Dubai – UAE: Tristar Group announced a milestone in its digital transformation strategy as it unveiled a ground-breaking Proof of Concept (POC) using blockchain technology. Transparency in the supply chain has always been difficult to achieve, but Tristar …
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Logistics Giant Teams Up With Dubai Startup On Implementing Blockchain Tech
Tristar’s blockchain implementation was executed by Dubai-based Block Gemini Technologies. Tristar Group has teamed up with Dubai-based startup Block Gemini Technologies to develop a Proof of Concept (POC) that it says will use blockchain technology to …
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HFTP and Naseba Set Final Details for Inaugural HITEC Dubai Event
are bringing the world’s largest and oldest Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference(HITEC®) brand to Dubai, UAE for the first time. HITEC Dubai will take place from November 14-15, 2017 at the Conrad Dubai in Dubai, UAE – serving as …
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Lord heads to Dubai, with an eye on scouting foreign technology
Ellen Lord, seen here in a file photo, will be the top American at the Dubai Air Show. (Alan Lessig/Staff) WASHINGTON – When the Pentagon’s top acquisition official hits the show floor at next week’s Dubai Air Show, she will be keeping a keen eye out …
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Technology to boost new wave of SMEs in UAE
The UAE is primed for a new wave of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) development led by innovation and technology, according to a new report titled ‘Charting the Future of SMEs in the UAE’. The report was launched on the sidelines of the SME …
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Dubai’s DEWA inks deal for phase 3 of giant solar park
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an agreement with both Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Électricité de France (EDF) to promote cooperation in developing and financing the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al …
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UAE, India keen to expand ties in space, renewables
I see the potential for advanced technology and small and medium enterprises too. I think the established joint fund will also play a vital role in strengthening those sectors to a higher level. We want to build the UAE on a knowledge-based economy,” he added.
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Butti Saeed Al Ghandi Inaugurates Middle East Cleaning Technology Week 2017
H.E. Butti Saeed Al Ghandi, Second Vice-Chairman of the Dubai World Trade Centre, today inaugurated the 5 th Middle East Cleaning Technology Week (MECTW) at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). With over 130 companies participating, MECTW is expected to …
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority continues smart transformation and tests blockchain
DEWA is also piloting a blockchain initiative for electric vehicles (EVs) in its Green Charger services project for customers in Dubai, she said. Mustafawi said DEWA is adopting smart and innovative technology because it wants to help businesses …
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10 Startups From All Over The World Are Joining Dubai’s First Ever Islamic Lifestyle Bootcamp
Ten startups have made the cut for the first Islamic Lifestyle Mini Bootcamp that will run from November 12 to 16 at the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtec), the technology incubator within Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO). Organizers of the mini bootcamp …
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Cisco opens innovation centre in Dubai
The IXC, which is located at Cisco’s Middle East HQ in Dubai Knowledge Village, is intended to provide a showcase for Cisco solutions, and to provide a focus for local partner ecosystems and startups to build on Cisco technology. The $10m centre was …
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Blockchain, robotics, AI, wireless tech to reshape digital business in 2018
DUBAI – Blockchain, together with artificial intelligence … Another exciting trend to look forward to is the boom in new wireless technologies that will enable IoT and bring us a step closer to the dream of pervasive connectivity.
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UAE right to put AI on the political agenda, says European Commissioner for Innovation
He said the new technology could eradicate disease and poverty … but indicated it should be someone senior, as it is in the UAE, saying, “probably the solution is to have someone looking at it, I don’t know if it’s at a ministerial level or …
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Ten Start-Ups from Four Countries Qualify for First Islamic Lifestyle Mini Bootcamp in Dubai
Ten start-ups have made the cut for the first Islamic Lifestyle Mini Bootcamp that will run from November 12 to 16 at the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtec), the largest technology incubator in the Middle East within Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the …
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Dubai’s du inks Souq.com deal to sell products online
Dubai-based telco du said on Monday that it has entered into a partnership with the online portal, Souq.com, to sell its products. Through this partnership, Souq.com customers will be able to purchase du SIM cards, and top-ups for customers, in addition to …
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ABB technology helps Dubai develop smart solar strategy
Dubai Electric & Water Authority (DEWA) is using the ABB AbilityTM Electrical Distribution Control System to help develop data-driven strategies that maximise year-round solar energy production as part of the Smart Dubai initiative. Smart Dubai is the …
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The 3rd Future Mobility Conference to Open in Dubai With Hundreds of Experts and Producers
“The reality and the economic future of the UAE, which is aimed at innovation and the employment of technology, began its first signs with the adoption of two years ago by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, He Said.
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