The integration of digital assets into economic structures could tackle the financing challenges faced by SMEs and provide a more standardized and accessible approach to funding.

Abdulla Bin Touq and Mirek Dusek 24 Mar 2021

Tech for Good

Robots are preparing and serving food in a Dubai cafe

At Dubai's Robocafe, which opened last June, customers are served by robots, who prepare and deliver the food.

Reuters Staff · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 18 Feb 2021

United Arab Emirates

Why Gulf economies need a transformed role for the state

Adjusting the relationship between the state and private sector in Gulf countries will help them recover more effectively from the pandemic, write two experts.

Adel Hamaizia and Tim Callen · Chatham House 11 Feb 2021

United Arab Emirates

These divers in the UAE are growing a giant artificial coral reef

A team of divers is building artificial coral reefs off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates.

Alexander Cornwell · Reuters 23 Jun 2020

Blockchain

How to build a successful nationwide blockchain initiative

Experiences in the UAE suggest the main challenges to blockchain deployment are tied to operational and regulatory questions, rather than technical factors.

Amira Alhaddad, Ashish Kumar Singh, Jesper Mathias Nielsen, and Kashyap Anantharaman 08 May 2020

Arts and Culture

These are the most popular photo spots in the “Instagram wonderland” city

Dubai has many photogenic spots for Instagram users.

Andrea Willige 05 Nov 2019

United Arab Emirates

Dubai has taken 3D printing to a whole new level - literally

The project required only 15 workers and produced 60% less waste than traditional technologies.

Kristen Houser · Futurism 01 Nov 2019

Aviation, Travel and Tourism

From fishing village to futuristic metropolis: Dubai’s remarkable transformation

Dubai has molded itself into a global business hub – this is how it rose out of the desert.

Charlotte Edmond 01 Nov 2019

Middle East and North Africa

How Dubai can solve its lack of affordable housing

With a growing middle class and the demand for a more stable property market, Dubai needs a consolidated and multistakeholder strategy for affordability.

Mahmoud Hesham El Burai 27 Mar 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

How Abu Dhabi found a way to grow vegetables in 40-degree heat

Masdar City's stackable steel allotments allow communities to grow their own produce, despite drought and desert heat.

Emma Charlton 15 Jan 2019

Future of Energy

Universal access to energy is a major challenge for the Arab world. Here's why

Drawing a path to sustainable energy equity in the Arab world begins with identifying and understanding the challenge, in all of its dimensions, more clearly.

Sarah Mousa and Deena Mousa 05 Dec 2018

Justice and Law

What we can learn from Asia’s courts of the future

Courts in the Fourth Industrial Revolution will involve virtual supply chains, blockchain-encoded smart contracts, AI-enabled judges and lawyers, and digital currency-based fines and paym...

Viva Dadwal and Mark Beer 02 Nov 2018