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Ai Everything MEA Debuts in Cairo
Egypt will host the inaugural AI Everything MEA from 10–12 February 2026 in Cairo. Organized by GITEX GLOBAL and hosted by Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), with strategic partnership from ITIDA, the event signals growing regional leadership in artificial intelligence. Moreover, it aligns directly with Egypt’s National AI Strategy (2025–2030) and the country’s top-tier standing in AI and machine learning on the 2024 GBS World Competitiveness Index.
Why Cairo, why now
Egypt’s AI agenda is moving at a pace. Therefore, a dedicated platform that unites policy, enterprise, and research arrives at the right moment. The country is embedding AI across strategic sectors—from outsourcing and shared services to semiconductors, cybersecurity, cloud, manufacturing, digital health, fintech, energy, education, and digital public services. Consequently, Cairo offers both market scale and coordination with national priorities.
What AI Everything MEA brings together
The program convenes AI enterprises, startups, researchers, and decision-makers from 60+ countries. Attendees will explore frontier use cases, responsible deployment, and practical roadmaps for adoption. Additionally, the agenda pairs a high-level summit with a two-day immersive exhibition. That mix enables leaders to set direction and, at the same time, see technology in action. Notably, global tech companies—such as Atos, Cyshield, HPE, and IBM—are expected to participate.
The government and ecosystem lens
“Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the architecture of global competitiveness,” noted Dr. Amr Talaat, Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology. He emphasized Egypt’s intent to shape the shift, not merely react to it. Accordingly, Ai Everything MEA serves as a bridge between global expertise and national priorities, turning strategy into deployment. Likewise, Eng. Ahmed El Zaher, CEO of ITIDA, highlighted the summit’s role in attracting deep-tech investment, empowering startups, and nurturing co-creation. Together, these messages underscore a clear goal: build an inclusive, outcomes-driven AI economy.
Investment, talent, and scaling
Beyond policy, the event leans into capital and capability. Over 200 venture capitalists from the wider GITEX network—managing more than US$1 trillion in assets—are expected to explore deals across Egypt and the region. Meanwhile, one of the region’s largest youth-tech academies will launch at the event. As a result, fresh engineering talent can plug into pilot projects and real-world mentorship, channeling Egypt’s 750,000+ annual graduates toward AI careers. In turn, startups gain a pipeline of skilled contributors and early adopters.
Use cases that matter
Sectors on display track Egypt’s strengths and the region’s needs. For example, secure cloud and resilient digital public services support efficient governance. Similarly, AI in healthcare enables triage, imaging support, and hospital operations at scale. In fintech, intelligent risk and fraud tools help widen access while protecting consumers. Furthermore, smart industry and energy use cases drive productivity and efficiency. Because these applications align with national missions, pilots can advance faster and deliver a visible impact.
Dialogue on responsible AI
Momentum must pair with trust. Therefore, Ai Everything MEA dedicates stage time to governance, ethics, and safety. Panels will tackle privacy-by-design, bias mitigation, data stewardship, and accountability frameworks. Additionally, public–private working sessions will outline how to translate principles into tooling and procurement. With that approach, participants can accelerate adoption and maintain public confidence.
Voices from the organizer
“AI has leveled the digital playing field,” said Trixie LohMirmand, EVP of Dubai World Trade Centre, global organizer of GITEX. She underscored Egypt’s focus on using AI to uplift citizens and strengthen the economy. Accordingly, Ai Everything MEA aims to act as a force multiplier—amplifying local ambition with global resources and partnerships.
What attendees should expect next?
First, a curated summit program tailored to policymakers, CIOs, and founders. Second, a showcase floor that maps solutions to outcomes—cost savings, productivity, and service quality. Third, structured investor–startup matchmaking. Finally, capacity-building workshops that convert interest into skills. Altogether, the format turns conversations into tangible next steps.
Bottom line
The debut of AI Everything MEA marks a defining chapter for the Middle East and Africa. Cairo will host a global conversation—and, crucially, a practical marketplace—around responsible, scalable AI. With MCIT and ITIDA anchoring national priorities, and GITEX coordinating the international ecosystem, the region gains a platform built for delivery. As a result, governments, enterprises, and startups can move from pilots to production with speed, trust, and shared purpose.
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Datadobi Adds Data Access Governance to StorageMAP, Enabling Enterprises to Answer the Critical Question: “Who Has Access to What?”
Datadobi, a leader in the Data Storage Management Services space, today announced the general availability of Data Access Governance (DAG) within StorageMAP. The new capability gives organizations visibility into who has access to their unstructured data and whether that access aligns with corporate policy. It extends Datadobi’s ability to help enterprises discover, align, and operationalize data across fragmented environments as their intelligence and orchestration layer.
As AI initiatives, cyber threats, and rising data complexity expose the limits of traditional approaches, DAG addresses a critical gap: organizations cannot govern, protect, or extract value from data they cannot see or control. As AI initiatives, cyber threats, and rising data complexity expose the limits of traditional approaches, DAG addresses a critical gap: organizations cannot govern, protect, or extract value from data they cannot see or control.
StorageMAP’s DAG capability gives administrators comprehensive visibility into access permissions across fragmented unstructured data environments. By surfacing who has access to what data, and whether that access aligns with business and security policy. Organizations can detect misaligned permissions, reduce cyber exposure, and enforce governance at scale. This visibility is the essential first stage of the broader DSMS discipline — visibility, understanding, decision, execution — that determines whether organizations can act on their data with confidence.
The introduction of DAG extends StorageMAP’s existing capabilities across data discovery, classification, risk assessment, lifecycle management and AI Data Readiness. Together, these capabilities help organizations to discover what data they have, align it with business value and risk requirements, and operationalize policy-driven action across their environments. The result is unstructured data that supports AI initiatives, strengthens cyber resilience, reduces cost, and drives long-term business value rather than holding it back.
DAG, which was trialed by a number of beta customers, supports a range of enterprise use cases, from protecting sensitive data and reducing breach impact, to maintaining records compliance and managing risk through mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Early access customers identified a gap in their understanding of which critical datasets were exposed and who could access them, often relying on manual investigation to respond to audits and security incidents.
With Datadobi’s DAG capabilities, these organizations quickly identify overexposed data and validate access controls to proactively strengthen their security posture. For organizations investing in AI, it provides the governance foundation that trusted, well-governed data requires. And for those subject to data protection regulations (such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS), it delivers the visibility needed to demonstrate that access controls are in place, operating as intended, and aligned with business policy.

“Unstructured data is at the center of every major enterprise challenge right now including AI readiness, cyber resilience, cost management, and regulatory compliance,” said Michael Jack, Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer for Datadobi. “But organizations cannot address any of those challenges with data they cannot see or control. Data Access Governance gives teams the visibility to understand who has access to what, identify where risk exists, and take action to bring their unstructured data under control. It is a foundational step in turning unstructured data from a source of risk and complexity into a driver of business value.”
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Cloudera and Muroon Announce Strategic MoU

In a strategic move to advance enterprise digital enablement and support the technological ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030, Cloudera, the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MuroonI the technology and digital enablement subsidiary of Tawuniya.
The proposed collaboration aims to evaluate opportunities to help organizations across the region modernize their technology capabilities, accelerate digital transformation, and unlock long-term business value. By leveraging Cloudera’s products and services, the engagement will explore how Cloudera’s hybrid data platforms and AI-driven analytics can help to boost Muroon’s expanding IT and digital enablement objectives.
Under the proposed partnership, Muroon and Cloudera will aim to collaborate on delivering secure data exchange and modern cloud architecture. Integrating Cloudera Anywhere Cloud™ principles, the proposed collaboration will explore ways to deliver a consistent cloud experience, enabling organizations to deploy AI and analytics workloads across private data centers and cloud environments with unified governance and security.
The proposed alliance creates complementary roles for both organizations. Muroon will leverage its delivery capabilities, consulting expertise, implementation services, across the Tawuniya ecosystem and the wider region. Cloudera will look to provide technology leadership, platform expertise, solution architecture, and technical enablement.
Ahmad Shakora, General Vice President of META, Cloudera, said:
“Our proposed collaboration with Muroon represents an important milestone in empowering regional organizations with modern hybrid data and AI architectures. Through Cloudera’s ability to bring AI and analytics to data anywhere it resides, combined with Muroon’s deep digital enablement and implementation capabilities, we aim to accelerate innovation, ensure secure data management, and actively contribute to the digital economy goals of Saudi Vision 2030.”
Faisal Bakhsh, Vice President of Business Development and Services Delivery at Muroon, added:
“As the technology arm of Tawuniya Group, Muroon is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge digital solutions that drive operational efficiency and business growth. Exploring this partnership with Cloudera allows us to harness world-class hybrid data and AI platforms to expand our service capabilities, facilitate secure data exchange, and deliver transformative value to our ecosystem and clients across Saudi Arabia.”
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Cloudera and Muroon Announce Strategic MoU
In a strategic move to advance enterprise digital enablement and support the technological ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030, Cloudera, the only true hybrid platform for data, analytics, and AI, has agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MuroonI the technology and digital enablement subsidiary of Tawuniya.
The proposed collaboration aims to evaluate opportunities to help organizations across the region modernize their technology capabilities, accelerate digital transformation, and unlock long-term business value. By leveraging Cloudera’s products and services, the engagement will explore how Cloudera’s hybrid data platforms and AI-driven analytics can help to boost Muroon’s expanding IT and digital enablement objectives.
Under the proposed partnership, Muroon and Cloudera will aim to collaborate on delivering secure data exchange and modern cloud architecture. Integrating Cloudera Anywhere Cloud™ principles, the proposed collaboration will explore ways to deliver a consistent cloud experience, enabling organizations to deploy AI and analytics workloads across private data centers and cloud environments with unified governance and security.
The proposed alliance creates complementary roles for both organizations. Muroon will leverage its delivery capabilities, consulting expertise, implementation services, across the Tawuniya ecosystem and the wider region. Cloudera will look to provide technology leadership, platform expertise, solution architecture, and technical enablement.
Ahmad Shakora, General Vice President of META, Cloudera, said:
“Our proposed collaboration with Muroon represents an important milestone in empowering regional organizations with modern hybrid data and AI architectures. Through Cloudera’s ability to bring AI and analytics to data anywhere it resides, combined with Muroon’s deep digital enablement and implementation capabilities, we aim to accelerate innovation, ensure secure data management, and actively contribute to the digital economy goals of Saudi Vision 2030.”
Faisal Bakhsh, Vice President of Business Development and Services Delivery at Muroon, added:
“As the technology arm of Tawuniya Group, Muroon is dedicated to delivering cutting-edge digital solutions that drive operational efficiency and business growth. Exploring this partnership with Cloudera allows us to harness world-class hybrid data and AI platforms to expand our service capabilities, facilitate secure data exchange, and deliver transformative value to our ecosystem and clients across Saudi Arabia.”
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