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Dubai Trade Reinforces Digitalisation With UAE’s First “E-Delivery Order”
Dubai Trade, DP World’s single window platform for cross border trade, has introduced the “Electronic Delivery Order”, a sophisticated new technological tool that will allow supply chain stakeholders to handle their complex import processes with just the click of a computer mouse. The E-Delivery Order is tailored to support trade, logistics and supply chain players […]
Reliable Connectivity for Humanitarian Response Teams
Global satellite communications specialist IEC Telecom, along with mobile-satellite service provider Thuraya, introduced its Rapid Deployment Kit (RDK), designed to provide Humanitarian Response Teams with reliable connectivity during COVID-19 and support emergency and disaster relief efforts even in the most remote areas. With over 126 million people in need of humanitarian assistance globally, including 70 […]
Media Accreditation for Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Now Open
Media accreditation for the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is now open. The 2021 Festival is spread across three weekends, starting from 29 January and ending on 13 February. The Festival will begin at Jameel Arts Centre with sessions focusing on art and literature on 29-30 January, followed by the InterContinental Dubai Festival City for […]
GCC Corporate And Infrastructure Companies Proceed With Caution Amid Modest Recovery
Corporate and infrastructure finance companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are likely to operate conservative strategies through 2021 as the economy recovers slowly from the COVID-19 pandemic and oil shock, says S&P Global Ratings in a report published today: “GCC Corporate And Infrastructure Outlook 2021: Proceeding With Caution”. “Absent a substantial recovery in […]
Dyson Investigates the Effect of Lockdown on Air Pollution
Participants in 14 cities globally, including Dubai, are using Dyson’s air quality backpack to collect air quality data, to generate snapshots of their personal exposure to air pollution during and after lockdown. Dyson’s air quality backpack, which was developed for a research study with Kings College London and the Greater London Authority, has on-board sensors, […]
World Security Becomes UAE’s First Service Provider to Introduce Smart Helmet for Covid-19 Detection
World Security, the innovative security solutions provider of DP World, UAE Region has unveiled a new Smart Helmet that is designed to make contactless detection of people potentially infected with COVID-19, and help ease the movement of traffic in areas where it operates, while ensuring the highest levels of safety and security. World Security is […]
Construction Industry: Modular, Greener, and Digital
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated disruptions in the GCC’s construction industry, creating a mix of opportunities and headwinds. Many of these changes – such as industrialization and digitalization– were already taking place. To navigate the ‘new normal’, the region’s construction ecosystem needs to make strategic business decisions. Leading regional design-build contractor AMANA is showing the […]
Takeaways From the Covid-19 Experience
By Niranjan Gidwani, Former CEO of EROS Group Dubai Until now, our world has always been referred to as the VUCA WORLD – a world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity AND Ambiguity. VUCA is an acronym drawn from the leadership theories of Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus. However, taking inputs from a renowned strategic trainer, […]
Collaboration, Innovation and Effort
By HE Ali Al Jassim, CEO of Etihad ESCO Preservation of the planet that we live in is a growing concern for policy makers around the globe. The challenge of climate change mitigation is now trending through major global think tank forums as nation economies account for damage caused by variations in climate patterns. The […]
Contec Global ties-up with Maithri Aquatech bringing Sustainable Solutions
Contec Global, the UK-based conglomerate with a strong footprint in the Middle East & Africa in delivering sustainable AgriTech programmes, has marked a strategic tie-up with Maithri Aquatech, the developer of innovative air-to-water technology, to bring large-scale sustainable water solutions to the Middle East and Africa. The partnership aims to deliver a business of over […]
