Etisalat has announced the achievement of a milestone at Expo 2020 Dubai with the completion of the first phase of construction of two state-of-the-art Points of Presence (PoPs) that will play a critical role as the main interconnection point for the provision of services to the entire Expo 2020 site as well as serve as a communications gateway to the world at the global event.
Cancer is the fourth most common cause of death among children under 15 years of age in industrialised nations. In a bid to combat this, 150 students from across 15 schools in the UAE were set the task of creating a product that either helps to detect early symptoms of cancer.
The European Union is targeting $24.4 billion of investment in artificial intelligence by 2020.
The Department of Economic Development (DED) as part of its participation in the 10X initiative has announced the ‘Dubai 3i’ project.
Al Shirawi Group of Companies, one of the largest private business conglomerates in the UAE, has adopted Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) software application to accelerate its digital transformation journey and empower its workforce.
Emirates NBD has announced the launch of its own private cloud platform. The move is part of the bank’s ongoing AED 1 billion IT transformation.
“Cities that will succeed will not only embrace these technologies early, but will make themselves talent magnets – the ‘place to be’ – for entrepreneurs, start-ups and ideas, to progress forward and enable them to thrive in these emerging areas,” said Hashish.
China’s SenseTime Group has reportedly raised $600 million from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and other investors at a valuation of more than $3 billion, becoming the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence startup.
The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched its blockchain-powered digital bank for art, ArtBank.
The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has launched the second phase of Dubai 10X Initiative, which aims of make the emirate a world capital of innovation within the span of a decade, transforming it into “a city of the future.”
