Over three quarters (88 percent) of UAE IT decision-makers will increase cloud spend in 2019, according to a new YouGov survey.
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Telecom subscribers in UAE rise to 24 million: TRA
The number of subscribers to telecommunications services in the UAE, whether through mobile phones, landlines and the internet, rose to around 24 million during the first five months of 2018.1 2312
Global leaders in artificial intelligence to descend into Dubai
Dubai is gearing up to host the first-ever AI Everything summit, which will bring together world leaders who will discuss how artificial intelligence will redefine governance, business and society.
World’s first robot-operated number plates factory opens in Dubai
The Dubai RTA has inaugurated the first factory in the world that uses robots in the manufacturing of vehicle number plates, with a capacity of 33,000 plates per day.
Dubai RTA to ease taxi transactions with cashless payments
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has reportedly completed the installation of Point of Sale (POS) devices across the entire fleet of taxis in the emirate comprising of 10800 vehicles to ease the payment of taxi fares.
UAE MoID IT Director Hessa Al Suwaidi on building the foundations for AI
TahawulTech.com spoke with the UAE Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s director of IT Hessa Al Suwaidi, who outlined the organisation’s technology strategy for the coming years.
BICSI MEA to spotlight latest ICT innovations in Dubai
BICSI Middle East and Africa District Conference and Exhibition will be held from April 16-18 under the theme ‘From AI to Zettabytes: A Connected Future!’ at Sheikh Maktoum Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre.
DEWA adds instant voice chat to virtual employee Rammas
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has added an instant voice chat feature to its virtual employee Rammas, in both Arabic and English, through DEWA’s smart app.
UAE selects Hazzaa Al Mansoori to become first Emirati to go into space
The MBRSC has announced that it selected Hazzaa Al Mansoori as the prime astronaut and Sultan Al Neyadi as the backup astronaut for the International Space Station (ISS) mission.
UAE teams up with Microsoft to promote AI governance and ethics
The UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar Sultan Al Olama has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft Gulf to enhance joint cooperation in the field of AI development, governance and ethics in the country.
“Data is the true wealth of communities”: Smart Dubai’s Dr. Aisha bin Bishr
Smart Dubai has announced the Dubai Data Private Sector Strategy and Policy aimed at fostering stronger collaboration between the public and private sectors and driving the emirate’s ambitions to become a paperless smart city.