Gitex 2020: Tech industry comes together amid Covid-19
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Gitex Technology Week 2020 previewed a tech-led post-Covid future January 2, 2021
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Held under a dark cloud of Covid-19, Gitex Technology Week 2020 nonetheless proved the power of technology in helping to overcome challenges brought on by the pandemic.
The usually large global contingent was kept at bay by widespread travel restrictions. In response, organisers, the Dubai World Trade Centre, teamed up with Avaya to host hybrid physical/virtual conferences beamed to audiences in 150 countries. A lot of participants also held physical and cloud demos for the benefit of the thousands locked out.
Local talent key for UAE’s digital future
Thales Emarat technologies 100 per cent local Emirati company was set up in 2019.
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The company has been the UAE’s partner for more than 45 years.
France’s Thales Group is keen to develop local talent in the UAE, with the objective of further supporting innovation, digital transformation, industrialisation and local partnerships by nurturing local talent and fostering diversity.
The company, which provides solutions, services and products in the defence, aeronautics, space, transportation and digital identity and security markets, has been the UAE’s partner for more than 45 years.
“Our objective is to further support innovation, digital transformation, industrialisation, and local partnerships by nurturing local talent and fostering diversity. As a long-term partner, Thales has developed its local presence in the country through numerous joint ventures and partnerships. This has allowed us to expand the lo
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Training to speed up road to AI 2031 goal
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The four-day course enabled government officials to understand the key concepts behind AI and its application in their respective sectors.
The UAE government officials have successfully completed an ‘AI (artificial intelligence) for Leadership’ training programme that will enable them to tackle multiple challenges at their workplace.
The immersive training programme was held in collaboration with the world’s first graduate-level, research-based AI university, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), and the Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG) and is in line with the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031.
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Dubai, the global capital where East meets the West, has been the epicentre of business and leisure events for decades. But this year was different. Since March, all that resonated in Dubai was the silence of empty halls that usually play host to the biggest who s who in the world.
However, this month brought two hopes to the world - the Covid-19 vaccine and the first in-person event post-pandemic, the Gitex Technology Week. The 40th edition saw the artificial intelligence and cybersecurity take centrestage. And rightly so.