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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) awarded eleven regional companies for their outstanding procurement and supply management best practice and contribution to enhancing the role of the profession in the Middle East. The 2016 winners of the CIPS Middle East Awards were announced recently at The Address Dubai Marina. The Supply Management Awards ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business A delegation from Ajman’s Municipality and Planning Department headed by Khaled Al Hosani, Executive Director of Support Services, recently visited Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG). The delegation was briefed on SDG’s best government practices in the field of evaluating government websites and electronic and smart services as part of sharing knowledge among government entities. The ...

  Dubai / WAM Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, is hosting a two-day global gathering of government leaders from the public safety and security sector at its Safe City Summit 2016, being held in Dubai on May 17 and 18. Themed, ‘Leading New ICT, Making Cities Safer’, the event will see local, regional and international guests attend workshops to ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a bid to consolidate the efforts of the UAE initiative for the care of orphans and minors launched in 2015 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, a delegation from Al Jalila Cultural Center for Children (AJCCC) recently visited Awqaf ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM A national tourism strategy will provide a framework of action that will help mobilise all stakeholders to position the UAE among the best tourism destinations in the world, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said during a meeting with officials in charge of the tourism sector in his ministry. The minister also called ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The 4th session of Abu Dhabi-Japan Economic Council will kick-off on Sunday in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Ali Majid Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), and Yosuke Takagi, the Japanese State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. The event will be attended by a big Japanese delegation ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) joined the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Clean Coal Centre as a sponsor. DEWA will have access to the centre’s expertise, which includes consultancy services, study reports, analysis, workshops, conferences and databases. Every year, the centre publishes around 15 reports covering various aspects of clean coal technologies and related policies and ...

  DUBAI / WAM In implementation of the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to immediately start the construction of a portfolio of road projects and transport systems as endorsed by His Highness during a recent visit to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the contract for ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM A high-level delegation comprising more than 50 persons, including representatives from the Ministry of Economy and the Council of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Projects, the SMEs Council, key businessmen and entrepreneurs, and other government officials, is set to visit Malaysia with the chief aim of exploring potential business and investment opportunities that both countries can ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Individuals, organisations and schools in the United Arab Emirates have been urged to help transform the lives of millions of people by submitting and nominating entries for the 9th Zayed Future Energy Prize before the closing date on June 27. The prize is the UAE’s international awards for pioneers of renewable energy and sustainability. Submissions are ...