The DeG workshop explored the fundamentals of empowering citizens by transforming Sharjah into a fully smart city via the Internet of Things.
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3537
AUSE, AUS focus on robotics and 3D printing prospects in construction
The American University of Sharjah Enterprises (AUSE) and American University of Sharjah (AUS) recently held a three-day workshop on robotics …
TEKNO 2017 highlights efforts to transform UAE manufacturing sector
The TEKNO programme this year underlines Dubai’s position as a strategic hub for industrial products, technologies and services.
ICAEW: GCC finance professionals must embrace AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is radically transforming the accountancy profession and the industry needs to accept this fact and work out …
RTA to merge all e-services to S’hail app
A selection of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) mobile apps will be phased out and incorporated into the authority’s …
Omantel targets hospitality industry with new interTouch partnership
The partnership will enable interTouch to deliver “reliable and secure” connectivity and managed network solutions for the hospitality industry in Oman.
CNIL issues strict notice to WhatsApp to stop Facebook data transfers
WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging service was given a one-month ultimatum by France’s data protection authority CNIL, which instructed it to cease …
Oman launches currency detection app for the visually-impaired
The ‘Omani Currency Reader’ uses the phone camera to read and analyse the currency note held in front of it in real time.
Saudi’s STC, MCIT pen pact to create skilled tech workers
The Saudi Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and incumbent telco STC signed a memorandum of understanding to train 800 …
Dubai start-ups to increase spending on cloud
Seventy percent of startups in Dubai currently use cloud computing, and that 24 per cent even built their startups on the cloud. Meanwhile, 38 per cent of those not yet on the cloud plan to adopt the technology in the near future.