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  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, said the 62-km-long Abu Dhabi- Dubai highway would be ready by next year. The project, being executed by Musanada in co-operation with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport, is one of the most important land transport initiatives in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The road is one of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Economic Development Committee (EDC) of Abu Dhabi Executive Council visited the new Midfield Terminal Project (MTP) and Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the emirate’s ports, and to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, Kizad. The two projects are in line with the Abu Dhabi Plan objectives to create an effective ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Emirati women now make up about 10 percent of the people working at the UAE’s nuclear energy plant Barakah and 20 percent of the employees at the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Mohamed Al Hammadi, ENEC s Chief Executive Officer, said at the 24th Women in Nuclear (WiN) Annual Global Conference here. According to Al ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Middle East’s digital industry is currently enjoying continuous growth fuelled by increased enthusiasm from consumers who are ready to quickly embrace new digital offerings, thus transforming the region into a potential digital hub. By 2025, the Middle East is estimated to have 160 million potential digital users that will largely contribute to rapid economic ...

  Dubai /WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday launched the UAE University (UAEU) Science and Innovation Park on the university campus in Al Ain. He unveiled the plaque of the UAEU Science and Innovation Park, a-first-of-its-kind research hub and student innovation incubator in ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai will honour 45 Emirati pioneers and distinguished entities, taking part in the ‘Year of Reading’, at the 3rd edition of UAE Pioneers Award 2016, which will be held on November 28. The Award celebrates the pioneers’ important ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), hosted its second DSO Innovation Festival 2016. The event was hosted at Dubai Silicon Oasis in line with the UAE Innovation Week initiative announced in 2015 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The DSO Innovation ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is highlighting its new initiatives aimed at further enhancing the overall visitor experience and boosting green tourism practices, as part of the activities that are being held during UAE Innovation Week from November 20–26. Dubai Tourism has set up an exhibition stand at BOXPARK, the offbeat ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE is on track to becoming one of the most innovative countries in the world, says Freek Vermeulen, Term Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School. “In 2014, the UAE defined the very ambitious target to become one of the world’s most innovative countries in the world in just seven years,” says ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and Her Excellency Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, visited Etihad Innovation Week, as part of UAE Innovation Week. During a tour at Etihad Innovation Centre, the VIP dignitaries were shown the future ...