GITEX Host, DWTC, Sees 2016 as ‘Springboard’ Year for IoT Retail
Global retail sales could reach $23trn by 2025, with online retail sales at $4.3trn, almost 20% of the global total, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan, released ahead of GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2015.
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GCC healthcare sector to spend $550m on IT in 2015: DWTC
With GCC healthcare IT spending set to top $550m in 2015, healthcare providers must anticipate the “next wave” of healthcare technology to enhance patient care and reduce costs, GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK host Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) said, citing “industry experts”. Healthcare IT spending in the GCC is set to grow by 24%, from $444m in 2011 to $551m in 2015, with features such as e-health and mobile health tools “driving efficiency, reducing costs, and meeting increasing demands from patients”, according to a recent report from Alpen Capital.
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GITEX 2014 – Dubai, UAE
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Internet of Things to ‘change cyber-security forever’
The Internet of Things (IoT) will change cyber-security forever – so says Gartner in its latest report predicting that, by 2017, over 20% of organisations will have digital security services devoted to protecting business initiatives using IoT devices and services. Gartner said that it defines digital security as the risk-driven expansion and extension of current security risk practices that protect digital assets.
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