Dubai 10X initiative project set to boost digitally skilled talent in the UAE to 10% by 2020
Dubai Smart City
Dubai Smart City
UAE gov’t revenues top $1bn via e-Dirham in Q1
82% increase confirms e-Dirham’s growing popularity in the cashless payment industry
Accident
New system reduces traffic accident response time by 40%
When two vehicles collide with each other, Ecall communicates the incident via the driver’s mobile network
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Fit-out ops start at Dubai’s first smart city project
Al Shirawi Interiors says it is gearing up for handover of Silicon Park in the fourth quarter of 2018
digital backbone
Video: IoT beyond the buzzword
The Internet of Things is rapidly moving beyond the hypothetical and toward practical implementation. How is this changing the way we live and work, and what innovations will we start to see here in the UAE?
autonomous pods
Opinion: Smart cities rely on smart transport
Urban mobility operators must innovate to meet the region’s ambitions for interconnected, technologically integrated cities
Dubai Crown Prince
Sheikh Hamdan launches plan for Dubai Investment Week 2018
Dubai Crown Prince says October event will raise the profile of emirate as a strategic and futuristic city
digital backbone
Internet of Things: beyond the buzzword
IoT technology is rapidly transforming the way we do business and live our lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in Dubai
Apple Pay
RTA launches Apple, Samsung Pay in Dubai taxis
Secure mobile payment and digital wallet services were launched in the UAE during the last year
Artificial intelligence
Dubai to host first World AI Show amid smart city ambitions
Show arrives in April as the UAE puts itself at the forefront of global artificial intelligence development
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Five things to know about… The world’s smartest cities – in pictures
The cities around the world doing their best to foster innovation, according to the Dubai Chamber
Dubai RTA
Dubai’s RTA expands smart pedestrian signals project after trial
Roads and Transport Authority widens scope to 15 new locations to improve pedestrian safety
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence a ‘tremendous opportunity’, says Du CEO
Dubai telco CEO Osman Sultan says AI doesn’t have to pose a threat
Cisco
Opinion: Technology has the power to improve most – but not all – aspects of our lives
Dubai’s smart city vision aims to utilise the ‘Internet of Everything’ so that it becomes one of the world’s most connected hubs
Chuck Robbins
Connecting all the dots: the transfer of information and workflows to cloud services is gathering pace
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins outlines what that means for businesses and governments
Dubai Government
Dubai gov’t to go paperless from 2021
Dubai Paperless Strategy will eliminate over one billion papers annually