The number of stores providing e-services for consumers in the UAE rose by 150 percent in the past two weeks, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
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Abu Dhabi medical workers can download this app to get free on-demand bus service
Via has launched a new on-demand essential transportation system in Abu Dhabi to provide free rides for medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organisations turn to UiPath’s RPA to respond to COVID-19
Organisations around the world are turning to automation to become faster and more agile in the face of increased demand …
FAB facilitates first Virtual General Assembly Meetings in UAE
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has launched a new service for managing Virtual General Assembly Meetings (GAM) and has conducted the UAE’s first fully virtual GAM.
NYU Abu Dhabi inks new deal to boost AI research
NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has partnered with the Inception Institute of Artificial Intelligence (IIAI).
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Coronavirus: Dubai unveils new online permit facility
Following the decision of the Supreme Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management, the Dubai Media Office has unveiled the new online permit facility.
Abu Dhabi Criminal Court activates remote trials system
The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court has expanded the Remote Trial System to include all its departments by using video conference technology,
Women in Tech: HPE’s Kinda Baydoun
For this month’s Women in Tech, CNME’s Deputy Editor Giorgia Guantario sat down with Kinda Baydoun, Pointnext Services Leader – …
Abu Dhabi launches new app to track quarantined individuals
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has reportedly launched a new smartphone application, called “Stay Home”, according to state news agency WAM.
WATCH: DigiTalks on the UAE’s readiness for remote working
In the first edition of our new series of virtual discussions called DigiTalks, Tahawultech’s editorial team Mark Forker and Giorgia …
UK 5G towers set on fire amid coronavirus conspiracy theories
Mobile phone towers have been vandalised and telecoms staff abused in Birmingham in central England and Merseyside in northern England, following conspiracy theories linking 5G with the coronavirus.
UiPath extends its online RPA academy and certification
UiPath, the leader in enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA), introduced an expansion to its RPA Certification and Academy program and …
Avaya Spaces gets UAE TRA approval
UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has confirmed that the cloud-based Avaya Spaces collaboration app has been approved for use in the country.
UAE telecom subscribers hit 23.67M in 2019
TRA has recently released a report stating that the number of telecommunications subscribers in UAE mobile, fixed-line and data services amounted to around 23.67 million in December 2019.