67% of Mideast executives ‘moving to modern tech’ ABU DHABI, 5 hours, 36 minutes ago Two-thirds of Middle East executives who responded to a survey said that that they have taken measures to modernize their existing technology infrastructure – moving from data servers to cloud storage – in the past five years. In the next five years, this figure is poised to increase to 86%, according to the report, “Accenture Middle East Innovation Maturity Index 2021” by professional services firm Accenture, which surveyed C-level executives from 200 large companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Middle Eastern companies registered a significant surge in their innovation strategy scores on Accenture’s Innovation Maturity Index, as businesses reviewed their strategies due to Covid-19.