UAE Tech Podcast is an exploration on how technology is merging with and reshaping government in the United Arab Emirates.
A little understood but fundamental transition is taking place across a series of Emirates first established less than fifty years ago, in 1971.
It’s here that the center of technological gravity is shifting from the private sector to a hybrid relationship involving industrialists, entrepreneurs, diplomats, policymakers, creatives and citizens.
It’s also here that signs of a Fourth Industrial Revolution are emerging.
In this series John Lillywhite talks with leaders from across the UAE in an effort to map these macro trends, and probe how innovations in big data, network science and digitalisation are not simply revolutionising government, but could - one day - play a role in influencing the systems that power global civilization itself.
Vineet Budki is CEO of CypherCapital, a ‘Web3 native’ VC firm based in the UAE that has led investments in the likes of Mysten Labs, Sei Network, Casper Labs, Web3Auth, ZKLink and many others.
CypherCapital has evolved into a global presence, investments and insights. How did CyperCapital fare during COVID-19 and the ‘crypto-winter’? Are there signs Web3 is maturing from cowboy pump-and-dump to mainstream solutions? Will Gaming and Web3 really be the next big thing? Stay tuned for a conversation that probably should have happened earlier in the series.
10 Jun 2024
Ethara: Digital Twins
One of the reasons for the continued growth of the UAE’s tech ecosystem, has been its ability to attract the world to Dubai. More recently, however, Abu Dhabi has made very significant strides in hosting mega-scale events - fashioning entire islands, such as Yas Island and Sadiyat island, for art lovers and racing car lovers to enjoy immaculately curated experiences.
Ethara is a company that owns, manages and promotes some of the largest events and IP's in the UAE. This includes Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, alongside similar destination events including NBA and UFC in Abu Dhabi.
We spoke with Baraa Khamis, Ethara's Chief of Digital and Technology Officer, to find out how it all works and how immersive digital experiences might merge with physical events infrastructure, in the future.
17 May 2024
Senet: Skill2Earn Gaming
It doesn’t matter whether you’re drifting around a corner in Need for Speed, screaming ‘Get Over Here’ in Mortal Kombat, or dropping a banana in Mario Kart, video games are about one thing: Skill.
Or are they? Aren’t video games also about having fun. Enter the debate over Skill2Earn, versis Free2Earn, and what the future of video games looks like. Shouldn’t users who spend upwards of 20 hours a week (and sometimes way more), be able to earn tokens, and exchange those tokens across other publishing platforms? Hasn’t this very tendency turned some supposed video games into glorified token farms? What about skill and competition?
Skill2Earn gaming believes that when you execute that perfect uppercut, you get paid for it. So it is the best of both worlds?
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