ABU DHABI / WAM The newly established Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) on Wednesday announced its plans to drive the creation of future transformative technologies with the launch of its dedicated technology programme management pillar, ASPIRE. ASPIRE works in consultation with cross-sector industry stakeholders to frame problem statements that can be solved through research and development. By defining the problem, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has launched the “Agricultural Registry” project to build an accurate and comprehensive database for the agricultural sector in the Abu Dhabi Emirate. It will help estimate local production, update farm and farm owners’ data, and link such data directly to the databases of Abu Dhabi Digital Authority ...

Bloomberg Nigeria’s efforts to revamp its aging refineries may be bogged down due to a lack of resources, but Africa’s top oil producer is moving ahead with mini-plants in an effort to help end its dependency on fuel imports. The country’s first modular refinery, built by independent producer Waltersmith Petroman Oil Ltd, began operations in the southeastern Imo state earlier ...