NEWS
Dubai event to
demonstrate
blockchain
opportunities
A
n event held in Dubai will help decode
the multibillion dollar opportunities in
Blockchain. The Future Blockchain Summit
2018, hosted by the Smart Dubai Office
at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
from May 2 to 3, is set to demonstrate how
blockchain technology is set to transform
the world.
ICT talent programme in
UAE doubles number of
participating universities
Leading figures in the
ICT industry in the
UAE are searching for
future talent
Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of
Hyperledger, Linux Foundation; Maja
Vujinovic, Chief Innovation Officer, General
Electric; and Chris Ballinger, CFO and Head of
Mobility Services, Toyota Research Institute,
are among 80 elite speakers.
Dr Aisha Bin Bishr, Director General, Smart
Dubai Office, said: “Smart Dubai Office
is pleased to be the official host of the
Future Blockchain Summit, the world’s first
inspirational festival of global blockchain
adoption across all industries.
“Organised in partnership with the Dubai
World Trade Centre, the summit is the focal
point for global dialogue and will act as an
experiential showcase of the far reaching
progress, opportunities and impact of
blockchain. With the mandate to deliver
a city powered by blockchain by 2020,
Dubai welcomes global tech visionaries,
government policy-makers, business leaders
and pioneers to share their experiences and
forge international alliances.”
Smart Dubai Office is the government entity
mandated to deliver the ambitious Dubai
Blockchain Strategy in partnership with the
Dubai Future Foundation.
T
he number of UAE universities
participating in a programme to find
future ICT talent has doubled.
The current Seeds for the Future 2018
Programme is extending its reach to more
than 10 leading universities across the
UAE, expanding from five universities in
the past year. The initiative aims to develop ICT talent
among Emirati students who will become
tomorrow’s leaders.
The programme provides an educational
challenge that offers university students
a platform to present their ideas and turn
them into viable projects. They will also receive mentoring from
Huawei executives and a chance
to travel to the company’s global
headquarters in Shenzhen, China, to
gain exposure to one of the world’s
leading ICT solutions providers.
ICT solutions provider Huawei is one
of the organisations participating in
the programme, along with the UAE
Ministry of State for Higher Education,
the Telecommunication Regulatory
Authority, the ICT Fund, Dubai
Investments and the Dubai Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
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Over 150 projects from the UAE are
expected to be presented at Seeds for
the Future, each with the potential to be
selected for incubation.
“We are proud to continue our flagship
global CSR programme in the UAE
and offer students with outstanding
abilities and bright ideas the opportunity
to develop their skills and become
tomorrow’s ICT leaders,” said David
Wang, CEO of Huawei UAE.
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