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  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) will participate in the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2016, which will run from October 4-6 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event is organised by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Infrastructure Development on Sunday inaugurated the sloping road that will serve the road users commuting from Sharjah towards Dubai. The road is part of Al Badea project implemented by the ministry with the aim to develop the intersection of Emirates and Maliha roads in the Emirate of Sharjah, at a total cost of about ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dubai Creative Clusters Authority (DCCA) signed a partnership agreement with Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) to provide the best healthcare facilities across its ten free zones. Ahmad bin Byat, Director-General of DCCA, and Dr. Raja Easa Al Gurg, Vice-Chairperson and Group CEO of DHCA, signed the agreement, which is aimed at defining cooperation mechanisms to enable healthcare ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Demand for seamless connection to the Internet of Things will drive wearable shipments to double by 2020, says a new Frost & Sullivan report prepared in collaboration with GITEX Technology Week. Wearables are computing devices that can be worn as clothing or accessories — including smart watches, glasses, bands, cameras, and clothing. By recording, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A GCC-wide survey of 600 multinational companies and locally-owned conglomerates – the largest study of its kind in the Gulf region – has forecasted that salary earnings will increase an average of 4.7% in 2017, demonstrating a more optimistic outlook across the board as GDP growth is also expected to climb in the year ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN), a technology leader in application networking, announced that it has joined the Cisco® Solution Partner Program as a Solution Provider. The Internet of Everything (IoE) continues to bring together people, processes, data and things to enhance the relevancy of network connections. As a member of the Cisco Solution Partner Program, A10 ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business ‘1001 Titles,’ an initiative from Knowledge without Borders, has announced the release of its debut collection of publications. The inaugural series of books from the project, which was launched in conjunction with 2016 being declared as the Year of Reading, is the first step in its plan of releasing 1001 new Emirati books during this ...

  Dubai / WAM HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said that DEWA is supporting sustainability in Dubai through mega projects and initiatives in renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. One of the key projects DEWA is implementing is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which emphasises how sustainable development ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE discussed and approved its five-year strategic plan during a retreat it held on August 30-31 at Jebel Ali Hotel and Resort. The retreat, which comes in the context of the federal government’s fourth strategic cycle (2017-2021), was chaired by Mubarak Rashed Al Mansouri, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE, ...

  Sharjah / WAN Advanced technological devices to detect water leakage at government entities, residential buildings and mosques in the emirate of Sharjah have produced encouraging results in energy efficiency and saving. Dr. Rashid Al Leem, the Chairman of Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority, said these devices were part of an innovative pilot project approved by the Ministry of Energy to ...