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  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation helped return financial dues owed to 10,500 workers (2.6 per cent of the total 409,000 workers) visited by General Inspectors from the beginning of 2016 till last September. The team paid 2,200 visits to 598 establishments, 740 labour accommodations and 870 worksites across UAE. Maher Al-Obed, Assistant ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Digital transformation can boost the UAE’s GDP by nearly USD 14 billion by 2020, according to SAP, market leader in enterprise application software, and a recent Accenture report, in advance of GITEX Technology Week. The Accenture report reveals that if the UAE government and businesses optimize digital skills, technologies, and accelerators, then the UAE’s GDP ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum global initiatives – is gearing up to participate in Gitex Technology Week 2016, taking place in the Dubai World Trade Center from October 16-20. This marks the Foundation’s first-ever participation in the yearly event, where it plans to launch a number ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) participates at Gitex 2016, the most important event in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Middle East. MBRSC will present the exhibition’s visitors with a vivid experience of the Clean Room used for manufacturing satellites in the Space Technologies Laboratories at MBRSC, Dubai. It ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, announced its participation at the GITEX Technology Week 2016. AT GITEX, DSOA’s participation will highlight to visiting investors the hi-tech park’s delivered projects alongside the ones currently under construction, including Silicon Park, Fakeeh Academic Medical Centre, Axiom ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has teamed up with the Abu Dhabi Systems & Information Centre (ADSIC) – the Abu Dhabi government’s information technology department – to bring the Authority’s latest technological enhancements to GITEX. TCA Digital’s team will be hosting a booth which outlines the latest upgrades to the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) have announced that it will be an active contributor to the 36th edition of GITEX Technology Week 2016. DLD will unveil its latest top 5 real estate smart technology advances and smart applications to serve the real estate sector. His Excellency Sultan Buti Ben Mejren, Director General of DLD said: “Gitex ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers and a member of Emirates Group, announced on Saturday it has selected Avaya as a strategic technology partner to power its customer service digital transformation strategy. Avaya Private Cloud Services (APCS) will deliver a complete customer experience transformation solution that will create a seamless, personalized experience ...

  AJMAN / Emirates Business Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coface Emirates Services and National General Insurance Company (NGI) to extend trade credit solutions and risk management services to member companies of the Chamber. The agreement, signed by HE Abdullah Omar Al Marzouqi, Executive Director of Membership Registration and Transactions Services at ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Café 302, the newbie of Abu Dhabi became the finish post to the MENA’s adventurous biker group on the weekend. Known as Hawks MC, this group encompasses individuals who are professionals of the corporate world with a passion towards biking. They travel together around the country on their massive Harley Davidson machines, which cannot ...