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BEIRUT—The Middle East and North Africa region has yet to see the sort of explosive Internet growth that has gripped other parts of the world, but it is coming, says the man responsible for organizing one of the region’s most important conferences. ArabNet, now in its third year and run by Omar Christidis in Beirut, has brought together venture-capital firms, start-ups, officials and others from right across the region to meet, network, learn and swap ideas. Over the past 10 years, growth in Arabic-language online usage has grown by 2,500%, and by the end of 2015 Arabic is expected to be the fourth-largest language group online (it is currently seventh), with some 150 million users (currently around 72 million). At present, for a region that is awash with cash, the Internet economy is tiny.
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This past Saturday, NDItech was proud to host the Tech@State Open Source - Unconference . Around 100 people turned out over the course of the day to set the agenda, huddle in hallways, and talk about everything from APIs to data advocacy. The event built on the previous day's more formal event at State Department , a series of speakers and speakers addressing the changing perceptions and applications of open source in government. Nearly 400 people registered for the event at State, and brought with them an extraordinary blend of curiosity and expertise. Not even the end of the Mubarak regime in Egypt could divert their enthusiasm for learning and prostlytizing about the importance of community code.
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Qu'y a-t-il à l'intersection de la ville, de l'énergie et des TIC ? Le « smart grid », ou l'occasion rêvée de rendre notre consommation énergétique plus intelligente grâce aux « big data ». A l'occasion de la présentation d’IssyGrid, le « premier réseau de quartier intelligent », découvrez cet ingrédient essentiel de la ville de demain. [More]
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