The Global Partnership for Education AND the Islamic Development Bank Celebrate Innovative Financing and Pledge AN ADDITIONAL $350 million to End THE Education Crisis

The Global Partnership for Education AND the Islamic Development Bank Celebrate Innovative Financing and Pledge AN ADDITIONAL $350 million to End THE Education Crisis

RIYADH, WASHINGTON D.C., APRIL 28, 2024 – During its 2024 Annual Meetings and Golden Jubilee Celebration, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the Arab Coordination Group (ACG) and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), joined the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in celebrating the success of SmartEd, an innovative financing instrument that has mobilized US$500 million for education initiatives. Building on this success, the partners pledged an additional $350 million towards SmartEd: $150 million from the Islamic Development Bank, $100 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), $50 million from the Islamic Solidarity Fund and $50 million from GPE.

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Al Bateen Fasteners: Empowering UAE’s construction industry with high-quality fasteners

Al Bateen Fasteners: Empowering UAE’s construction industry with high-quality fasteners

With an impressive portfolio of projects, Al Bateen offers a vast range of high-quality fasteners across industries

27 April 2024, Dubai, UAE: For over 25 years, Al Bateen Fasteners LLC., the manufacturing arm of Al Bateen Building Materials Trading LLC has been at the forefront of providing high-quality fasteners across various sectors, including Construction, Petrochemical, Power Generation and Railway Industries.

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Strategic Recruitment Drive by Innovations Group increases workforce diversity in Riyadh & Jeddah Airports

Strategic Recruitment Drive by Innovations Group increases workforce diversity in Riyadh & Jeddah Airports

25th April 2024 Dubai, UAE: Innovations Group, the largest HR and staffing solutions provider, closed off on a successful recruitment drive in Philippines and Kenya for the Aviation Industry, under Food and Beverages (F&B) category for a multinational company in the region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The four-day drive, held across two cities in the Philippines, and a single-day event in Kenya, saw the company recruit over 300 talented individuals. These new hires fill a diverse range of positions within the Food and Beverage sector, encompassing roles from stewards and baristas to restaurant managers and customer delight professionals.

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Dr. Sahar Hashmi Conducts AI Workshop on ‘How AI Transforms Businesses’ at Harvard Business School

Dr. Sahar Hashmi Conducts AI Workshop on ‘How AI Transforms Businesses’ at Harvard Business School

Dr. Sahar Hashmi was invited to conduct a workshop on AI in Business at Harvard Business School. She designed and created this workshop based on her experience with her consulting firm so far. The Workshop was on generative AI applications, strategies, and implementation challenges.

Key discussion points:

   âœ“   The IBM Watson and MD Anderson partnership complications – exploring reasons.

   âœ“   The entry of chatbots into the market – examples include Microsoft’s Tay and Microsoft’s backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT, discussing their reasons for failures and successes.

   âœ“   Open-source vs. proprietary large language models (LLMs) – comparisons and selection criteria.

   âœ“   The emergence of Hybrid LLM models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and vector databases.

   âœ“   Use cases of generative AI in business.

   âœ“   Strategies for transforming businesses using generative AI.

   âœ“   Challenges in implementing generative AI in businesses.

   ✓   Factors to consider when selecting a generative AI model for your business-from Dr. Sahar Hashmi’s personal consulting experience.

   âœ“   As an art aficionado, she concluded the session with an AI-generated Coca Cola ad using the arts of famous artists.

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