Canadian University Dubai students secure AED 10K backing for innovation to tackle food waste

A team of students from Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has secured AED 10,000 backing for their innovation, which aims to promote responsible consumption and reduce food waste. The award was made during the Finale of the University’s program of events for Global Entrepreneurship Week, which saw ten teams pitch their innovations to a panel of […]

Times Square Center Celebrates the Consumer’s Power to ‘Buy Smarter, Buy Greener’ during COP28 with ‘Sustainafest’

Dubai’s community shopping destination Time Square Center will host a four-day, full mall takeover “Sustainafest” during COP28 together with international broadcaster, retail and consumer expert, champion for sustainable living and founder of “Buy Smarter, Buy Greener” Kate Hardcastle MBE. The long holiday weekend will see the whole Dubai community invited to a UAE National Day […]

In the midst of COP28, ‘One World. One Family.’ exhibition at Expo City Dubai echoes UAE’s commitment to sustainability

Amidst the highly-anticipated global discussions surrounding the upcoming COP28 conference, the Slovenian Pavilion in Dubai Expo City launched a powerful experience – the “One World. One Family.” Exhibition. This unique event, a collaboration between the Living with a Green Heart initiative by Knauf Insulation and the Hamdan Bin Mohamed Heritage Center, transcends the usual sustainability […]

Meet the Expo Live global innovators bringing their climate-related solutions to COP28

Nineteen social entrepreneurs from around the world have demonstrated the creativity and innovation to address the urgent issue of climate change and have been selected to share their transformative solutions with decision-makers from around the world at COP28, being held at Expo City Dubai later this month. The Global Innovators – hailing from the Gulf, […]

80% of consumers surveyed across 16 countries now view climate change as the world’s No. 1 challenge

A recent research conducted by GSMA Intelligence with support from Huawei, revealed that 80% of consumers surveyed across 16 countries now view climate change as the world’s No. 1 challenge. These countries include Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, and UK. The research found that Saudi […]

Microsoft Showcases Transformative Cloud Infrastructure Advancements Across Hardware and Software Stack

Microsoft is reimagining cloud infrastructure to ensure optimization across every layer of its hardware and software stack with over 100 news announcements unveiled at Microsoft Ignite 2023. The advancements touch on multiple layers of an AI-forward strategy, from adoption to productivity to security, all designed to empower Microsoft customers, partners, and developers to reshape the […]