Author: Ashik Ahmed

Maqta Gateway, a subsidiary of AD Ports Group’s Digital Cluster, has signed with Presight AI Technologies, to transform trade logistics through prescriptive analytics. The partnership has the intention of developing better digitalization of local ports and increasing the international competitiveness of Ghanaian ports and maritime industries. Exclusive collaboration area includes creating and monetizing artificial intelligence as well as data analysis technologies in order to optimize cross-border international trade. Maqta Gateway which has had extensive experience in trade digitalization over the past 10 years will incorporate its solutions with Presight AI big data and artificial intelligence. The cooperation here will help…

Momentus Technologies that specialises in state-of-the-art venue and event management solutions will introduce systems enhancement for the event hub Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). In the year 2023, DWTC welcomed 2.47 million visitors and with the help of Momentus’ innovative technologies, it plans to take its position on the global map to the next level.. It is believed that this partnership will help facilitate easier bookings, raise operational standards and benchmarks within the industry. About this partnership, Mahir Julfar DWTC Executive Vice President said that the partnership will enhance DWTC’s readiness in terms of hosting major events globally. Momentus Technologies…

Now, the Dubai Police have warned about the threats of AI chatbots, like Chat GPT, to the privacy of individuals. Concerns were highlighted by Major Abdullah Al Sheihi, Acting Director of the Cyber Crime Department, where users provide excess information to AI systems that can result in privacy infringement and unauthorized utilisation of gathered data in future. The function of using AI chatbots is evolving and people rely on these virtual assistants for things like research and writing emails. But at the same time, Major Al Sheihi stated that they point out that it is alarming that the companies are…

Interesting, the Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser under Sheikh Khaled bin Zayed Al Nahyan has met recently with leaders of technology innovation Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to discuss the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies. The one-on-one meetings with the CEOs of Tesla and Amazon were based on the development of AI technology and increasing the UAE’s role in the emerging future AI economy worldwide. Musk and Putin have talked about the latest tendencies in the sphere of artificial intelligence and hi-tech in addition to the possibilities of advancing the cooperation between…

UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan visited the White House in Washington to foster AI cooperation between the two countries. This is Sheikh Mohamed first official trip to the United States in seven years underscoring his goal to make the UAE an AI powerhouse. The meeting touched not only on technological issues and trade but also defense: Biden declared the UAE a ‘major defense partner’ for security cooperation as India is. This status creates a possibility for additional interaction in the form of joint military training activities. Nonetheless, despite the designation of the UAE as one of the main…

Efforts to start space flights from Abu Dhabi are growing at a dizzying pace and Seattle based Radian Aerospace, has displayed a model of the revolutionary space plane Radian One at a small airstrip within the city. The fully reusable spaceplane is developed for horizontal to space and vertical to landing capability, whereby it offers passengers and cargo carrying capability to the low Earth orbit. Radian’s goal is to have a suborbital test flight by 2028 and an orbital test flight the year after that with launch and operations to begin commercially at that point. At the Global Aerospace Summit…

During the UN’s Summit of the Future held in New York, Omran Sharaf, UAE Assistant Foreign Minister of Advanced Science and Technology, expressed renewed UAE’s dedication to using artificial intelligence AI, for humanitarian causes. He stated to me that AI can be very helpful in the early identification of threats including violence, climate change, and displacement among others. “AI for humanitarian action helps to offer an anticipatory model for possible outbursts of violence and climatic conditions,” Sharaf stressed the UAE’s commitment to working with partners around the world in order to ensure that the extensive applications of such technologies are…

Currently Dubai is making some big leaps in pursuing AI and Web3 solutions and positioning itself as a global frontrunner in the constantly emerging tech industry. While such leading global tech giants as Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Google, and others are expanding their AI expenditures and portfolios, Dubai shows how the AI integration with the Web3 environment is possible, accelerated, and can spawn rather radical innovations and new business models across a range of industries. This convergence offers great value propositions – bridging the strengths of Web3 of decentralization and openness with the potential of AI. Altogether, they can disrupt trade…

Today, as individual markets failed to produce and attract the right talent required for the fast-growing AI business, UAE is all set to become a preferential destination for AI renting. This trend will define GITEX GLOBAL 2024, the global tech and startup show to be held in Dubai from October 14-18. More than 6,500 exhibitors and 200000 technology managers from 180 countries are to convene the topic of the post-industrial society driven by Artificial Intelligence. Industry insiders agree that current global AI investments are expected to grow to $200 billion by the year 2025, according to research by Goldman Sachs,…

Sharjah has recently launched a revolutionary service that uses artificial intelligence to issue trade licenses to the business people and investors within 5 minutes hence placing Sharjah among the world’s most innovative cities. Unveiled during the Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2024) together with Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, this effort is taken to be a leap forward in the company’s business automation. Launched earlier in the Sharjah Investor Services Centre (Saeed) and the SPC free zone, the new service will shortly be extended to other free zones in the emirate. This will…