Scope: Algeria Focus
Skills & Careers
From ENSIA to Upwork: Building Global AI Engineering Portfolios from Algiers
⚡ Key Takeaways AI Engineer topped LinkedIn’s 2026 Jobs on the Rise with 143% YoY growth, and AI skills now...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Tabletop Exercises for Algerian SMEs: Running Your First Ransomware Drill in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Ransomware volumes grew roughly 30% year-on-year into Q1 2026 with healthcare, education and mid-market manufacturing dominating the...
Cybersecurity & Risk
From DZ-CERT to the Private Sector: Building Algeria’s SOC Analyst Talent Pipeline
⚡ Key Takeaways MEA cybersecurity headcount grew 7.4% in 2024 — the fastest regional rate globally — while the worldwide...
Cybersecurity & Risk
Building Algeria’s Phishing-Resistant MFA Playbook: Why Passkeys and FIDO2 Matter in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways AI now writes an estimated 82.6% of phishing emails and voice-deepfake BEC calls have made the old...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Inside the Algiers Digital Sovereignty Summit: What It Means for Local Cloud
⚡ Key Takeaways Global Africa Tech 2026 ran in Algiers from March 28-30 as the first pan-African digital sovereignty summit,...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Oran AI Data Center Breaks Ground: Algeria’s Sovereign Compute Bet
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria broke ground on a state-backed AI data center in Oran, designed as a multi-tenant facility for...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algerie Telecom Hits 3 Million FTTH Homes: Africa’s Fastest Fiber Rollout
⚡ Key Takeaways Algerie Telecom crossed 3 million FTTH-connected homes in early 2026, up from 53,000 in 2020, and launched...
AI & Automation
Huawei and Algeria’s Vocational Diploma: A New On-Ramp for Non-University AI Talent
⚡ Key Takeaways Starting September 2026, Algeria’s Ministry of Vocational Training and Education and Huawei will jointly issue a diploma...
AI & Automation
ENSIA and the 5,000-Graduate Pipeline: Can Algeria Supply Its AI Ambition?
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria now has 74 AI master’s programs across 52 universities and grandes ecoles, producing approximately 5,000 AI-skilled...
AI & Automation
Sidi Abdellah Opens Its Doors: Algeria’s First AI & Cybersecurity Startup Cluster
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria opened its first AI and cybersecurity startup cluster on April 21, 2026 at the 87-hectare Chahid...
AI & Automation
Algeria’s Sovereign AI Push: What the Ministry’s March Announcement on Cultural Values Really Means
⚡ Key Takeaways In March 2026, a Ministry of the Knowledge Economy official confirmed Algeria is developing AI models rooted...
