e-Residency and the New Knowledge Economy

Could digital citizenship unlock a new knowledge economy? Xische traveled to Estonia to learn about the baltic nation’s visionary e-residency program and what it could mean for the UAE.

Opinion, Industry 4.0Wisam AmidJune 4, 2019Estonia, e-residenc, e-Estonia, Knowledge economy, UAE, Ott Vater, Latitude 59

Issue 10: Is Smart City Tech a Crutch?

Technology is the easy part. Governance is the real challenge

BackstoryWisam AmidMay 30, 2019technology, Eternal Blue, Smart Cities, golden card, golden ticket, USA, China, trade war, Huawei

Backstory: The Newsletter

Newsletters invite us to break through the fog to focus on the issues of the day that really matter. That is why we introduced Backstory by Xische.

Backstory, OpinionWisam AmidMay 29, 2019newsletter, technology, governance, UAE, Dubai

A Golden Ticket to Innovation

New permanent residence scheme is a golden opportunity for the continued expansion of the UAE’s growing knowledge economy.

Opinion, Industry 4.0Wisam AmidMay 28, 2019UAE, Dubai, Knowledge economy, golden ticket, golden card, residency, investment

This Will Hurt (More Than You Think)

The US-China trade war is becoming a fight over the future of the internet, and global consumers are feeling the brunt of the impact.

Opinion, DataWisam AmidMay 27, 2019Google, Huawei, China, USA, trade war, internet, regulation, EU

Issue 9: A Fractured Internet

With China and the US at odds, the future of regulation is anyone’s guess.

Is the Future of 4IR Female?

While most of chatter around 4IR centers on seemingly limitless technological potential, there’s one opportunity that has been curiously overlooked: the role of gender.

When Does a Technology Giant Become a Civil Servant?

Facebook is taking steps into the realm of content moderation, but it is missing a balanced global viewpoint.

Opinion, CultureWisam AmidMay 17, 2019UAE, technology, culture, Facebook, Cambridge Analytica

Issue 8: The Next Transformation

New 4IR technologies can make or break old constructs

Regulation (Alone) Won't Fix the Internet

The internet has problems. Innovation can fix it.

Opinion, DataWisam AmidMay 11, 2019technology, data, innovation, regulations, blockchain, entrepreneurship, dubai, UAE

Dubai Opens Global Centre for 4IR

What will Dubai’s Centre for the 4th Industrial Revolution in partnership with World Economic Forum mean for the knowledge economy?

No More Teachers, No More Books?

Silicon Valley courted schools with visions of the digital future of education. Now students are pushing back. Is this EdTech’s moment of reckoning?

Opinion, CultureWisam AmidMay 8, 2019technology, education, schools, curriculum, skills, work, students

Issue 7: Less Disruption, More Innovation

To fix the internet, we need to go back to basics

Finding Dubai's Next Unicorn

The UAE is poised to provide a global payment solution to solve the challenges of the future. This is where Dubai’s next unicorn is going to emerge.

Opinion, Industry 4.0Wisam AmidMay 6, 2019sothebys, technology, investment, payments, dubaipay, uber, careem, unicorn, startup

Issue 6: Dubai's Next Unicorn

What will the startup ecosystem produce next?

BackstoryWisam AmidApril 30, 2019art, technology, Dubai, careem, uber, Souq, unicorn, AI, artificial intelligence, notre dame

When AI Meets the Future of Art

Art is subjective, reactionary, and culturally specific. AI is objective, mathematical and universal. What happens when the two collide?

Opinion, Artificial IntelligenceWisam AmidApril 28, 2019AI, art, culture, neural networks, forgery, sothebys

Issue 5: The Human City

City planners are learning how to put the needs of residents first.

BackstoryWisam AmidApril 22, 2019urbanism, 4IR, technology, Dubai, Autonomous vehicles, blockchain, education

What does Authenticity Mean for Art in the Digital Age?

We face a defining moment in which digital technologies can break down barriers to the creation and experience of art. Is this the end of authenticity?

Opinion, CultureWisam AmidApril 19, 2019AI, art, culture, notre dame

Issue 4: AI's Middle Ground

In a dramatic move last week, American lawmakers made their first major effort to regulate AI.

Issue 3: A Matter of Culture

Do we fully understand the power of digital technology to transform artistic production in the age of augmented realities and intelligences?

QUICK LINKS

SUBSCRIBE TO BACKSTORY