Dubai Embraces the Future of Finance with Tokenization of Digital Assets

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A partnership between UAE C4IR, DIFC Authority and DFSA  to develop and utilize tokenization of digital assets through the use of blockchain technology The UAE Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR UAE), a joint initiative of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with […]

Emerging Technology Offers Novel Opportunity for Growth in the Financial Market

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As digital transformation becomes even more crucial for the survival of organisations and their ability to adapt to the new normal post-COVID-19, more investments in blockchain may present an opportunity to enhance the UAE’s and the global existing financial infrastructure. Moreover, it is critical to continuously assess the emerging technology landscape to identify novel opportunities […]

DEWA participates in launch of ‘AI Procurement in a Box’ toolkit

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has participated in launching the ”AI Procurement in a Box” toolkit in collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE, C4IR UAE.

World Economic Forum and Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE Collaborate on Seminal Blockchain Toolkit to Lead Supply Chain Recovery Through COVID-19 Crisis

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World Economic Forum produces toolkit in collaboration with Dubai Future Foundation and the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE to improve organisations’ vital tech infrastructure post pandemic Need for greater transparency and visibility of supply chains has been highlighted by COVID-19 […]

UAE to Save AED11 Billion through Blockchain Implementation, Dubai Future Foundation and World Economic Forum Whitepaper Reveals

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The UAE could save over US$3 billion (AED11 billion) through implementing advanced blockchain technologies, a joint whitepaper by the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution UAE (C4IR UAE), Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) and the World Economic Forum, has revealed. Titled ‘Inclusive Deployment of Blockchain: Case Studies and Learning from the United Arab Emirates’, the whitepaper […]

Spotlight on governance of human genome sequencing

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Dubai As part of the fourth annual meeting of the Global Future Councils, the Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in the UAE held a roundtable discussion on the governance of human genome sequencing to highlight the major challenges faced by the public and private sectors in the areas of precision medicine, genome data management […]

Hamdan launches 4th Industrial Revolution Centre at Davos

Hamdan launches 4th Industrial Revolution Centre at Davos

Davos: The UAE on Tuesday launched the Emirates Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in cooperation with the World Economic Forum (WEF-Davos).Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai is leading the UAE delegation to the global forum in Switzerland. Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of […]

UAE Inaugurates Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution

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The UAE Government, in cooperation with the World Economic Forum (WEF), inaugurated the Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE at AREA 2071, to be the first of its kind in the region and the fifth in the world after the United States, Japan, India and China. In line with the rapid global changes […]