The Abu Dhabi Hazardous Materials Management Center, the local authority responsible for regulating hazardous materials handling in the emirate, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rabdan Academy, a government institution that specialises in safety, security, defence, emergency preparedness, and crisis management training. The agreement aims to build a national framework for hazardous materials management and to develop skilled professionals in this field. H.E. Khalfan Abdullah Al Mansoori, Acting Director General of the Center, and H.E. Salem Saeed Al Saeedi, Vice President of Rabdan Academy, signed the MoU at the Center’s headquarters, with officials from both organisations present. The…

Riyadh’s AI Ethics Council Proposes Rules That May Influence Silicon Valley

The King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh doesn’t seem like the birthplace of international tech regulations. Footsteps are absorbed by the thick carpets. Besides the translation headsets are half-finished coffee cups. Attendees lean forward and pay close attention as presenters go over a topic that was previously thought to be solely Californian: the proper conduct of artificial intelligence. Silicon Valley is not the source of this conversation. In collaboration with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has started to develop an ethics charter that goes beyond governing AI in the…

UAE Researchers Develop “Smart Gel” That Regulates Blood Sugar Without Needles

A tiny transparent blob sits in a petri dish inside an Abu Dhabi temperature-controlled lab, barely perceptible unless the light strikes it precisely. It appears delicate—almost like jelly. As the material responds to a solution intended to simulate rising blood sugar, one researcher leans in and manipulates a microscope. Nothing noteworthy occurs. Not a flash. Not a sound. It’s just chemistry taking place in silence. Nevertheless, millions of people’s everyday lives might be altered by this humble gel. In order to eliminate the need for repeated injections, researchers in the United Arab Emirates are developing a hydrogel known as a…

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