Innovation & Education

As AI technologies continue to evolve at breakneck speed, this week, a forward-looking event on AI and human rights was hosted by the UAE Permanent Committee for Human Rights (PCHR) …

SCG International has announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Buna Al Mamlaka (BUNA) to introduce “green” construction technologies in Saudi Arabia.  The MoU will facilitate …

The Arab Youth Council for Climate Change (AYCCC), a program by the Arab Youth Center, has announced the launch of “Open-source Hub: Sustainability as a Second Language,” a new sustainability …

KEO, a provider of multi-disciplinary consultancy services, and Johnson Controls have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver turnkey decarbonisation services in the region. The partnership will see the two companies offer an …

Orange Jordan has announced that it will offer 13 free training courses to young women and men in Jordan through Coursera, an online educational platform, to support digital education in the …

To combat climate mis and disinformation, the United Nations, in collaboration with Purpose, has been running Verified for Climate – a global communications program. The initiative is supported by TikTok, Rockefeller Foundation, …

Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of a smart marine scraper to combat water pollution. The scraper, developed locally in collaboration with Al Khattal Boat Factory, is designed to collect floating …

Following the recent record-breaking weather experienced across the Gulf region, the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is investigating how AI-powered solutions can be used in urban planning to tackle climate change-induced extreme weather …