EDGE sets up Industry 4.0 centre; Abu Dhabi uses AI for criminal cases
Middle East AI News weekly news digest...
Good morning!
Here’s your roundup of this week’s AI and emerging tech stories.
A quiet first week in August, but I have a few interesting stories to share from Qatar, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the UAE
I hope you are enjoying your summer, wherever you are!
/Carrington
Industry 4.0
MoIAT, EDGE to establish UAE’s first Industry 4.0 enablement centre
#UAE #Industry4 - The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and defence technology group EDGE have signed an MoU to establish the UAE’s first Industry 4.0 Enablement Centre. EDGE will conduct training courses, and programmes at the facility from September. (Gulf Business)
Startups
Bahrain’s Faceki raises undisclosed Seed round from Tenmou
#Bahrain #funding - Bahrain-based AI startup Faceki, has raised an undisclosed Seed round from Bahraini business angel network Tenmou. The company develops technology for AI-powered digital identity verification, know-your-customer (KYC), digital onboarding and biometric facial authentication. (Wamda)
Autonomous Vehicles
UAE University demonstrates successful first trail tests of the 'Smart Roads Project'
#UAE #smartroads - The Emirates Center for Mobility Research at UAE University has successfully completed the first trail tests of centre's 'Smart Roads Project'. (Zawya)
Justice
Abu Dhabi criminal cases now followed up by artificial intelligence
#UAE #courts - The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has developed a smart programme to follow up cases in the criminal courts using machine learning, with the aim of increasing the speed of adjudication of criminal cases. (Gulf News)
R&D
CMU-Q receives grants for AI research
#Qatar #R&D - Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, will be using expertise in AI to address the priorities of food sustainability, energy sustainability, and Arabic language proficiency in three new grants from the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). (MENAfn)
Education
Mubadala-Khalifa University Career Boot Camp for high school students to kick off on Monday
#UAE #skills - Mubadala Investment Company and Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced they will host a five-day Career Boot Camp from 15-19 August, targeting UAE National high school students in grades 10 to 12 to help them learn more about STEM careers. (Emirates News Agency)
Morocco’s High Atlas Club shines in Arab Robotics Championship
#Morocco #robotics - Rabat's High Atlas Club 11-13 year old members collected nominations and prizes from national and global robotics competitions, including the 13th edition of the Arab Robotics Championship in Egypt. (Morocco World News)
Environment
How the UAE could use AI to boost cloud seeding
#UAE #cloudseeding - The Centre for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the University of California San Diego is developing algorithms that AI could be used to make cloud seeding more effective. The AI research is funded by the UAE’s Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science. (The National)
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