June 21, 2021
Accenture & Expo 2020 complete ‘2,020 Hours of Code’ initiative
The Expo 2020 Dubai Visitor Centre ahead of Expo’s opening on October 1, Accenture volunteers have been delivering weekly coding skills development sessions to UAE primary schools in collaboration with the Expo School Programme, which is dedicated to inspiring the younger generation by engaging with UAE schools and educators. Empowering UAE-based students with digital, coding and computer science skills, this milestone also marks the largest scaling of Accenture’s global initiative – Hour of Code
June 20, 2021
DHCC to weigh into Arab Health 2021 with ‘Research & Innovation’ focus
'Research & Innovation' DHCC will highlight the inspirational behind-the-scenes research capabilities and innovative initiatives of its community partners as part of its drive to evolve the destination to becoming a global research hub and a transformer of healthcare for the next 50 years. DHCC is now in the process of imple to minimize the impact of the novel corona virus.
June 20, 2021
DEWA’s pavilion prepares as sustainable energy partner at Expo 2020 Dubai
DEWA's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai provides a unique experience for visitors. It highlights DEWA's innovative projects and initiatives, especially in renewable and clean energy and using the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to disrupt the entire business of public utilities. DEWA intends to become the world's first digital utility to use autonomous systems through Digital DEWA.
June 18, 2021
Interview: Roger Benson: Senior Director, Commercial Sales, AMD EMEA
TECHx went one-on-one with Roger Benson, one of the industry’s leading experts in semiconductor sales and responsible for AMD’s commercial business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has been at the forefront of AMD’s efforts to help partners respond to the pandemic and the fluctuating market conditions it created. Let's have a look at what we discussed during the interview.
June 17, 2021
Zayed University partners with education innovator Minerva
The programme’s objective is to teach enduring skills based on an interdisciplinary and cross-contextual curriculum. Students will be able to choose from three interdisciplinary programmes — Business Transformation, Computational Systems, and Social Innovation — aimed at addressing global economic, technological and societal challenges. All dedicated faculty will be trained in the Minerva teaching methodology which is based on radically flipped classrooms.
June 16, 2021
CAFU Sustainability Deal announces research partnership with UAE University
The research project was announced by Rashid Al Ghurair, CEO of on-demand car service CAFU at a signing ceremony with Dr. Bhanu Chowdhary, Dean of the College of Food and Agriculture, UAE University, for the partnership MoU that will help scale CAFU’s Ghaf Tree Seed project, as well as explore ways in which plants can grow sustainably in an arid landscape with the use of minimal water and reduced manpower effort.