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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), the overarching entity mandated to shape Abu Dhabi’s advanced technology R & D ecosystem, on Wednesday announced the launch of VentureOne, a new commercialisation arm to bring innovative research solutions to market at speed, and monetise all IP being generated at TII’s centres and beyond. Three specialised advanced ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) won two main international and regional awards in three                 sub-categories of Human Resources and Development in 2021. RTA won Gold Stevie International Award for Qiyadi Programme and Bronze Award for Future Leaders Programme. Additionally, RTA won the GCC Gov HR Awards – Organisation ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy, on Wednesday entered into an agreement to consolidate several companies within Pure Health, creating the largest healthcare provider in the UAE. As part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), ...

  Dubai / WAM A total of 62 countries will be represented on the exhibition floor of the 2022 edition of Arab Health, the Mena region’s leading exhibition for the healthcare industry, taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from January 24 – 27. The 2022 edition of the show, which returns as a co-located event for healthcare and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Wednesday the award of a $946 million (AED3.47 billion) Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the strategic long-term development of its Umm Shaif field. The investment supports Adnoc’s oil production capacity plans of five million barrels per day (mmbpd) by 2030 while ensuring energy security for ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, representing the UAE, participated in the UAE-US Innovation and Investment Summit. The summit was aimed at exploring more cooperation opportunities in the next phase to expand and develop UAE-US trade exchanges and mutual investments with greater participation of private sector companies from both ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy, on Wednesday entered into an agreement to consolidate several companies within Pure Health, creating the largest healthcare provider in the UAE. As part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), ...

  DUBAI / WAM A total of 62 countries will be represented on the exhibition floor of the 2022 edition of Arab Health, the Mena region’s leading exhibition for the healthcare industry, taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from January 24 – 27. The 2022 edition of the show, which returns as a co-located event for the healthcare ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) launched the Real-Time Mobile Work Force Project to improve productivity and fieldwork efficiency. This is part of its efforts to enhance the happiness of its employees and help them complete their tasks easily and efficiently, anytime and anywhere. The project includes 109 processes related to Distribution Power; Water and Civil; ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden promised to “fight for fairer prices” for farmers and consumers as he announced plans to combat the market power of the giant conglomerates that dominate meat and poultry processing. “Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism, it’s exploitation,” Biden said. “That’s what we’re seeing in meat and poultry.” Biden joined Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Attorney General ...