The sixth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018) gets underway today, featuring more than 130 speakers across 120 interactive sessions and over 4,000 participants from 140 countries.
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Etisalat to spotlight opportunities in the mobile ecosystem
Etisalat has announced its exclusive partnership with GSMA for Mobile 360 series-MENA conference in 2018 and 2019, a regional platform that attracts telecom leaders from across the global and regional mobile industry to address key challenges and opportunities in the mobile ecosystem.0 3912
Effective communication system “crucial” in UAE Mars mission
Franco Fenoglio, Head of Human Spaceflight & Transportation Unit at Thales Alenia Space, has emphasised why effective communication with Mars is important to facilitate how human beings will live and work in space.
New government innovation platform unveiled
As part of the sixth World Government Summit, which will be held from 11th to 13th February, 2018, in Dubai, …
Digital payments could save Dubai consumers $200m: Visa
In collaboration with Roubini ThoughtLab, Visa examined the economic impact of increasing the use of digital payments in major cities around the world.
SpaceX launches megarocket with Tesla on board
SpaceX’s jumbo rocket built to be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle blasted off from Florida on Tuesday in its maiden test launch in a milestone for Silicon Valley billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk space company.
Start-ups can win $100,000 at Abu Dhabi’s business incubator progamme
Fikra Labs, defined as an Acceleration Programme for entrepreneurs, was launched by a group of key departments and institution in …
Ideation to innovation: UAE workshops encourage youth to study science
Emirates Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation set up by the Abu Dhabi government, is hosting a series of workshops aimed …
Op-ed: The global tech industry can no longer ignore Saudi Arabia
Silicon Valley’s eye is now well and truly on Saudi Arabia. The Wall Street Journal reported that state-owned oil firm …
Amazon beats Google as world’s most valuable brand
Amazon has claimed the top spot as the world’s most valuable brand ahead of Apple and Google in the Brand Finance Global 500.
Revealed: The UAE’s top 5 tech innovators
In line with the UAE’s Innovation Month, which kickstarts today in Abu Dhabi, Tahawul Tech takes a look at five of the most innovative uses of technology across the country over the last 12 months.