Ali Shabdar, Special to Gulf News

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UAE businesses must scale up defences on data privacy

This means being on board with national laws cutting across borders

Data, whether it relates to what a business generates on its own or those related to its employees, must remain sacrosanct. Businesses need to make those investment to catch up on compliance.

Securing startups' future in a time of pandemic

Regional landscape still offers fertile grounds for them to secure growth

One heartening feature of the region's business landscape is that venture capital generated activity more than managed to hold its own. Regional startups have drawn investor attention despite all the distractions from the pandemic.

Employers cannot ignore that trust too is a factor

Widespread usage of video messaging apps shouldn’t be an excuse to pry

Employers need to draw some lines in using videoconferencing apps to keep tracking employee involvement.

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