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Campaign ME
a day ago
- Business
- Campaign ME
UAE-based Digital Ink partners with AI specialist Smart Elephant
Digital Ink, a next-gen marketing agency based in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, has commercially partnered with UK-based AI and development solutions specialist Smart Elephant for the GCC region and North America. The alliance aims to bring together creative strategic expertise and cutting-edge technology to deliver more innovative, more impactful brand solutions. For the past two years, both companies have been active members of the Dscoop community, building relationships, sharing ideas, and discovering a mutual drive to improve things. 'We didn't stumble into this,' said Chris Minn, Founder and CEO of Digital Ink. 'Smart Elephant shares our hunger to challenge the status quo. I've always taken pride in being a positive disruptor, pushing boundaries, building value, and creating campaigns that move people. This partnership reflects that mindset only now; we're combining our energy with serious tech firepower.' Minn explained the partnership has been in the works for some time. 'Harrison Bailey, the founder of Smart Elephant and his team visited me in Dubai some months ago,' Minn added. 'We spent days mapping out how we could align our companies, our values, and our goals. This partnership isn't just strategic, it's intentional.' Smart Elephant aims to bring more than technical power to the table; it brings vision. The company claims to have made a name for itself by integrating rising student talent directly into real-world projects, offering a rare blend of cost-efficiency and future-ready thinking. 'It's a win-win,' said Harrison Bailey, Founder of Smart Elephant. 'Companies get access to the sharpest minds of tomorrow, and students get meaningful, career-shaping experience.' Bailey's connection to the Dscoop community deepened during his time as a business analyst intern, where he worked at the 2024 Indianapolis event and with the academia program. He claims the experience helped shape the Smart Elephant ethos: invest in people, build boldly, and keep pushing forward. 'We have the technical expertise, proven methods, and scalable solutions across marketing automation and app development,' Bailey added. 'But what's exciting about this partnership is the chance to fuse that with bold creative energy. Together with Digital Ink, we're not just building smarter tools, we're creating experiences that truly connect.' The partnership will also focus on AI development and driving AI adoption across key industries. Initial efforts will center on innovation in the print sector, with a strategic expansion into education in the GCC a space both companies see as ripe for transformation. And there may be a small visual cue of this new alliance. 'When you see us operating in partnership with Digital Ink, you might notice our elephant has a slight orange tinge,' Bailey said. 'It's a subtle nod to our alignment and shared mission in those regions.' This collaboration aims to signal a shared commitment to innovation, relevance, and results.
The Star
15-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
UK charges exiled former envoy with trespass
British police charged Myanmar's former ambassador to the United Kingdom with trespassing on a diplomatic residence in London that he has refused to leave since being ousted for opposing Myanmar's 2021 military coup. Kyaw Zwar Minn was locked out of his embassy a few months after the February 2021 coup and was later replaced by the junta's representatives, after calling for the release of Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Since his protest, praised by the British government at the time, Minn has stayed at the northwest London ambassador's residence, a mansion surrounded by razor wire and CCTV cameras. He has refused to hand it back to the embassy, which he says is now run by representatives of an illegitimate government. London's police said Minn was charged last week with trespassing on a diplomatic premises. He must appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on May 30, the police said. Minn declined to comment. Britain's Foreign Office and Myanmar's embassy in London did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Britain has urged Minn to leave the residence, citing pressure from the junta, Reuters has previously reported. Chris Gunness of rights group Myanmar Accountability Project urged Britain's attorney general to intervene to stop the case. 'It is clearly not in our national interest to allow a junta which the UK has condemned and sanctioned to take over diplomatic property in London, not least because it undermines Britain's policy of supporting democracy in Myanmar,' he said. — Reuters
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Ousted Myanmar envoy charged with trespass in London residence row
Ousted Myanmar envoy charged with trespass in London residence row (Photo: AFP) Myanmar's ex-ambassador to London has been charged with trespass for refusing to leave his ambassadorial residence, police said Wednesday, after he was stripped of his post by the military junta following a 2021 coup. Kyaw Zwar Minn , 66, faces a charge of diplomatic trespass and will appear before a court on May 30, London's Metropolitan Police said. The case comes after diplomats close to the junta in April 2021 seized the embassy in central London. They refused access to Minn, a supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government overthrown by a coup in February that year. Britain's Conservative government at the time indicated it would offer its protection to the ousted ambassador. The then British foreign minister, Dominic Raab, condemned "the bullying actions of the Myanmar military regime in London" and paid tribute to Kyaw Zwar Minn for his "courage". Minn's lawyer said after his client was questioned by police in 2023 that the residence remained the property of the Union of Myanmar. "My client has always maintained that he is more than happy to hand over the keys to a representative of the democratically elected government of Myanmar," he added. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Want Lower Bills Without Changing a Thing? elecTrick - Save upto 80% on Power Bill Learn More Undo The 2021 coup plunged Myanmar into a conflict that has forced more than a million people to flee their homes, according to the United Nations, with thousands more arrested. Myanmar's relations with the United Kingdom, the former colonial power, have deteriorated sharply since the military seized power. It was not immediately clear if Minn was still living at the residence.
France 24
14-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Ousted Myanmar envoy charged with trespass in London residence row
Kyaw Zwar Minn, 66, faces a charge of diplomatic trespass and will appear before a court on May 30, London's Metropolitan Police said. The case comes after diplomats close to the junta in April 2021 seized the embassy in central London. They refused access to Minn, a supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government overthrown by a coup in February that year. Britain's Conservative government at the time indicated it would offer its protection to the ousted ambassador. The then British foreign minister, Dominic Raab, condemned "the bullying actions of the Myanmar military regime in London" and paid tribute to Kyaw Zwar Minn for his "courage". Minn's lawyer said after his client was questioned by police in 2023 that the residence remained the property of the Union of Myanmar. "My client has always maintained that he is more than happy to hand over the keys to a representative of the democratically elected government of Myanmar," he added. The 2021 coup plunged Myanmar into a conflict that has forced more than a million people to flee their homes, according to the United Nations, with thousands more arrested. Myanmar's relations with the United Kingdom, the former colonial power, have deteriorated sharply since the military seized power. It was not immediately clear if Minn was still living at the residence.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ousted Myanmar envoy charged with trespass in London residence row
Myanmar's ex-ambassador to London has been charged with trespass for refusing to leave his ambassadorial residence, police said Wednesday, after he was stripped of his post by the military junta following a 2021 coup. Kyaw Zwar Minn, 66, faces a charge of diplomatic trespass and will appear before a court on May 30, London's Metropolitan Police said. The case comes after diplomats close to the junta in April 2021 seized the embassy in central London. They refused access to Minn, a supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government overthrown by a coup in February that year. Britain's Conservative government at the time indicated it would offer its protection to the ousted ambassador. The then British foreign minister, Dominic Raab, condemned "the bullying actions of the Myanmar military regime in London" and paid tribute to Kyaw Zwar Minn for his "courage". Minn's lawyer said after his client was questioned by police in 2023 that the residence remained the property of the Union of Myanmar. "My client has always maintained that he is more than happy to hand over the keys to a representative of the democratically elected government of Myanmar," he added. The 2021 coup plunged Myanmar into a conflict that has forced more than a million people to flee their homes, according to the United Nations, with thousands more arrested. Myanmar's relations with the United Kingdom, the former colonial power, have deteriorated sharply since the military seized power. It was not immediately clear if Minn was still living at the residence. har/jkb/jj
