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DUBAI / WAM Road and Transport Authority’s Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) engaged in a remote employee-training model via the smart application ‘LinkedIn Learning’. Around 120 employees have benefited from the online training programmes in the platform, which has about 15,000 learning and training courses updated weekly and delivered by an array of industry experts. The step is part of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Consumers and Markets Services Sector – the field arm of the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (ADQCC)- launched its remote inspection initiative, to inspect online platforms, websites and points of sale, that have become a major preference for many consumers for purchasing their needs. In a statement by the council on Wednesday, the initiative ...

DUBAI / WAM The National Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT) in the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) responded to approximately 34,000 cyber-attacks, during April. The TRA’s monthly report on cybersecurity developments in the Federal Government of the UAE for April, noted that the cyber-attacks varied between malware (46 percent), vulnerabilities (47 percent) and phishing attacks (7 percent). The team also dealt ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Governor of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for the United Arab Emirates, announced on Wednesday the launch of a new initiative to create a unified global legal and legislative framework for the Islamic finance sector. Launched by the UAE Ministry of Finance in partnership with the IDB, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has praised the role of the country’s armed forces in fighting all sorts of crises across the globe. “The 44th anniversary of the unity of our armed forces this year is happening during exceptional ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Tuesday announced its Panorama Digital Command Centre (Panorama) has generated over $1 billion (AED3.67 billion) in business value since its inception three years ago. Panorama is a key part of Adnoc’s ongoing strategic investments in digitisation and artificial intelligence (AI) to enable the company to drive greater efficiencies, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi on Tuesday announced the launch of the ‘Abu Dhabi Specialist Programme’, an e-learning platform which will provide travel trade industry professionals with destination-related information about the emirate through a series of online courses. DCT Abu Dhabi noted that the programme will be rolled out in three phases ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Government Support, as represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority announced launch of digital payment platform, ‘Abu Dhabi Pay’ through the Abu Dhabi Government Services ecosystem (Tamm). The launch of Abu Dhabi Pay is a new step towards accelerating pace and impact of digital transformation, innovating more solutions and services aimed at facilitating ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday sent an aid plane containing 7 metric tons of medical supplies to Guinea to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Ahmed Nasser Abdul Rahim Al-Khaja, UAE ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business RAK International Corporate Centre (RAK ICC), a world-class corporate registry in Ras Al Khaimah, has announced unprecedented Business Stimulus Measures to support its Registered Agents and promote new business during these challenging times. RAK ICC’s Business Stimulus Measures are in the form of exclusive discounts to its clients in order to provide reassurance, boost ...