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UAE: Start-up for drone missions wins $100k award Staff Report/Dubai Supplied photo EVA aims to connect the world through a network of drone control and charging stations. A start-up that has built a drone infrastructure — aiming to connect cities and countries — won the $100,000 Sharjah Advanced Industry Accelerator (SAIA) award. The Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) presented the award to the New York-founded company Electric Visionary Aircrafts (EVA), which bes...

The GIG Group is an indigenous technology, investment and intelligence-driven company with subsidiaries operating in key sectors of the economy including transportation, finance, energy and logistics. In the last 10 years, the GLA has driven a culture of excellence and efficiency across all subsidiaries through various initiatives and learning interventions. It also plays a very pivotal role in managing employee development within the Group, leveraging a blend of knowledge management that is u...

WE HUB joins with Western Digital to launch accelerator programme for women entrepreneurs As many as eight start-ups have been selected from seven cities for the programme WE HUB, an exclusive incubator for women entrepreneurs, has signed an agreement with data infrastructure provider the US-based Western Digital to launch an Acceleration Programme - Technology for Women Entrepreneurs. The programme is customised for women-led technology start-ups in India. Besides making them investment-ready...

Google India on Monday said it has partnered with Sheroes to support 500 rural women entrepreneurs by connecting them with experts and enabling access to resources, guidance and mentorship. Last year, the tech major had started a small pilot for an accelerator programme for 10 women entrepreneurs in rural India across its Internet Saathi network. The programme centered around solving for basic business issues like customer acquisition, selling and marketing, digital presence, management and s...

33pc UAE travellers keen to travel abroad in 3-6 months GENEVA, December 16, 2020 About 33 per cent of UAE travellers plan on taking a vacation abroad in the next 3-6 months compared to 25 per cent in Saudi Arabia and 20 per cent in Egypt, according to regional travel data insights.   The data was revealed at the global Tourism Acceleration Program in the Mena region, a program designed to boost innovation and digital transformation in the tourism sector, hosted by the United Nations World ...

December 2020 491 About 33% of UAE travellers plan on taking a vacation abroad in the next 3-6 months compared to 25% in Saudi Arabia and 20% in Egypt, according to regional travel data insights.   The data was revealed at the global Tourism Acceleration Program in the Mena region, a program designed to boost innovation and digital transformation in the tourism sector, hosted by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in partnership with Google.   The second edition of on...