As per the three-year agreement, the two parties will work to broaden the IT skills and competencies of government employees as ordinary users, to enable them to effectively use IT in office work.
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Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 5676
RTA tests new app for on-demand bus service
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled an on-demand bus service via a smart app, branded MVMANT. The first …
US tech firm secures $30m funding from Dubai investors
Following the completion of this current financing, Nanotronics will have raised a total of $71 million, which will accelerate the development of the company’s optical inspection technologies and proprietary industrial enterprise software.
RTA, Uber explore offering budget taxi services in Dubai
The talks follow a trial of the uberX service earlier this year that aims to provide passengers in Dubai with access to affordable travel.
Dubai-based ekar inks agreement with Volkswagen distributor
The agreement will see an initial insertion of 100 Volkswagen Passat and Jetta models into the ekar fleet called ekar X.
Facebook updates review policy after 10m people saw Russian ads
The company said on Monday that it will add more than 1,000 people to review the ads that run on its platforms.
AI-based online career platform ‘LEAP’ launches in UAE
The project, known as ‘LEAP,’ was developed due to an awareness that the majority of recruitment resources and processes were not only outdated, but incredibly time consuming.
Google Maps saves UAE users $550m a year: study
According to the study, modern mapping services have the potential to unleash consumer benefits worth over AED 2 billion (US$550 m) per year.
Musk flaunts plan to fly passengers from Dubai to London in 29 minutes
While it’s not yet known exactly when we’ll be able to jet to London over our lunch hour on his super-rocket, nicknamed BFR, Musk said construction of the rocket should begin within the next year – with the first launch planned for 2022.
Dubai launches world’s first virtual wills registry
Designed for overseas asset-holders, the new smart service enables eligible investors living outside of the UAE to create, register, witness and store a Will for Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah assets from anywhere in the world.