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China fabricates 488 mn social media posts per year

  A new study by researchers at Harvard University estimates that Chinese government employees fabricate 488 million social media posts each year. As the first rigorous analysis of China’s online propaganda machine, the team found that the “Fifty Cent Party” or Wumao Dang—a derogatory term used to describe contract workers popularly believed to be making fifty cents per post—largely consists ...

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Arabnet, Smart Dubai join to explore smart economy

  Dubai / Emirates Business For the second year in a row, Smart Dubai Office is partnering with the ArabNet Digital Summit to highlight digital transformation in the public and private sector and the potential for the Smart Economy. “We believe what we are doing today in Dubai will be the platform other cities will learn from,” declared HE Dr. ...

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Structural financial reforms key to ME prosperity: Experts

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business There is a dire need of creating a new financial paradigm in the Middle East in order to diversify economies and end the dependence on oil. Experts are suggesting a well-thought-of-change in monetary policies to strengthen GCC economies by an increased participation of private sector and retention of human capital in the region. This ...

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