Locus Chain Foundation (LCF) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tunisia Economic City (TEC), the largest Mediterranean city project, to apply Locus Chain blockchain technology as its settlement currency and service platform

France’s Orange said that it has partnered with search engine giant Google through the company’s venture capital arm, Orange Digital Ventures (ODV), to explore investment opportunities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with three start-ups companies to work with them in the 4^th Dubai Future Accelerators Programme

The Misk Foundation has launched a pilot technology skills training programme for Saudi youth in partnership with education company General Assembly, which saw majority participation from women

Industry experts at COMEX Oman said Oman's IT market would see a boost from the investment in “smart cities”