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  Dubai / WAM Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, has jointly hosted the Middle East finals of the “Create@Alibaba Cloud Start-up Contest”, CACSC at the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre. The Dubai session saw the participation of 10 regional technology start-ups spanning multimedia, gaming, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised its first Excellence Camp 2016, which took place at the Raffles hotel in Dubai. The camp aims to increase awareness about standards of excellence, based on the objectives set by the fourth-generation government excellence system. This will improve government work based on innovative standards, while enhancing excellence and ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business A novel strategy — the agglomeration business model — can help SMEs in the UAE and the GCC region to grow their businesses on a fast-track basis, according to an expert. Callum Laing, a Singapore-based entrepreneur and author who successfully deployed the business model along with his partners in Singapore, will reach Dubai by the ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region had sent two UAE authors to attend the International Literature Festival Berlin (ilb), which concluded recently in the German Capital Berlin. The move to send the two children’s book authors, Maitha Al Khayyat and Noora Al Khouri, to participate in the ...

  Emirates Business Today’s tech-savvy members dubbed as #GenMobile always travel with three or more mobile devices. And when they arrive at hospitality venues, they’ll demand to connect to everything all the time, making it essential for venues to provide a memorable guest Wi-Fi experience. Technology is no longer just solving back-end business problems. It also isn’t just a tool ...

  Emirates Business Hala Abu Dhabi, the destination management company of the Etihad Aviation Group (EAG), has been selected as the exclusive shore excursions and activities provider for Sir Bani Yas Island and Beach Oasis, the latest cruise destination stop in the UAE for the 2016/2017 season. The announcement was made at the Seatrade Cruise Med conference, being held between ...

  FUJAIRAH / WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, opened on Wednesday afternoon the UAE’s first berth for very large crude carriers (VLCC) on the Indian Ocean seaport of Fujairah, at cost of AED650 million. The Ruler of Fujairah stressed the keenness of the UAE, led by President His Highness Sheikh ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Women Establishment, DWE, in collaboration with Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance, recently organised a training programme on the theme of, “The Principles of Corporate Governance in Government Entities”. The session targeted second and third level female leaders within the government and private sectors, with the aim of promoting the role of Emirati women and ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business HE Abdullah Bin Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade and Industry, has emphasized the UAE’s role as a major trade gateway for Chinese businesses and investments coming into the region and expanding towards various European and African markets. He pointed out the solid economic relations with China, which ...

  Dubai / WAM On the occasion of 86th Saudi National Day, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued a directive to rename Al Sufouh Street, one of Dubai’s most important streets, after the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of ...