Havas acquires digital marketing agency PivotRoots

Havas has announced the acquisition of PivotRoots, one of India and UAE’s leading digital marketing and communications agencies. The network’s latest acquisition comes at a time when Havas Media India is experiencing a period of impressive growth and represents Havas’ commitment to positioning the network for expansion in these key markets.  Launched in 2016 by […]

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy hosts ‘Design Thinking Hackathon’ to empower next generation of Emirati app developers

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has hosted the ‘Design Thinking Hackathon’ as the first hackathon of the ‘Create Apps in Dubai’ initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai. […]

FGIC wins The Metaverse Badge as part of the upskilling federal government talents with future skills awards through “Jahiz” platform

The Federal Geographic Information Center (FGIC) has won the Metaverse Badge as part of the upskilling federal government talents with future skills awards through “Jahiz” platform, which was launched by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR). This is as a result of the center’s employees achieving highest percentage of “Readiness” skills for the […]

Sheraa unlocks entrepreneurial potential within emerging AI industry through interactive workshop

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) recently hosted a highly engaging and informative workshop on entrepreneurship as part of the UAE’s Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office’s ‘AI SUMMER CAMP 5.0’. Titled, ‘Building Blocks of Entrepreneurship: A workshop from ideation to implementation,’ the empowering session covered a range of topics related to entrepreneurship and was […]

ROR receives ISO certification for coffee services

Emirati owned coffee leaders, ROR Coffee Roastery (Rate of Rise) has announced that it has been awarded ISO 22000:2018 certification for receiving, storing, roasting, grinding, packaging and distribution of coffee. Already certified to HACCP level, this newest achievement showcases the standard the company meets for its customers while fulfilling any administrative requirements. ISO evaluates the effectiveness of the Quality Management […]

Nomura launches international wealth management business in Dubai & opens new premises in DIFC

Nomura today announced the expansion of its International Wealth Management business with new premises in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA). Nomura announced last year that it would open a branch of Nomura Singapore Limited in DIFC to expand its client franchise […]