. That future is digital; and enterprises across the Middle East are pursuing it with zeal. Such zealous enterprises are driven by a firm commitment at the government level. The government of Abu Dhabi, for example, has announced ambitious plans for the transformation of the emirate's economy, defined by more digitalisation, more innovation, and a greater focus on knowledge-based industries. At the same time, Saudi Arabia has also invested heavily in five giga-cities as part of its effort to reduce economic reliance on crude oil production. Similarly, Egypt is creating 34 new cities aligned with a digital future.Recently, the UAE announced the launch of the Dubai Digital Authority to revitalise its economic cycle by facilitating digital transformation in all government entities. In a sort of advantage, the lack of legacy infrastructure may mean large organisations in the region and also companies from other countries who intend to establish their business, enjoy a distinct advantage when it comes to unlocking new digital opportunities, but they cannot do it alone. Business enablers are the need of the hour who can handhold such businesses. Such business service providers can truly fastrack the process for an organization and make them up and running.BSPs offer an affordable way to acquire applications by means of networks. They tailor software packages to fulfill the requirements of their customers and provide back-office solutions by outsourcing nearly all of their business operations. This includes mail delivery, payroll, finance, building security, administration, bookkeeping, human resources, and so on. Business service providers are otherwise known as application service providers or business process outsourcers.This edition is brings forth the BSPs who have understood the nitty-gritty of running a business in the middle east region adhering to the complex regulation and compliances. Do let us know what you think.Emmanuel Christi DasEditoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialA Sea of Opportunities in the Middle East Vol 10 · Issue 11 - 01 · October, 2021 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Editor Emmanuel Christi Das Editorial Team Aveek Pal Chaudhuri Avinash Roy Hridkamal Roy Mandvi Singh VP - Sales & Marketing Virupakshi Pattar GM - Sales & Marketing Rohit Kumar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit: www.siliconindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2021 Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Mohana Krishnan Siva Sankar Group Art DirectorAshok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalAnupreethi Danila.D Felisha Rita Shilpa Selva siliconindia Correspondents Sambit Satpathy Subhadarshani Mohanty
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