Tag: Dubai

Celebrating Black Innovation: the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) 2023 to Connect the Global Healthcare Community

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, October 25, 2023/ — The healthcare sector has long stood as a vessel for innovation, driven by relentless efforts to prevent disease, promote health education and wellness while advancing global health security and resilience. This industry has been at the forefront of modernization, and in the field, Black entrepreneurs have emerged as trailblazers, bringing innovative solutions to tackling health crises, strengthening systems, and equipping people and communities with the tools they need to thrive. The global COVID-19 crisis in 2020 was a testament to the critical…

New academic year: Dubai school students to get hi-tech buses

School bus services ensure the security of children through surveillance cameras, and a system to ensure that no student is left behind RTA’s Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) will roll out state-of-the-art school buses to serve about 25,000 students across the city. The school transport fleet has been upgraded to meet the highest quality of safety in local and international standards, reported state news agency WAM. DTC said the upgraded bus service is part of its commitment to provide quality transportation services in order to meet consumer needs. Ammar Rashid Al Braiki,…

CIBAFI and the Securities and Commodities Authority Successfully Launch a Joint Technical Workshop on Digital Transformation Strategy in Dubai, UAE

12 – 14 June 2023, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, UAE | The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the global umbrella of Islamic financial institutions and the Securities and Commodities Authority, have successfully launched their joint Technical Workshop today in Dubai, UAE. This Technical Workshop is themed: Digital Transformation Strategy for Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs). The workshop is organised with the support of Finastra for three days. Building on the success of the first edition, which took place in Bahrain in the last quarter of 2022, CIBAFI has conducted…