ABU DHABI, 7th September, 2024 (WAM) — The UAE Cybersecurity Council announced today the completion of a new series of specialised training courses within the “Cyber Sniper” initiative, a comprehensive cybersecurity training programme designed to develop UAE government employees’ knowledge and skills in the ever-evolving cybersecurity field. Launched by the Cybersecurity Council last year in […]
DUBAI, 7th September, 2024 (WAM) — The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has issued a circular to all ministries and federal entities regarding the Prophet’s Birthday holiday in the federal government, for the year 1446 AH. The circular stated, “Based on the UAE Cabinet resolution regarding the approved official 2024 holiday agenda for […]
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) celebrated its 50th anniversary in Riyadh today, under the theme “50 Years of Global Impact.” The event brought together key development partners to reflect on the SFD’s significant contributions to sustainable development worldwide. Over the past five decades, the SFD has allocated over $20 billion, financing more than 800 […]
ABU DHABI, 5th September 2024 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has emerged as a global hub for innovation and a leading platform for advanced technology […]
ABU DHABI, 5th September, 2024 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Development Council held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The Council reviewed and discussed several government projects and policies submitted by […]
AJMAN, 3rd September, 2024 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, today visited the new Government Departments Complex at the Ruler’s Court in Ajman. He was accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of Ajman Executive Council. They […]
DUBAI, 1st September, 2024 (WAM) — The Dubai Future Foundation has announced the participation of 40 government employees from 25 entities in the “Lead and Design Programme,” part of the ‘Design Gov’ initiative. The programme seeks to empower Emirati talent with advanced, specialised skills that drive innovation in the design of government services and operations. […]
The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), a global multilateral organization committed to enabling digital prosperity for all by accelerating the sustainable and inclusive growth of the digital economy, hosted a strategic roundtable discussion with major technology companies, and social media and digital platform representatives to address the societal impact of the spread of online misinformation. Building on […]
ABU DHABI, 23rd August, 2024 (WAM) — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has launched a package of innovative initiatives as part of its commitment to the Zero Government Bureaucracy Programme, including the Zero Bureaucracy Ideas Award and brainstorming workshops. These initiatives, which also include the Zero Bureaucracy webpage, will allow employees to discuss and suggest […]
DUBAI, 22nd August, 2024 (WAM) — The General Directorate of Dubai Civil Defence and the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the objective of enhancing and supporting strategic partnerships, promoting exchange of expertise, and strengthening collaboration between government entities. The MoU was signed by Lieutenant General Expert Rashid […]
Accutar Biotechnology, Inc., a biotechnology company focusing on artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drug discovery, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the investigation of AC699 a Fast Track designation for the treatment of patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative, estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1)-mutated advanced or metastatic […]
The Falcon Mamba 7B is the no. 1 globally performing open source State Space Language Model (SSLM), as independently verified by Hugging Face SSLMs have a low memory cost and don’t require additional memory to generate arbitrary long blocks of text Falcon Mamba 7B also outperforms traditional transformer architecture models such Meta’s Llama 3.1 8B […]
