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DUBAI / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General of Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of Siemens, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a pilot project for the region’s first solar-driven ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Digitisation has transformed crime and closer partnerships between government and private sector organisations are essential to successfully combat cyber criminals that are using increasingly sophisticated technologies and strategies to target companies and organisations according to a new report. A Practical Method of Identifying Cyberattacks released by the World Government Summit in collaboration with PwC Middle East, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, toured the Media and Social Communication Centre for the sixth edition of the World Government Summit. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; HH Sheikh Maktoum ...

Dubai / WAM Professor Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist and Chair of the World Happiness Council, has led a plenary session to discuss the findings of the first Global Happiness Policy Report on the opening day of the sixth World Government Summit, (WGS 2018), in Dubai. In the session titled, “Insights and Reflections from the Global Happiness Policy Report,” industry experts ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), together with Global Citizen, the social action platform, organised a youth dialogue to discuss how youth can contribute to organisations and to the delivery of the 2030 Development Agenda. The dialogue held on the second day of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018), was attended by Dr. Thani bin ...

Dubai / WAM The second edition of the Global Business Forum on Latin America (GBF), which will be held from February 27-28, in Dubai, will see the participation of current and former heads of state, ministers, decision makers, and industry experts to discuss new avenues of economic cooperation between the GCC and promising Latin American markets. Organised by the Dubai ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the Expo 2020 Dubai site on Monday to view the latest developments, construction and preparations made to date to host the world event. He was accompanied by HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday received the World Bank Group President, Dr Jim Yong Kim, on the sidelines of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018). During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed and Dr Kim discussed a number of development issues in countries ...

DUBAI / WAM Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, met with Jose Qngel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to discuss and further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two sides. Obaid Al Tayer thanked the OECD Secretary-General for the constant support provided, specifically related to the Memorandum of Understanding signed ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday visited the Operations Control Room of the World Government Summit (WGS 2018), in Dubai. His Highness listened to a brief presentation by Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, and Major General Talal ...