Technology Innovation Institute launches competition to develop advanced thermal imaging algorithms Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII) has launched ‘Infrared Tracking Challenge’, a crowdfunding competition to create AI solutions that are capable of tracking objects in the dark. Autonomous ground vehicles are able...
Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority (ADAA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Presight,ai, a G42 subsidiary, during GITEX 2022. In line with its keenness to adopt and use the latest technologies and best practices in the field of artificial intelligence, big data and digital cloud services...
The International Defence Industry, Technology and Security Conference (IDITSC) has brought together industry leaders and experts at the event in Abu Dhabi. The event is under under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and...
The UAE Ministry of Defence is to host the International Defence Industry, Technology and Security Conference (IDITSC), in Abu Dhabi in March 2022. The IDITSC is the first conference covering this strategically important subject matter to be hosted in the Middle East. The conference will take place...
Abu Dhabi Digital Authority has joined forces with telecom operator Etisalat and security software company Trend Micro to strengthen cyber security measures and capabilities within the UAE government. The project, named Cyber Eye, will form a central part of the UAE's current cyber security strategy. The...
The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2021), held from 21 – 25 February 2021 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, have signed a strategic agreement with the Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun). A key enabler of the...
The Department of Transport - Abu Dhabi (DoT) and the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) have announced details of their forthcoming toll gate system that will utilise ANPR systems to identify vehicles as they pass through. In line with the Surface Transport Master Plan (STMP) for the...
Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, discussed the significance of safety and workplace conditions in a supply chain at the third edition of Annual Safety Day held recently in Abu Dhabi. The event underscored the more complex supply chain-oriented challenges in...
The International Defence Conference (IDC) 2019, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, began this week in Abu Dhabi under the theme ‘Shaping Our Shared Future: Strengthening Our...
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has announced that bookings for both indoor and outdoor spaces for the upcoming editions of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) 2019 and the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2019 have already reached 95 per cent, revealing the shows’ global importance...
Dubai Technology Partners LLC (DTP), the region’s leading systems integrator for the aviation industry, announced that it has joined forces with Xovis to help improve operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH). Serving 24 million passengers per year, AUH is one of the fastest growing hubs...
A new series of training courses focused on helping regional cyber security professionals skill-up in digital forensics, intrusion detection, and the defence of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are to be launched in Abu Dhabi by the SANS Institute. The Ponemon Institute’s 2017 Cost of a Data...
In line with the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence, this year’s edition of ISNR Abu Dhabi is poised to demonstrate how artificial intelligence will revolutionise national security, heralding a shift from traditional physical security and law enforcement towards a more transformative and digital future. The show...
Artificial intelligence (AI) will form an important underlying component of the eighth edition of the International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2018), say the organisers Reed Exhibitions. The latest trends in AI and its application in homeland security will be among the...
Former director general of the United Kingdom’s MI5, Dame Stella Rimington addressed the region's leading info-security specialists at the RSA® Conference held in Abu Dhabi on 7- 8 November at the Emirates Palace. Over 1100 prominent global and regional specialists attended the conference which featured 34 sponsors...
UAE based cyber security firm DarkMatter has been named the strategic partner for ISNR Abu Dhabi 2018, jointly organised by the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Reed Exhibitions. Rabih Dabboussi, DarkMatter’s senior vice president of Sales, Marketing and Business Development says: “Our innovative and world-class cyber security...
A two day Major Events Safety & Security Summit (ME3S) took place this week in Dubai to address the security challenges faced by those organising and policing large-scale events in the region. The event which was held at the Sofitel Dubai Palm Resort was organised by...
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and in partnership with INTERPOL and the INTERPOL Foundation for a Safer World, Abu Dhabi is preparing to host Ministers of Interior and Justice as well as...
The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has announced that Brazil will participate at International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2017, the latest edition of the region’s only event dedicated to unmanned systems and technologies taking place from February 19 to 23, 2017 at the Abu...
RSA® Conference has announced a number of pre-conference activities to take place on November 14th at RSA Conference in Abu Dhabi. The pre-conference agenda will be comprised of an exciting Learning Lab that is based on a cyber-crisis live exercise scenario in addition to a...
Two-time Formula One World Champion, Mika Hakkinen and motor racing corporate titan turned motivational speaker, Mark Gallagher will be joining security experts at next month's RSA Conference in Abu Dhabi. RSA Conference 2016 Abu Dhabi takes place from November 15-16, 2016 at Emirates Palace Hotel. The...
Sheikh Suroor’s Private Office (SSPO) has appointed ASWAQ management services, ETRE and G4S Secure Solutions to manage the security of its multi-million dollar property portfolio, including the landmark Eitihad Towers. The new security management plan incorporates many of the requirements from mandated government sponsored schemes such as...
The agenda has been announced for the RSA® Conference 2016 Abu Dhabi. The conference will be held from November 15-16, 2016 at Emirates Palace Hotel and will aim to showcase the progress made in regional cybersecurity initiatives. The event will explore the theme of ‘Connect to Protect’,...
The International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR) will be the largest event of its kind in 2016, according to its organisers Reed Exhibitions, hosting a record of 20,000 square metres of net exhibition space. The show which opens in Abu Dhabi later this month, will...
The SANS Abu Dhabi 2016 training event this March will debut the newly updated ICS515: ICS Active Defense and Incident Response course. The 5-day course provides skills and techniques required to protect networked industrial control system environments. Attendees are also taught how to perform incident...
Aspirating smoke detectors (ASD) from Xtralis are to be used as part of the fire prevention strategy at the new Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), scheduled to open in 2017. The MTB will be the largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,...