Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 29 | Page 8

NEWS Huawei showcases solutions at international exhibition H uawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, showcased its innovative portfolio of security products and solutions aimed at enhancing public safety and cybersecurity on the first day of the International Exhibition of National Security and Resilience (ISNR). The three-day global event held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center explored the impact of key disruptive technologies on national security and focused on digital forensics, crowd management and safe city control centres. Solutions showcased included the intelligent video convergent command and dispatching solutions, cybersecurity solutions, LTE emergency communication system solutions and service driven distributed cloud data centre solutions. Alaa ElShimy, Managing Director and Vice President, Enterprise Business, Middle East, Huawei, said: “Huawei aims to be an enabler for organisations involved in public safety and cybersecurity to work hand-in-hand to achieve their goals. We utilise cutting-edge technologies like AI, machine learning, IoT and cloud to develop solutions that are smart, adaptive, proactive and efficient, that will help entities in the security sector to safeguard the public. At Huawei, we believe that building a collaborative ecosystem with our strategic partners will benefit all entities. The ecosystem will be a plateau for innovation and co-operation to develop solutions that will benefit governments, private organisations and safeguard citizens.” 8 INTELLIGENTCIO Dubai’s Future Blockchain Summit to unlock multibillion dollar opportunities Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General, Smart Dubai Office T he inaugural Future Blockchain Summit will be the world’s first experiential blockchain festival hosted by a city. Taking place from May 2 to 3 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the summit is officially hosted by the Smart Dubai Office, the entity recognised as the global first-mover in blockchain adoption, in partnership with Dubai World Trade Centre. Designed to be the world’s most influential and creative blockchain event, the summit brings together over 7,000 chiefs of industry and visionary technologists from around the world to accelerate blockchain application in Dubai and beyond. Focused on moving beyond technical feasibility and theories, this rich conference with over 70 sessions dives deep into real- world applications, creating opportunities and catalysing adoption across a range of sectors: retail and e-commerce, creative economy, healthcare, transportation, education, food, hospitality and tourism, energy, FinTech and banking, as well as safety and security. Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General, Smart Dubai Office, said: “Blockchain has immense untapped potential for many different industries; ranging from healthcare to transportation to energy. Dubai is the global leader in committing to adopt this transformational technology to ultimately improve the lives and happiness of its citizens.” www.intelligentcio.com