Oracle, Israel, and the long shadow over Lebanon’s data

Oracle, Israel, and the long shadow over Lebanon’s data

In a country where the public administration struggles to perform even its most basic functions, the announcement of a programme to train 50,000 people in advanced digital skills was presented as a bold promise of renewal. Partnering with a global technology giant like Oracle to upskill civil servants and students in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, the Lebanese state appeared keen to project an image of transforma…