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Tasks of the 50: UAE consents to arrangements to dispatch fourth modern transformation program

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5 years ago

October 19, 2021

Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Sarah Bint Yousef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology with representatives of 12 industrial entities at the launch of Fourth Industrial Revolution Programme, known as “UAE Industry 4.0”. Image Credit: WAM

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Program means to increment modern efficiency by 30% and add Dh25b to GDP

UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) marked Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with 12 modern elements and the Departments of Economic Development of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ajman to launch the recently reported Fourth Industrial Revolution Program, known as “UAE Industry 4.0”.

Dispatched as a feature of Projects of the 50 recently, “UAE Industry 4.0” will speed up the combination of 4IR arrangements and applications across the UAE’s modern area, upgrading UAE’s generally speaking modern intensity, driving down costs, expanding usefulness and effectiveness, upgrading quality, further developing wellbeing and making new positions.

The program intends to increment modern usefulness by 30% and add Dh25 billion to the public GDP.

“In accordance with our administration’s vision, the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology centers around expanding the modern area’s commitment to the public GDP, empowering financial expansion and changing to an information based economy, said Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister for Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC CEO.

Champions 4.0 Network

The drive incorporates the foundation of the ‘Champions 4.0 Network’ , in which driving neighborhood and global organizations will join to share best practice in the arrangement of 4IR advances across the UAE’s modern area. Taking part elements incorporate the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), EDGE, Honeywell, Unilever, Ericsson, Schneider Electric, Emirates Global Aluminum, Microsoft, CISCO, SAP, AVEVA and Siemens.

The betwork will then, at that point, support the making of 100 “beacons”, or WEF-classified I4.0 associations, by 2031, while likewise developing the ideal business climate to build up or draw in 500 tech organizations by that very year. These anchor organizations will assist with driving usefulness, development and proficiency in their individual areas. One more key mainstay of the organization, is a program that will distinguish, survey and afterward help 200 organizations ready for Industry 4.0 change.

“UAE flaunts a dynamic modern area, one that has made a huge commitment to our quick financial turn of events. What’s more, with the cooperation between our public, private and scholarly areas, we have cultivated an empowering modern environment” said Al Jaber.

“UAE Industry 4.0 will expand on these skills to speed up the course of financial expansion currently in progress,” he added.

Zero in on tech-concentrated areas

The first-of-its-sort program in the Middle East will zero in on two equal tracks: fabricating an establishment for innovation inside existing enterprises in the UAE and cultivating the advancement of new, innovation escalated businesses.

Sarah Al Amiri, UAE Minister of State for Advanced Technology, said: “UAE Industry 4.0 is the foundation, and the initial step, on which we try to propel the public modern area and empower complete and reasonable financial development.”

“From the beginning, UAE Industry 4.0 was intended to expand on our current qualities including the UAE’s I4.0 guidelines and light-footed strategy improvement system, different anchor ventures and a-list ICT foundation, while utilizing organizations from across areas and businesses to catch the guarantee of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, ” said Al Amiri.

“Accordingly, the comprehensive and accomplice based program is intended to make drives that bring issues to light, energize information sharing and data, help ability and range of abilities improvement and, critically, offer impetuses and admittance to financing through significant elements, for example, the AED5bn as of late designated by the Emirates Development Bank for cutting edge innovation,” she added.

Al Amiri added, “The arrangements marked today with our financial improvement accomplices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ajman, will uphold the advancement of 4IR arrangements across the UAE’s modern area.”

She proceeded to say, “Close by our accomplices from the DEDs, through making the Champions 4.0 Network we mean to help arising, little and medium-sized organizations in embracing cutting edge innovation. Through a progression of exercises and studios our heroes will grandstand effective uses and best acts of 4IR and assume a significant part in driving the innovative change of the public modern area.”

“Eventually,” Al Amiri closed, “by onboarding our monetary advancement accomplices and bosses of industry today, we are laying the preparation to work with an empowering modern environment which can help the 4IR abilities that will be basic to the maintainable financial improvement of our country.”

UAE Industry 4.0 has been intended to add to UAE’s authority’s vision illustrated in the Principles of the 50 – building the best and most unique economy on the planet, zeroing in on human resources, and solidifying the situation of the country as a worldwide center for computerized, specialized, and logical greatness over the course of the following 50 years and then some.

Food

Abu Dhabi to ban junk food from supermarket checkouts and entrances

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7 hours ago

July 31, 2026

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Shoppers in Abu Dhabi will soon see fewer chocolates, crisps, sugary drinks and other unhealthy snacks at supermarket entrances, checkout counters and other high-visibility locations under a new policy aimed at encouraging healthier eating habits.

From January 1, 2027, supermarkets larger than 4,000 square feet and online grocery platforms will no longer be allowed to prominently display food and drinks classified as high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) under the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre’s SEHHI nutrition classification system.

The initiative, led by Healthy Living in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Registration Authority (ADRA) and supported by several government entities, is designed to make healthier choices easier without restricting what people can buy.

Under the new rules, HFSS products cannot be displayed at store entrances, end-of-aisle promotions or checkout areas. Online retailers must also remove these products from homepage promotions, search recommendations, pop-up advertisements and checkout pages.

Authorities stressed that the products are not being banned. They will remain available in their usual aisles, allowing shoppers to purchase them while reducing impulse buying driven by prominent placement.

Officials said the policy is based on behavioural science and international best practices to create shopping environments that naturally encourage healthier decisions.

Retailers across Abu Dhabi are preparing for the changes ahead of the mandatory deadline, with some stores already implementing the new placement standards across their stores in the emirate.

The initiative forms part of Abu Dhabi’s wider preventive health strategy, which focuses on reducing lifestyle-related diseases by embedding healthier choices into everyday life.

Announcements

August fuel rates announced: UAE petrol prices go up

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July 31, 2026

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UAE motorists will pay more at the pump from Saturday after the UAE Fuel Price Committee announced higher petrol and diesel prices for August 2026.

The revised rates, which take effect from August 1, are:

Super 98: Dh3.60 per litre (up from Dh3.40)
Special 95: Dh3.49 per litre (up from Dh3.29)
E-Plus 91: Dh3.41 per litre (up from Dh3.21)
Diesel: Dh3.80 per litre (up from Dh3.60)

The increase reverses July’s price reduction and comes after volatility in global oil markets during the past month.

The UAE Fuel Price Committee reviews retail fuel prices at the end of each month, with rates determined in line with movements in international oil markets.

The new prices will remain in effect throughout August 2026.

Education

Emirates recruits UAE students to turn retired aircraft into new products

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July 30, 2026

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Emirates Engineering has launched a new programme giving UAE university students the chance to transform retired aircraft materials into innovative products while gaining hands-on experience with the airline’s engineering teams.

Called Material Futures Studio, the six-week initiative is led by Emirates Engineering’s Upcycling department. It aims to inspire the next generation of aviation engineers by challenging students to find creative new uses for materials recovered from retired aircraft.

The first edition brings together 23 students from Khalifa University, Emirates Aviation University and the University of Sharjah.

Students began the programme with an orientation session and a behind-the-scenes tour of Emirates Engineering’s facilities in Dubai, where they met senior leaders, explored aircraft maintenance operations and visited the airline’s upcycling workshop to see how retired aircraft materials are already being turned into new products.

How the programme works

Over six weeks, participants will develop concepts and prototypes using materials recovered from retired aircraft, with guidance from Emirates Engineering specialists throughout the design and development process.

The programme will conclude with a showcase where students present their final ideas and prototypes.

According to Emirates, the initiative is designed to bridge the gap between academia and industry by giving students practical engineering experience while enabling the airline to tap into fresh ideas and emerging talent.

Part of Emirates’ sustainability efforts

Material Futures Studio builds on Emirates’ wider sustainability strategy and its multi-billion-dollar aircraft retrofit programme.

The airline is currently refurbishing 219 Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft, one of the largest retrofit projects in the aviation industry. Rather than discarding materials removed during the upgrades, Emirates Engineering has been repurposing them into new products through its in-house upcycling projects.

These include the Aircrafted by Emirates collection of limited-edition luggage, bags and accessories made from reclaimed aircraft materials, as well as Aircrafted KIDS, which transforms retired aircraft fabrics into backpacks for children. Emirates says more than 4,000 backpacks have already been donated to children in 11 countries.