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Hi Dubai
26-05-2025
- Business
- Hi Dubai
UAE Showcases $3.7 Billion Tech Economy at Inaugural GITEX Europe in Berlin
The UAE took centre stage at GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything this week in Berlin, positioning itself as a global force in technology and digital investment. Held at Messe Berlin, the event drew over 1,400 exhibitors, 600 global investors, and representatives from 100+ countries, making it Europe's largest tech debut of its kind. Marking its biggest digital investment presence in Europe to date, the UAE sent 65 organisations, including government bodies, startups, and tech pioneers. The Ministry of Economy spotlighted ventures tackling global challenges—from Zeroe's carbon management tools to Responsive Drip Irrigation's self-regulating water system. The Dubai Pavilion, organised by Digital Dubai, featured 12 major public and private entities showcasing AI-powered public services. Innovations included the Dubai Dashboard, Smart Employee, and Salama—an AI-driven platform streamlining visa services. Dubai Police also presented Ghaith, an autonomous patrol car, underlining the city's commitment to future-ready governance. UAE astronauts Hazza Al Mansoori and Nora Al Matrooshi joined the delegation, with Al Mansoori discussing AI in space tech, including autonomous systems aboard the lunar gateway. Meanwhile, UAE leaders met with European officials to strengthen digital partnerships and foster cross-border tech growth. The UAE's tech sector is projected to reach $3.76 billion by 2025, according to Statista, reflecting the momentum seen at the show. Reinforcing this, an exclusive European edition of the UAE-founded Investopia summit was announced for 2026 in Berlin. The inaugural GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything affirmed the UAE's position as a dynamic innovation hub, advancing AI, entrepreneurship, and digital economy leadership on the global stage. News Source: Emirates News Agency
Arabian Business
23-05-2025
- Business
- Arabian Business
UAE's $3.76bn IT services sector takes centre stage at GITEX EUROPE
The UAE's $3.76bn IT services sector took centre stage at Europe's largest inaugural tech, startup and digital investment event, GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything, at Messe Berlin this week. The three-day show brought together more than 1,400 exhibitors, 600 top global investors and more than 500 speakers from 100-plus countries, together marking the strongest cross-border tech mobilisation the continent has seen. National pavilions stretched from India to Italy, Morocco to South Korea and 35 European states, alongside participation from the UAE showcasing how the nation is becoming a global reference for technology advancement across multiple industries including governance and public service. UAE IT and tech firms at GITEX EUROPE The UAE's IT services market is forecast to achieve record growth to reach $3.76bn in 2025, according to fresh Statista data, a momentum that was impossible to miss on a show floor featuring 65 UAE organisations. It represents the nation's biggest ever entrepreneurship and digital investment delegation to a European tech event. The Ministry of Economy pavilion presented a cohort of home-grown tech ventures aimed squarely at addressing global challenges. Among them were: Zeroe, delivering comprehensive carbon management to accelerate net zero goals Hikmah Labs, merging AI with cutting-edge research to transform industries IngenioData, deploying AR and BLE based indoor navigation, asset tracking and analytics Responsive Drip Irrigation, creators of the world's first plant-responsive irrigation system, which allows the plant to self-regulate its own water delivery Among the dignitaries inaugurating the momentous first European edition, Alia Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, shared in her welcome address: 'Germany is now the UAE's second largest trading partner within the EU. And Berlin as a global capital of innovation plays a central role in that story. 'It mirrors the trajectory; dynamic, diverse, and globally connected. Together, we are shaping a new economic corridor, one powered by innovation and grounded in common purpose.' Joining the UAE delegation at GITEX EUROPE were Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut to travel to space and Nora Al Matrooshi, the first female Emirati astronaut. Hazza Al Mansouri shared insights on the aerospace evolution in a media briefing, 'Artificial intelligence in space is something that we are experimenting with. For example, Simon, a floating robot, and making the lunar gateway, the space station more autonomous, because it's not going to be inhabited all the time.' Organised by Digital Dubai, the Dubai Pavilion highlights the city's AI-powered evolution and advanced public services featuring 12 key government and private entities, including: Digital Dubai Dubai Police General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs (GDIFA) Dubai Civil Defence DIFC Courts Dubai Electronic Security Centre Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, Dubai Customs Dubai Future Foundation Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) e& Emaratech Among the top innovations on show include the Dubai Dashboard, a unified city-wide platform offering a 360-degree view of data and indicators across various city sectors; alongside the Dubai Monitor, DubaiNow, Smart Employee, and UAE PASS, the national digital ID that enables secure identity verification for citizens through facial recognition tech. Dubai Police presented its autonomous policing ecosystem including Ghaith, a smart patrol car. Also on showcase was Salama, an AI-powered platform that streamlines Dubai's residency services with automated renewals and instant visa assistance – making government interaction seamless and future-ready. Younus Al Nasser, Chief Executive, Dubai Data and Statistics Establishment, Digital Dubai, said: 'AI must be treated not as a tool to deploy but as a solution to integrate—strategically, ethically and sustainably. 'At Digital Dubai, we've learned that balancing innovation with accountability means aligning exploration with clear national outcomes. Whether adopting off-the-shelf AI models or investing in sovereign systems, the key lies in speed, agility and our ability to remain globally connected. 'These are Dubai's greatest strengths – rapid execution and ecosystem-wide collaboration that turn AI potential into real-world public value.' UAE's digital innovation momentum extends beyond the pavilions, with leading tech hubs, enterprises, startups and strategic investors participating across the show. Leading innovation district, Tecom Investments features the innovation success stories and synergies of Dubai's tech ecosystem; alongside Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) reinforcing Dubai's vision for future urban mobility and sustainable infrastructure. Other participants include CAFU, the region's on-demand mobile fuelling pioneer; and 6Bees, advancing productivity and performance management through AI-powered strategies.
Telegraph
04-04-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Would you fly in a propeller plane? Airbus hopes you will
Propeller planes that once dominated the skies could again serve some of the world's busiest flight routes under Airbus's latest plans to slash carbon emissions. The manufacturing giant revealed last week that it was working on a propeller model it hopes may one day take over flights currently operated by some of its most popular jets. Images of the aircraft look at first glance like a throwback to the years immediately after the Second World War, when planes like the 'four-prop' Lockheed Constellation reigned supreme. Yet the technology behind the new model is at the cutting edge of the aviation industry's scramble to hit net zero. The propellers will be turned by electric motors themselves powered by hydrogen fuel cells, eliminating kerosene from the equation and delivering aviation's holy grail: entirely zero-emission flights. Airbus engineers had been working on the plane since 2020 as part of the company's Zeroe project to examine hydrogen-powered aircraft. This included initial proposals that envisaged a 100-seat turboprop able to fly for around 1,000 nautical miles (nm). While an impressive feat, this smaller aircraft would have been limited to shorter, more regional journeys. However, now Airbus has slammed the brakes on its larger hydrogen-powered jet engine aircraft, the company's fuel-cell propeller option has emerged as its best bet for moving beyond fossil fuels. Optimism is such that Airbus engineers are examining the potential for scaling up the plane to seat between 100 and 200 people. That would allow it to take over from more mainstream aircraft the size of an Airbus A319 or even the A320, the baseline model for its most popular passenger jets. Guillaume Faury, Airbus boss, said he sees the programme gradually expanding its scope to 'longer distances and bigger planes'. 'Bigger means a market sector that is broader and larger,' he says. 'It's easier to see a return on investment in a market segment where there is more traffic and use for the plane. We think it has to go to the next step to be commercially viable.' Standing in the way are the technological challenges of extracting further efficiencies from fuel cells and developing a storage system for the hydrogen, which must be chilled to -250C in order to reduce the otherwise vast volume it would occupy. Beyond that, the viability of the programme will be determined by access to supplies of 'green hydrogen,' the chief executive said. This means that in order to deliver zero net emissions, the energy-intensive process required to produce the hydrogen must itself be powered by renewables or small nuclear reactors, rather than fossil fuels. He says: 'We have come to the conclusion that we can make a hydrogen plane fly and work, and do it safely. We see a path to a commercially viable aeroplane with a lot of success. But some conditions are not yet there.' In dropping the jet-powered hydrogen option, Airbus pushed back the planned date of service entry for Zeroe by at least five years beyond the original target of 2035. The new version of the plane will instead sport four propellers, each driven by a 2 megawatt (MW) motor powered by a fuel cell system that converts hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy, emitting only water vapour. Glenn Llewellyn, who heads Zeroe, said that the number of propellers and motors needed for the plane reflects the fact that the technology is so early in its development. He compared the design to early versions of jet planes such as the Boeing 707, which was powered by four engines despite carrying just 150 passengers. He says: 'That's what aircraft looked like at the beginning of the jet age. We're now at the beginning of the hydrogen propulsion age. 'The first iteration that we looked at had six engines [propellers]. We've now brought it down to four and there will be a point where we get it to two, just like we've seen with jet aircraft.' People shouldn't be deceived by appearances, he adds: 'An electric car still has wheels and tyres, but it's an electric car.' The propeller system has been influenced by Airbus's A400M military transport plane, 'probably the most advanced propeller-powered product today', he says. Andy Reynolds, head of hydrogen storage on Zeroe, says a version the size of an A319, which can carry around 150 passengers, could conceivably be possible by 2045. That's about 10 years after the planned introduction of a replacement for the A320, which Airbus says will be a conventional jet, albeit able to burn 100pc sustainable aviation fuel and equipped with leaner-burn engines and longer, more efficient wings. A fuel-cell plane will require about the same amount of hydrogen as the abandoned hydrogen jet engine aircraft would have done, presenting similar storage challenges. Airbus has now settled on two large cylindrical tanks to be accommodated in the rear of the plane, which will inevitably cannibalise space that could otherwise have seated passengers – one of the trade-offs of the transition away from jet fuel. The company is examining whether the hydrogen should be pumped to the fuel cells as a liquid, which would require a system of chilled pipes, or be allowed to return to its gaseous form, requiring no cooling system but much larger pipes. One major advantage of the new design is that hydrogen can be injected into fuel cells at a reasonably low pressure of five bar – around double the pressure in a home heating system or car tyre – compared with 30 bar for a jet engine. The biggest edge, though, will be environmental, helping Airbus meet increasingly stringent net zero targets. When asked why the propeller plane is now the priority, Faury's answer is simple. 'If you have to go through such a deep investment in a new aircraft, why stick with the available technology if there are others that are better?'
