Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a key enabling technology in achieving renewable energy and sustainability targets, according to a report released today ahead of January’s 2020 World Future Energy Summit. The report, “Artificial Intelligence: Transforming the Future of Energy and Sustainability,” is based on a comprehensive literature review of AI’s predicted impact – compiled from
BICSI, the global association advancing the information and communications technology (ICT)/extra low-voltage (ELV) community, will be hosting the BICSI Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Conference & Exhibition from April 13-15 2020 under the theme, ‘e-Connections that Matter!’ at Sheikh Maktoum Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre. Tamdeed Projects has confirmed its status as the exclusive
The Middle East economy is expected to recover at an estimated 2.1% in 2020. According to ICAEW’s latest Economic Update, overall improvement in the region will be primarily driven by an uptick in the region’s two largest economies, Iran and Saudi Arabia, following a dire 2019. However, the accountancy and finance body says that the
The third annual edition of the Saudi Arabia Hospitality Investment Conference (SHIC), being held from 21-22 January 2020 at Riyadh Airport Marriott Hotel in Riyadh, will bring together more than 350 dignitaries, developers, investors, hotel owners and operators to discuss the future of the Kingdom’s ever-growing hotel market in light of the event theme, ‘Transform
The Middle East’s leading business information service MEED has launched the 2020 round of its long-running initiative to identify the GCC’s best projects. The MEED Projects Awards 2020, carried out in association with Mashreq, are inviting project companies across the GCC to nominate the best projects completed in the GCC in 2018 and 2019. Project
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced that Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi has produced one million tonnes of alumina since operations began in April. Al Taweelah alumina refinery is now expected to reach sustained production at its nameplate capacity during the
The Middle East, with its predominance of critically-vital hydrocarbon, energy and utility plants, is set to become an early adopter of the latest AI-influenced identity and face recognition technology as commercial building security rises up the region’s infrastructure agenda, according to experts. With new insights from 6Wresearch estimating a 16.6% compound annual growth in the
