I’ve been writing about technology and the internet in the Middle East for nearly four years, commissioned by those — both within and outside the region — who want to understand how digital platforms […]
Qatar’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ictQATAR) has now published a full length report of their 2014 study into how Qatar uses social media. Using a sample size of 1,000 Internet users – 500 Qatar’s and 500 non-Qataris – the study offers a detailed look into consumption, behaviours and concerns.
Topline analysis of how 1,000 Internet users harness eight different social media services; ranging from older more established networks like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to newer entrants like and Snapchat, […]
First published by the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. A new study of internet users in Qatar has examined the usage of emerging […]
First published in Qatar Tribune on 25th September 2014. DAMIAN Radcliffe, who heads the Rassed research programme at Qatar’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (ictQatar), recently delivered a lecture […]
At the end of last week I had a quick look at some of the content I had produced in the past year. With 95 articles, reports and research round-ups […]
Final monthly Tech Top 10 that I oversaw at ictQATAR. This issue looks at current – and potential – uses of big data. As with all Rassed publications, it is […]
Here’s the final quarterly round-up (put to bed before I left) of digital developments from across the Middle East – and globally – from the last three months. These slides […]
Here’s a round-up of some of the media coverage that I’ve seen recently for ictQATAR’s new study on social media usage within Qatar. If you’ve spotted any pieces that I […]
Cross-posted from ictQATAR’s Media Center. Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Press Release For the first time, the research explores the usage of emerging social media channels and offers an up-to-date […]
Damian Radcliffe 