Dubai Customs’ “smart innovations” have played a huge part in helping to increase the number of customs transactions in Port …
Etisalat announces successful deployment of pre-commercial 5G network
Etisalat has successfully launched a pre-commercial 5G network in certain locations within the UAE including Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Banking on collaboration to beat the hackers
Earlier this month, I’d attended an event organised by the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), which has created a platform for banks …
Abu Dhabi DED to boost e-commerce sector with new e-trading licence initiative
Abu Dhabi DED’s Electronic Trading licence initiative aims to reinforce the government’s efforts toward providing smarter electronic services and boost e-commerce in the business sector in the capital.
AI to create 2.3 million jobs in 2020: Gartner
The year 2020 will be a pivotal year in AI-related employment dynamics, according to a recent study by Gartner, as artificial intelligence (AI) will become a positive job motivator.
What DevOps trends to watch out for in 2018
It came, it saw and it conquered! Saying that for DevOps won’t be wrong. 2017 saw the adoption of DevOps …
Sheikh Hamdan green-lights Dubai Future Foundation’s 2018 strategies
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the foundation, has approved the 2018 plans and strategies of the Dubai Future Foundation.
TRA urges UAE operators to prep for 5G roll-out
The UAE’s telecom regulator on Saturday announced the launch of IMT-2020 (5G), and asked mobile network operators in the country …
Global Smart Energy Summit scheduled for March 2018
The Dubai World Trade Centre will host the opening session of the Global Smart Energy Summit from 6th to 8th …
GCC patent office completes electronic payment system development
In cooperation with specialists in the patent office in Bahrain, the IT team in the patent office of the GCC …
Emaar Hospitality unveils digital transformation initiatives
Emaar Hospitality Group has unveiled three new projects for digitalisation that will leverage IoT and AI to enhance guest experience, promote organisation-wide digital innovation and drive operational excellence.
Regional partners honoured at Avaya Edge World Tour
As the region’s ICT community looks to simplify the adoption of emerging technology trends, Avaya has honoured members of its …
China ride-hail firm Didi raises $4 billion for global push
Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing Technology has raised $4 billion in a new funding round, the firm said on Thursday, …
Dubai Police services to be 100% AI-powered by 2031
The Dubai Police has announced its ‘Strategic Plan for Artificial Intelligence,’ which will see the government agency integrate AI technology to run all of its services by 2031.
Looking ahead: IBM Resilient’s top three cybersecurity predictions for 2018
The last 12 months have been action-packed in the world cybersecurity. Ted Julian, VP Product Management and Co-Founder of Resilient, IBM, shares cybersecurity predictions for 2018.
D-Link introduces new generation DGS-3630 series switches
D-Link Corporation has announced the new generation of Layer 3 managed gigabit switches – the DGS-3630 series. The series now …
STME bags Ingram Micro highest transacting cybersecurity award
STME, a Middle East IT solutions provider and systems integrator (SI), headquartered in Riyadh, was recently awarded the ‘Cloud and …
DHA, Avanza to roll out AI-powered ‘Acuity’ app in Dubai hospitals
Acuity uses its AI capabilities to carry out complex commands including finding the closest hospital with free beds and alerting relevant hospital teams.
Salesforce enables customers to build custom AI apps with myEinstein
myEinstein automates the model building and data scoring process and custom predictive models and bots can be embedded directly into Salesforce workflows.
Sheikh Mohammed launches Centre for Future Research
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, …