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      Yasar Jarrar

      Yasar Jarrar

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      Dr Yasar Jarrar is a columnist for The National. He teaches at the Hult International Business School and is managing partner at Gov Campus

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      The Gulf is one of the most water-scarce regions in the world, with per capita natural water availability far below the global average. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      CommentHow the UAE and its Gulf neighbours can help keep a thirsty world hydrated

      The region can go from consumer of water solutions to global producer, innovator and investor

      CommentApril 17, 2026
      Eight-year-old Myah learns online in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      CommentDistance learning is teaching UAE children one of the skills they need most

      The temporary shift to online schooling is frustrating, but it is building the self-directed learners that the future demands

      CommentApril 07, 2026
      Same-day delivery commands premiums because it shortens the gap between ordering and using a product.
      CommentIn today's time-saving economy, buying back hours is business’s next frontier

      The companies that help people reclaim time are offering something far more valuable than convenience

      CommentMarch 19, 2026
      The UAE has deliberately positioned itself as a platform connecting some of the most dynamic economic regions on the planet. AFP
      CommentWar or no war, never bet against the UAE

      The next chapter of this resilient country is already taking shape

      CommentMarch 13, 2026
      The old model saw migration as a leak. The new model can treat it as a loop. Getty
      CommentMigration can still improve the global balance between workers and jobs

      The UAE and a few other countries are uniquely placed to help address one of the world's biggest challenges

      CommentFebruary 20, 2026
      The AI era will depend on how seriously we rethink education, skills and lifelong learning. Getty
      CommentThe AI question no one is asking loud enough: what do we do with all the humans?
      CommentFebruary 05, 2026
      A robot draws a painting during a fair in Nanjing last November. China is re-engineering entire value chains so that intelligence becomes a built-in feature of how the economy operates. China News Service
      CommentChina is leading the AI-plus intelligence economy

      The world can draw valuable lessons from the country's extraordinary manufacturing leap

      CommentJanuary 23, 2026
      The future of AI will be decided quietly, every evening, around kitchen tables and living rooms. Getty
      CommentWhy we need to design AI for families

      Families are becoming the shock absorbers of technological change, yet policies remain centred on the individual. This has to change

      CommentJanuary 09, 2026
      As machines become better at managing information and execution, the premium on human capabilities is rising. Getty
      AI is producing more intelligence but leading to less clarity

      As we enter 2026, the more intelligent our machines become, the more human strategy must be

      CommentDecember 26, 2025
      Where does the traditional university degree fit, especially the classic path into a stable, entry-level office job that appears to be the first thing AI is automating? Getty Images
      CommentShould young people in the AI age still go to university? Yes – but not blindly

      A college system designed for the industrial age is now colliding with a post-industrial labour market

      CommentDecember 12, 2025
      The trajectory of the Gulf is being shaped by forces that go far beyond macroeconomics. Getty Images
      CommentTwo mega trends that are set to shape the GCC in 2026

      By year-end 2026, the region won't just compete in AI; it will be the world's live demonstration of AI governance at scale

      CommentNovember 28, 2025
      Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang speaking in Berlin this month. Larger-than-life executives of technology companies shape global norms on privacy, security and diplomacy, often faster than governments legislate. Reuters
      CommentNvidia's $5 trillion valuation is not just a story about growing corporate power

      What used to be a tech 'arms race' between nations is now a capability race between states and firms

      CommentNovember 14, 2025
      A Boston Dynamics Spot robot uses a camera to scan for defects on the body of a car at the Hyundai Metaplant electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Ellabell, Georgia, US. Bloomberg
      CommentThe future of work isn't about jobs

      With the industrial-age job becoming redundant, the conversation needs to be about economic inclusion

      CommentOctober 31, 2025
      An education system designed for the factory floor cannot equip students for the challenges – or the opportunities – of the digital age. Getty
      CommentAI-based education is the best investment countries can make

      The factory model of schooling is rapidly getting out of date

      OpinionOctober 17, 2025
      Employees walk in front of a pyramid-shaped building at the Infosys campus in the Electronic City area of Bangalore. Reuters
      How growth markets are redefining the global economy

      But first, we need to look beyond GDP as a measure of economic prosperity

      CommentOctober 03, 2025
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