{"id":43858,"date":"2026-02-11T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/incit.org\/?p=43858"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:31:08","slug":"incit-at-au-icdsa-2026-advancing-inclusive-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/newsroom\/incit-at-au-icdsa-2026-advancing-inclusive-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"INCIT at AU-ICDSA 2026: Advancing Inclusive Digital Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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INCIT at AU-ICDSA 2026: Advancing Inclusive Digital Transformation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

INCIT was\u00a0honoured\u00a0to\u00a0participate\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span>AU-ICDSA 2026 Conference<\/span><\/b>, held on\u00a0<\/span>4\u20135 February 2026<\/span><\/b>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span>Australian University, Kuwait<\/span><\/b>, bringing together leaders from academia, industry, and policy to explore the future of digital transformation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Representing\u00a0INCIT,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0<\/span>Raimund\u00a0Klein<\/span><\/b>, CEO of INCIT, delivered a keynote address titled\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe AI Great Divide \u2013 Why 90% of SMEs Are Being Left in the Digital Dust.\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0In his address, Raimund examined the persistent structural, capability, and readiness gaps that continue to hinder small and medium-sized enterprises from adopting artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies at scale. He emphasized the urgency of closing these gaps to ensure SMEs\u00a0remain\u00a0competitive in an increasingly data- and technology-driven global economy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr.\u00a0Raimund also\u00a0participated\u00a0in the panel discussion\u00a0<\/span>\u201cAI, Robotization, and the Future of the Job Market: The Role of Universities and Organizations,\u201d<\/span><\/b>\u00a0moderated by\u00a0<\/span>Mr. Abdullah\u00a0Alwatian<\/span><\/b>. The discussion focused on how universities, industries, and institutions can collaborate more effectively to equip current and future workforces with the skills\u00a0required\u00a0for an AI-enabled world.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At\u00a0<\/span>INCIT<\/span><\/b>, we value these opportunities to engage with global academic and industry communities, contributing to thought leadership and collaboration that supports\u00a0<\/span>inclusive, resilient, and sustainable digital and industrial transformation<\/span><\/b>\u00a0worldwide.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more details and updates, follow our announcement on our LinkedIn\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For collaboration & further enquiries, please contact\u00a0<\/span>contact@incit.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or Ask\u00a0<\/span>IC4IT<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(in any language)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INCIT at AU-ICDSA 2026: Advancing Inclusive Digital Transformation\u00a0 INCIT was\u00a0honoured\u00a0to\u00a0participate\u00a0in the\u00a0AU-ICDSA 2026 Conference, held on\u00a04\u20135 February 2026\u00a0at\u00a0Australian University, Kuwait, bringing together leaders from academia, industry, and policy to explore the future of digital transformation.\u00a0 Representing\u00a0INCIT,\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Raimund\u00a0Klein, CEO of INCIT, delivered a keynote address titled\u00a0\u201cThe AI Great Divide \u2013 Why 90% of SMEs Are Being Left in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[258,333,298,335,47,304,334],"class_list":["post-43858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsroom","tag-ai","tag-auicdsa2026","tag-digitaltransformation","tag-futureofwork","tag-incit","tag-industrialtransformation","tag-smes"],"acf":{"featured_post":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43858"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43860,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43858\/revisions\/43860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/incit.org\/en_au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}