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 …

KARACHI: Alkaram Textile Mills celebrated a festive and joyful “Universal Children’s Day” with the students of The Citizens Foundation School (TCF) Alkaram Campus in Landhi Area. Mr. Fawad Anwar, Managing Director, Alkaram Textile Mills and Mr. Zia Akhter Abbas, Executive Vice President, The Citizens Foundation were the guest of honour for the event. The children added colour to the occasion …

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 …

News Desk DUBAI: ASDA’A BCW’s pioneering thought leadership initiative, the 11th Annual Arab Youth Survey 2019, was named Best Campaign in the Middle East at the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) Awards 2019, held in Dubai recently. Titled “A Call for Reform”, this year’s edition of the Survey also won gold for ‘Best Use of Data and Insights’,and took silver …

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 …

KARACHI: Workshop was conducted about Pharmaceutical Quality Management System Training at Liaquat College of Management and Sciences. Guest speaker was Prof. Dr. Ahmed Zafar Alam, QMS Lead Auditor, Canada and chief guest was Prof. Dr. Rahila Dean Faculty of Pharmacy University of Karachi. This 2 days workshop was attendant by number of participants from Sami Pharma, Safe Pharma, Ana & …

DUBAI: ON.DXB, an initiative of Dubai Media City in cooperation with the Dubai Film & TV Commission that is designed to support the growth and evolution of the region’s film, game, video and music sectors, got underway today as local, regional and international talent converged on Dubai for the eagerly-awaited festival. Following a sterling rendition of the UAE national anthem …