Saudi Arabia’s King Salman held his first-ever cabinet meeting in Neom, a planned $500 billion futuristic mega city.
Saudi king arrives in $500B still unbuilt mega city for holiday
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Monday has arrived in NEOM, a still undeveloped mega city where he will spend some time for a holiday, according to state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Oman to build first Smart City in Duqm
Oman and the Republic of Korea has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two sides to establish smart cities.
Dubai RTA app now features Apple Pay
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has launched Apple Pay feature enabling customers using iPhones to process the payment of several fees in a quick and safe environment via RTA Dubai app.
Smart cities key to “more connected” MEA region: Mastercard
Mastercard has pledged to develop more meaningful partnerships with both the public and private sector at the recent World Cities Summit in Singapore.
Fast track growth: Visa mentors Dubai tech startups
Visa and Startupbootcamp have hosted “FastTrack”, a mentoring session for startups participating in the Dubai Smart City Accelerator, which is hosted in Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (dtec).
Smart Dubai explores prospects of an integrated tech infrastructure
Smart Dubai has organised a brainstorming session at its headquarters in Dubai Design District, d3, as part of its Smart Cities Hackathon.
Dubai RTA reviews future plans for hi-tech transit systems
Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, in Dubai, has received Dr. Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the BOM Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany.
Dubai Silicon Oasis is raising the bar for tech excellence, says UAE minister
UAE AI Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama commended government entities and private corporations on their harmonised efforts in contributing to the status of the country as a pioneer in the field of innovative artificial intelligence technologies.
Dubai initiates cybersecurity standards for autonomous vehicles
Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) is set to launch the region’s first ‘Cybersecurity Standard’ for autonomous vehicles.