Darajat is a unique project that combines strong commercial potential with social impact that can improve the lives of millions of families in the region.  We talked with Abdulla Hayat, co-founder and CEO at Al Darajat, a Kuwait-based company with bold plans to disrupt the education system in Egypt, Kuwait, and more.

For several years now, React Native has been a hot topic in the mobile development world. No wonder – it took the tech world by storm by offering a way to develop mobile apps for both iOS and Android simultaneously. 

The key to the successful implementation of digital healthcare solutions is patient engagement. Without mutual trust between healthcare providers and patients, even the most sophisticated technological solutions won’t improve patients’ medical outcomes. We gathered experts from across digital healthcare – both from dynamic startups like Keto-Mojo, as well as enterprises like Roche – and with this patient-centered approach in mind, discussed the essential aspects of patient engagement:

If you are reading this a few years after the publication you might remember the COVID-19 crisis. Entire teams ended up working from their homes and we needed to deal with it. Half the battle is won when we as a team are well organised, synced, experienced or used to remote work. It’s worse, if we are not. The trouble could stem from many factors – a new team, its restructuring (team members joining and leaving), lack of experience or motivation for remote work, lack of a proper work environment in our apartment/house, hard economic situation, struggles in our families and many, many more.

If I ask you to give 5 reasons to participate in an IT project - what would they be? If the project were commercial - probably money and fame. The technology stack and industry seem to also be important factors. In case of open source initiatives, we would probably count Github stars and LinkedIn publications as well. What if I told you I just experienced a different perspective?

Now more than ever, video conferencing is going to enter and influence our everyday lives. I had a chance to talk about it with Aaron Burcell, a video industry expert and a “veteran” of Silicon Valley startups. In the past, Aaron has had a hand in developing video companies such as Grockit, Loop.tv, and Vevo. Aaron Burcell is now CEO of methinks, an extremely interesting platform that proves that video conferencing can be applied to many parts of our life and business – communicating and working remotely is only the tip of the iceberg.

Digital transformation fundamentally reimagines how companies operate. It’s not about using digital technologies in a specific business case, but rather embedding digital capabilities all across the organization.

Gloomy rather than blooming – that's the first that comes to mind when you think the retail landscape. The lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on non-essential retailers (especially small businesses), leading to many store closures (eg. 16% of all Zara's stores) and layoffs.

What is the future of digital transformation? Typically, the answer starts with a list of the latest buzzwords and new technologies, but these are only means to making companies resilient and adaptive to the winds of the Digital Revolution. Let’s take a look at the business areas that will require digital transformation, and explore the direction of the necessary changes. 

Healthcare software solutions development in 2020 and beyond The digital healthcare market is booming – in its 2019 report, Acumen anticipates that the market will reach a whopping $511 billion by the year 2026. Hence, it’s not an exaggeration to say that the future for digital medicine and remote healthcare looks bright.