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Kuwait to host DCO fifth General Assembly with global digital economy leaders
The Digital Cooperation Organization has announced that its fifth General Assembly will take place from February 4 – 5 2026 under the presidency of Kuwait.
The two-day event is the organisation’ s flagship annual gathering and will bring together the full digital ecosystem, including ministers from member states, observers, partners, policymakers, CEOs, innovators and representatives from more than 60 countries.
The aim is to help shape the global digital agenda at a time of rapid technological change.
The General Assembly will serve as the main forum to review progress, set strategic priorities and launch new initiatives aligned with the 2025 – 2028 four-year agenda.
H. E. Omar Saud Al-Omar, Minister of State for Communication Affairs of the State of Kuwait and Chairperson of the DCO Council for the current term, said:“ Hosting the fifth General Assembly of the Digital Cooperation Organization and the International Digital Cooperation Forum reflects the importance of strengthening multilateral co-operation and enhancing collective efforts to keep pace with the rapid transformations shaping the global economy, particularly in the fields of AI and advanced technologies.
“ Through its current chairmanship of the DCO Council, the State of Kuwait welcomes member states, partners and participating guests, and reaffirms its commitment to advancing digital integration, building advanced digital infrastructure and strengthening capacity development and knowledge exchange. These efforts aim to enable countries to harness technology as a driver of economic and social development while promoting balanced and inclusive growth for all.”
AVEVA announces new research collaboration with IMD
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, has launched a three-year research collaboration with IMD Business School to explore how organisations can use industrial intelligence to build, orchestrate and scale business ecosystems.
Industrial intelligence, the integration of data-driven insight enhanced by industrial AI and human expertise, underpins AVEVA’ s approach to helping organisations unlock value from complex ecosystems. Led by IMD Professors Michael Wade and Mark Greeven, the research will examine how companies across sectors including manufacturing, energy, transport and data centres can break down silos, empower workers and innovate at scale using data.
Stefan Michel, Dean of Faculty and Research at IMD, said:“ As business ecosystems evolve at unprecedented speed, leaders need actionable frameworks grounded in real-world experience. By combining IMD’ s academic rigour with AVEVA’ s industry insight, this research delivers practical guidance to help organisations translate ecosystem strategies into measurable outcomes.”
The programme will focus on several critical themes, including the role of AI in managing ecosystems, how global business networks can accelerate the energy transition and circularity, the evolution of ecosystem-powered business models and how organisations can redefine partnerships while managing risk and compliance.
“ By combining AVEVA’ s deep industrial expertise with IMD’ s applied research focus, we are exploring how industrial intelligence can address higher-order business challenges,” said Caspar Herzberg, CEO of AVEVA.“ This collaboration will identify the success factors organisations must prioritise to drive resilience, sustainability and operational efficiency.”
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