The initiative is part of “Guiding Light” campaign to provide solar lights to off-grid communities across the world, launched by the Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s global award for …
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Technology: The New Luxury Item in UAE
Technology just might be the next biggest thing for UAE. UAE’s Authorities have been keeping an eye for potential new technologies. Technology is already changing and in most cases improving every asp…
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Dubai to test new solar powered bus shelters
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the construction of 58 new air-conditioned bus shelters and the testing of solar powered variants. The director general and chairman of …
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DEWA and UC Berkeley Provide Master’s in Future Energy Systems and Technology for Staff
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of California, Berkeley, to enable DEWA’s distinguished staff to obtain Master’s degrees …
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Virginia Tech beats out competition, wins smart home Solar Decathlon
The students who created it are a whole bunch of big brains from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University who went all the way to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to compete in the Solar Decath…
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UAE residents willing to ‘bank’ on technology companies
There are a growing number of customers in the UAE who say that they are who are willing to get banking services from an established technology company, because traditional banks are failing to keep u…
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Why UAE travellers opt for biometrics
According to the annual Global Digital Traveller Research study, Dubai International airport has already taken the cue by setting up biometric technologies instead of human checks to allow certain tra…
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Dubai Police to roll out new traffic camera from Zenith Technologies
Security solutions provider Zenith Technologies has announced a new high tech traffic camera which will be deployed by Dubai Police. The Traffic Enforcement Management (TEM) platform has been develope…
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UAE Presents Blockchain and AI Initiatives Following Annual Government Meeting
The UAE has announced two initiatives pertaining to blockchain and artificial intelligence in a bid to become a leading country in the new technologies. The UAE has announced two new initiatives …
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UAE Government Launch National Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence Initiatives
At the Second United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government Annual Meeting held in Abu Dhabi, the region’s authorities launched two national platforms targeted at reinforcing the UAE’s artificial intelligence …
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Dubai Police now boast of high-tech vehicle capable of recognising faces
Famous in the world for having the most modern technology in the world, Dubai Police now boast of a new high-tech vehicle which can recognise faces, another reason for speeding criminals in the UAE to …
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UAE National Day: Get free, faster WiFi for 10…
Etisalat on Thursday announced that it will offer free access to its super-fast ‘UAE WiFi by Etisalat’ network for 10 days to mark the 47th UAE National Day. “All residents and international tourists …
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UAE- Big 5 calls for investments in innovative technologies
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) Professionals across the UAE and the GCC’s construction industry have called for greater investments in innovative technologies that will help to improve the quality of …
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UAE- Italian water tech major DAB to cater to the higher demand for energy-efficient tech solutions
… best energy-efficient water management solutions for urban development DUBAI – November 27, 2018: DAB Water Technology, an Italian frontrunner in the global water management industry, brings …
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Solar home by US students wins Dh900,000 in UAE
Their prototype, they said, took six months to construct and two weeks to assemble, but conception and design took them years. A group of students from Virginia Tech University, USA, won a Dh900,000 p…
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Microsoft OpenHack to supercharge UAE tech skillsets and solve industry challenges
UAE’s efforts in the field of smart solutions reflects that … “The World Bank tells us that every new technology job generates about 4.3 jobs in other industries,” said Hashish. “We must invest wise…
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Padding up with future technology alone will not help
The question is: Are corporate leaders in the UAE putting as much focus on the people side of the equation as they are on the new technology race? New research says: the answer is no. Fitting …
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