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Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates is participating in the International Day for Disaster Reduction, which falls on October 13 each year, under the slogan ‘Home Safe Home.” The aim of the event is to strengthen the global culture of disaster prevention and to deal with the situation and its consequences efficiently. In his statement to the Emirates ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has on Monday launched its ‘Global Perspectives on the Islamic Creative Economy’ book, featuring interviews that present the opinions of experts from local and international experts about how to consolidate Dubai’s position as an international centre for the Islamic Culture ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF), launched its new eCloud service technology for the financial and human resources (HR), systems of federal entities, in collaboration with the Federal Authority of Human Resources (FAHR), and Oracle International, during its participation in GITEX Technology Week 2017. The new technology will provide a secure IT infrastructure with minimal intervention from operators ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), on Monday marked its first participation in the annual GITEX Technology Week, in collaboration with Smart Dubai. DIFC inaugurated its participation with the launch of ‘DIFC Connect’, the official Mobile App for DIFC which aims to offer an interactive platform that enhances the residents and visitors’ experience around the centre. Alya Al ...

DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), is displaying the Smart Pedestrian Signal in GITEX 2017 as part of its endeavours to keep abreast of the Smart City initiative of the Dubai Government. The technology aims to ensure a safe crossing for pedestrians through carefully planned moves to install the signal in a host of selected locations of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business National Reference Laboratory (NRL), part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, has become the first fully-automated referral laboratory in the UAE, enabling NRL to deliver high-quality patient results in the shortest time possible. NRL was created in partnership with and is managed by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp), a world leading life sciences ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business As part of its strategic commitment to becoming one of the region’s leading research universities, American University of Sharjah (AUS) is presenting innovative research projects at GITEX, an event that plays a significant role in the country’s quest to become a knowledge-based economy. The AUS projects were presented as part of Sharjah eGovernment Pavilion. An internationally ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Farmers’ Service Centre announced that it launched the Farmers e-Portal and 11 of its services provided electronically to farm owners through the Abu Dhabi Government Digital Platform, at GITEX 2017. Commenting on the announcement, Nasser Mohammed Al Junaibi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Farmers’ Service Centre, said, “Through the technical and commercial services ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Economy and online retailer Noon have signed a partnership to promote ecommerce among Dubai-based companies. Together, the two entities will work with the authorities concerned in updating e-commerce laws and regulations as well as in enhancing service standards in order to promote customer happiness and facilitate business in Dubai using the latest technology. The agreement ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, launched its new Market Access programme which aims to enhance cooperation and facilitate deals between innovative startups, SMEs, leading companies, and government entities in Dubai. The launch announcement was made during GITEX Technology Week 2017, where Dubai Startup Hub is exhibiting and showcasing the ...