The Abu Dhabi Government has announced the ‘Digital Month’ initiative in a bid to further drive the UAE leadership’s vision to utilise information technology to better serve the community and advance government services, WAM reported.
To bee or not to bee: saving bees with Oracle Cloud
Deputy Editor Giorgia Guantario takes a look at how Oracle and The World Bee Project are trying to solve the …
How OMA Emirates is reshaping payment solutions
Niranj Sangal, Group CEO at OMA Emirates Group explains how the UAE-based organisation has leveraged emerging technologies to become the …
UAE zoo turns to AI to preserve wildlife
Al Ain Zoo has announced a new project, which will see the entity conduct pilot tests for the use of AI to identify animals individually using a face or skin imprint.
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How technology is fighting the coronavirus outbreak
As coronavirus continues to raise concerns across the globe, Deputy Editor Giorgia Guantario takes a look at how technology can …
How Invenio is transforming tax processes in the GCC
Deputy Editor Giorgia Guantario sat down with Chandan Vashista, SVP & BU Leader – Public Sector at Invenio, to understand …
Abu Dhabi Ports to bring autonomous tech to maritime operations
Abu Dhabi Ports has announced its collaboration with a global commercial vessel designer and tugboat firm, Robert Allan, to develop the world’s first fully unmanned autonomous commercial marine tugs.
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Dubai postpones cybersecurity conference due to coronavirus concerns
The Gulf Information Security Exhibition and Conference, one of the region’s largest cybersecurity event, has been moved to later date over coronavirus concerns.
Siemens signs 10-year lease agreement with District 2020
District 2020 has announced that one of its key anchor tenants, Siemens, will grow its presence within its innovation ecosystem …
UAE residents can now request for a search and rescue helicopter with this app
The UAE National Search and Rescue Centre (NSRC) has launched a smartphone application at the Search and Rescue conference in Abu Dhabi.
Thoma Bravo completes $3.9 billion acquisition of Sophos
Sophos has announced the completion of its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a global private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, in a cash transaction that values Sophos at approximately $3.9 billion.
GovTech Innovation Awards to host panel discussion on the next digital decade
In a compelling panel discussion taking place at GovTech Innovation Awards 2020, government thought-leaders will examine how emerging technologies will …
Rackspace’s EMEA VP Global Solutions on their expansion in the Middle East
Tahawultech.com secured an interview with Simon Crawley-Trice, VP Global Solutions and Services, EMEA, Rackspace to discuss the American managed cloud …
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UAE’s Ai Everything summit postponed over coronavirus concerns
One of the major AI summits in the region, Ai Everything, which is originally scheduled to take place from 10th to 11th March has been postponed, the organisers revealed on the event’s website.