October 19th, 2016: Dr. Anas Najdawi, Chair of the e-Business program at Canadian University Dubai (CUD), has joined a panel of industry leaders to discuss the impact of ICT innovation at a recent Middle East Innovation Day organized by leading global ICT solutions provider, Huawei.
Addressing the theme ‘Staying on the Cutting Edge of Innovation: The Roles We Play to Drive the Movement’, Dr. Najdawi specifically discussed the emerging initiatives in the arena of smart cities, and the role that education has to play in supporting this agenda.
Dr. Najdawi said, “We have come a long way since technology was first introduced to business. From the automation of business processes and then whole industries, we are now looking to apply this model to entire cities.
“As educators, our role is to work together with the wide spectrum of stakeholders to bring forward a new generation of leaders in this field; to formulate smart education that will equip them with the skills to contribute to the future of this important initiative.”
The panel discussion formed part of Huawei’s first Innovation Day in the Middle East, which was held on the sidelines of this year’s annual technology exhibition, GITEX. Under the theme ‘Leading New ICT – Shape the Future’, the event was also attended by CUD students and faculty, who had the opportunity to hear from global thought leaders in the field of technology.
Among Dr. Najdawi’s fellow panel member were Ferhad Patel, Director of the Reseller Channel Organization for Asia Pacific and Japan at Intel Corporation; Marwan Abdulla Bin Dalmook, Senior Vice President, Managed Services Operations of Smart City and Smart Government Initiative Lead at du; and Safder Nazir, Regional VP, Smart Cities at Huawei.
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