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Corporate Entrepreneurship in MENA: From CSR to Open Innovation
Contributed by: Roland Daher, AstroLabs CEO I vividly remember when Wamda coined the term Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility in 2013 and launched the CER movement in MENA ( Corporate Entre- a fairly visionary and advanced proposition for the emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem back then. Although some early adopters (Aramex, GE, etc…) ran promising innovation programs, a decade ago working with startups or supporting the ecosystem was a show of “goodwill” rather than a business imperative for large enterprises. In its nascent stages, innovation programs […]
Fertile grounds for accelerated growth: How the UAE inspires Saudi expansion
For the UAE, future projections are leaning toward a healthy global business sector after a year of steady sector growth, with local and global players doubling down on the market. Today, the UAE Ministry of Economy officially announced its next stage of SME empowerment and business globalization at #gitexglobal2022. The UAE has introduced its vision to open the business sector to emerging and leading markets in partnership with local & global players in the ecosystem; a deep dive into the […]