DUBAI: Dubai Government Workshop (DGW) recently organized an interactive seminar entitled “How to Measure Productivity” as part of its ongoing partnership with Dubai Customs. The key features of the Productivity Engine, which aims to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, were reviewed in order to help improve productivity and increase efficiency. The move aligns with DGW`s efforts to speed up the …

SHARJAH: Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has received the Wells Fargo Operational Excellence Award 2018-2019.The award is granted for banks that achieve over 95 per cent straight through processing (STP) rate of their payments through Wells Fargo money transfer systems. Winners of the Operational Excellence Awards were judged based on several criteria’s. SIB as an entity was acknowledged for consistently demonstrating …

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Airports Company’s CEO Bryan Thompson has been appointed to the board of Airports Council International (ACI), the global trade body that represents the world’s airport authorities. The prestigious appointment coincides with the UAE capital hosting the ACI Airports Exchange 2019 exhibition from November 25 to 27. ACI is a non-profit organisation representing the world’s airports with …

DUBAI: The UAE Space Agency has organized the fourth meeting of the representatives of member states of the Arab Space Cooperation Group on the sidelines of the 16th edition of Dubai Airshow 2019, which was hosted by Dubai World Central between 17 – 21 November. His Excellency Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education …

DUBAI: TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, an internationally leading provider of SOHO, SMB networking products and wireless LAN solutions, to host the third edition of their annual event “ConneXions” on 27th November 2019 at Sofitel The Palm in Dubai. Event will showcase the launch of AX product and outline TP-Link Achievements and Strategy for 2020. Lucas Jiang General Manager TP-Link MEA …

KARACHI: Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital communications company, celebrates another milestone with Jazz World crossing three million monthly active users and more than one million daily active users.  Jazz World, a customer engagement platform, was released on iOS and Android in January 2019 to offer a variety of services to its subscribers. These include checking prepaid mobile balance and postpaid bills, ability …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has successfully wrapped up the 2019 edition of the Dubai Airshow with over 33,000 people visiting and experiencing Emirates’ commercial and training aircraft displays, exhibition stand and chalet this year. For the 2019 edition of the Dubai Airshow, Emirates showcased its latest Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER with the ’mobility’ (blue) and ‘opportunity’ (orange) themes of …

News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates A380 ‘UAE in Space’ mission livery made its official operational debut today, 22 November as it took off to its first destination Melbourne, Australia as flight EK 408. The aircraft will continue to fly across the Emirates A380 network of more than 50 destinations over the course of the next year. Paying tribute to the UAE’s …

DUBAI: Experts and analysts revealed during the 8th Chief Audit Executive Conference  (CAE) in Dubai that the UAE is marching ahead in the region in adopting Artificial Intelligence and smart technologies. Prof. Dr. Pierre Brunswick, CEO, Neuromen Technologies, during his presentation (AI Myths and Reality) on day one of the event mentioned that UAE having a minister of Artificial Intelligence is …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber Sustainability Week 2019 officially kicked off today with a CEO Dialogue that brought together public and private sector stakeholders to discuss the integral role of businesses in reducing and recycling waste and preventing it from reaching landfills. The event, held at the University of Dubai’s Academic City campus, featured informative presentations and thought-provoking discussions examining …