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Persontyle Oman founder: AI changing
the way we are working
T
he founder of Persontyle Oman believes
artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming
the way people are living their lives.
Ahmed Kashoob, Founder of Center for
Studies and Economic Research (CSER) Oman
and Chairman of Persontyle Oman, said:
“The impacts of AI can already be seen in our
homes, across businesses and impacting our
social fabric. Many businesses are using AI
and machine learning to make predictions,
improve performance and for reducing costs.
“We can already see how AI gives rise
to new enterprise applications, from
self-driving cars to intelligent assistants
on our smartphones. As a new breed
of enterprise platform that can learn
without being explicitly programmed, AI
can access, analyse, and find patterns in
big data in a way that is beyond human
capabilities. The business advantages are
huge, and the market is expected to be
worth US$47 billion by 2020.” Persontyle
Oman, in partnership with the School of
Data Science and Engineering UK, has
held AI certification programmes in the
country. The mission of these programmes
is to equip local talent with the world-class
practical skills to unlock the potential of AI
technologies and to empower Oman on its
digital transformation journey as outlined
in Oman Vision 2020 and Oman Digital
Strategy (e.Oman).
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COMEX Expo demonstrates
technological progress
The expo showcased trends and state-of-
the-art technologies that impact the way
people live, communicate, work and network
in the 21st century.
Examining the effects of technology and
innovation on the country’s economy,
COMEX highlighted the growth in ICT within
Oman’s current and emerging industries
which will contribute to the long-term
sustainable growth of its ICT sector.
T days under the umbrella of the e.oman
pavilion and the business section.
The biggest ICT event in the sultanate was
organised by the OITE Company and saw
government entities participating for three A total of 18 government entities
participated to showcase their eServices and
technological initiatives. They also presented
specialised workshops and activities.
he 28th edition of the COMEX exhibition
and conference has been held in Oman
under the theme ‘New Horizons’.
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The COMEX conference discussed the concept
and practical implementation of smart cities
and debated specialised papers considering
new technologies. The event had an
international flavour with representatives of
Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia also present.
The exhibition also featured a popular
shopping section which displayed the latest
gadgets and technological products that
were of interest to the 26,000 shoppers who
attended this aspect of the event.
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