The survey involved respondents from 9 MENA countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, and Algeria.
It encompassed a diverse array of industries, such as professional, scientific, and technology services (including technology, private equity, accounting, and legal firms), accommodation and food services, telecommunication, media, and entertainment, oil and gas, energy, construction and real estate services, transportation and logistics, retail and wholesale, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, education, and agriculture.
A total of 1,306 respondents participated in the survey, with the following distribution
Saudi Arabia (197)
United Arab Emirates (210)
Qatar (170)
Egypt (212)
Morocco (176)
Lebanon (100)
Jordan (104)
Tunisia (82)
Algeria (55)
Respondents represented companies of all sizes, and their profiles were categorized into C-level roles (e.g., CEO, CFO, CMO, COO), senior management roles (e.g., global, regional, country-level directors), other board-level roles, and middle management (capped at approximately 20%)
The survey consisted of 40 questions, which provided a comprehensive overview of the impact of emerging technologies to the labor market in the region.