Dubai Future Foundation and MIT ink deal to launch the Middle East’s first Senseable City Lab

The lab is a global MIT initiative to research and test pilot projects for planning urbanisation and the rapid growth of cities....

Saudi’s PIF and Samsung C&T partner to develop construction tech and modular housing

As part of the deal, Samsung C&T Corp will build modular homes in the Kingdom in a joint investment with PIF. A...

3D underground scanning project launched in Dubai

Geospatial mapping to provide comprehensive data across all underground utilities and infrastructure. Dubai Municipality has launched the '3D Infrastructure and Service Lines...

Omnix to enhance Digital Maturity Index within regional AEC firms

DMI is a standardised method of measuring a company’s readiness to take on digital transformation, the firm said. A two-city summit (Dubai...

Over two million smart metres installed says DEWA

In the first phase, which was completed in 2016, the utility firm installed approximately 200,000 smart metres. The number of smart metres...

Omnix and IMSCAD ink deal to bring VDI environments to AEC firms

The firms will be targeting the AEC, oil and gas and manufacturing sectors to deploy VDI solutions. Omnix International and UK-based virtualisation...

Omnix and viAct ink deal to increase digitalisation and safety in AEC and O&G sectors

Reports indicate that AEC and oil & gas sectors are amongst the most dangerous worldwide. A partnership deal has been signed between...

AIQ to work with AWS to accelerate digital transformation in energy sector

The companies will develop an Innovation Factory team who will work to develop new solutions that boost operational efficiency across the energy...

Why a tech-forward construction industry is without limits

With company turnover going up 252% since January 2021, Dubai-based Verve is setting new standards of fit-out excellence. In the Middle East,...

Digital twins got a ‘kick in the pants’ during the pandemic, says Greg Bentley

The COVID-19 crisis has helped shape new launches from infrastructure engineering software firm. Bentley CEO Greg Bentley says that the COVID-19 pandemic...