Quickie: ICT Spending spike in the Middle East and Africa

IDC, a technology research and analysis firm "forecasts global spending on IT to rise by just 0.5 per cent this year, while spending in the Middle East and Africa will grow by 6.7 per cent. The region’s estimated US$63 billion (Dh231.4bn) in new spending this year will be focused largely on software and services as companies look to squeeze maximum value out of existing infrastructure." - The National - Full article here