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Innovation to aid recovery and tackle challenges
The UAE is ranked 34th globally and first regionally in the 2020 Global Innovation Index
Innovation has played a key role in helping the UAE tackle the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and will continue to be a critical element in meeting the challenges of the future, experts said.
Nidal Abou-Ltaif, president of Avaya International, said that technology innovation is demonstrably key to tackling the challenges of the future, but it is not the only factor to consider.
“Innovation needs to be pragmatic, with clear use cases that deliver return on investment – whether that return is measured in dollars or perhaps another metric like customer satisfaction. Innovation with no strategy behind it does little to advance society,” he said. “The world is undergoing a digital transformation journey at an accelerated pace, and organisations have no choice but to adapt quickly or be left behind.”