Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) urged UAE-based technology innovators to sign up for YouthTech Competition 2020, the summer’s hackathon for entrepreneurial start-ups, before the application deadline closes on August 8. Open to applicants aged 18-29 years old, the YouthTech Competition 2020, run in partnership with accelerator StartAD and part of the Abu Dhabi ...

Sharjah / WAM The Health Promotion Department (HPD) at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs recently reported that some 5600 individuals from all age groups have participated in awareness-raising activities organised by the Department this month, which included 34 virtual lectures and workshops delivered by 12 doctors and health specialists from inside and outside the country, along with presentations by ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that changes in its bank guarantee management process, as it becomes completely paperless. A press release issued by the authority on Sunday said that Dewa is the first government organisation in the UAE to achieve this step. Being paperless reduces the time needed to complete transactions by 80 percent, ...