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Govt starts final evaluation of innovative ideas for Afkari

  Dubai / WAM The UAE federal government has launched the final phase of evaluating innovative ideas submitted by federal government employees for Afkari, a government initiative launched last year to support innovation in the sector, the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation said on Saturday. Some 750 innovative ideas were submitted and the huge number required a higher evaluation ...

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‘Secondhand shisha smoke worse than that of cigarettes’

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A new study by the NYU Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center revealed that smoking shisha at home exposes children and non-smokers in the home to even more harmful pollutants than secondhand smoke from cigarettes. Air pollution was studied in 33 homes in the United Arab Emirates: 11 where only shisha was smoked, 12 ...

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GMIS to put manufacturing at heart of future coop with Poland

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) has underscored its role as a facilitator and global promoter of manufacturing activities by signing a pact with the Polish Chamber of Commerce to strengthen manufacturing links between Poland and the global community. GMIS, which will be held in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, in March 2017, is ...

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