Abu Dhabi’s innovation champions and tech pioneers unveils brand-new services and solutions destined to reshape the future at this week’s GITEX GLOBAL 2024.
At GITEX GLOBAL 2024, Abu Dhabi showcased its advancements in applied AI and unveiled its next-gen police patrol vehicle, Magnum MK1 at the Dubai World Trade Centre this week.
GITEX GLOBAL is the world’s largest and consumer-rated tech event. This year’s event did not fail to disappoint with a record-breaking 44th edition – welcoming over 6,500 exhibitors, 1,800 startups, 1,200 investors alongside governments from more than 180 countries.
Wednesday saw tens of thousands of visitors examine first-hand how Abu Dhabi charting a course to the future AI economy – with local enterprises and startups at the forefront of progression.
In line with Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 and the UAE National Strategy for AI 2031, the local tech community – home to over 400 specialist AI companies – says they are committed to boosting AI-backed socio-economic development in MENA.
The Abu Dhabi government unveiled its GovGPT which aims to assist government employees to access governmental policies and essential information almost instantaneously.
Also unveiled was TAMM 3.0, an integrated platform offering a diverse range of AI-enabled government services alongside personalised experiences for users. Accompanied by over 800 seamless services, TAMM 3.0 powered by AI and features conversational voice capabilities, allowing users to interact through voice commands in Arabic and English.
Attendees also witnessed the future of mobility as Abu Dhabi Police unveiled its autonomous 4×4 bulletproof patrol vehicle, the ‘Magnum MK1’. Boasting a 1.5 tonne payload capacity, this car is designed for patrol, surveillance, and secure transport of detainees and can reach top speeds of 150km/h.
Among its standout features are advanced surveillance including 360-degree camera coverage, and a bespoke prisoner cell and monitoring system, showcasing a leap forward in digitalisation.
The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) displayed an upgraded EAV24, next-generation autonomous race car, which will hit the Yas Marina Circuit track in next April’s Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, centred around AI innovation.
The model is made up of sustainable bio-composite materials and features a sleek design inspired by digital algorithms and AI-driven data patterns.
ATRC also owns VentureOne, an organisation that turns applied research from the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) into game-changing commercial products and solutions that address industry challenges worldwide.
Commenting on GITEX, VentureOne CEO Reda Nidhakou says that in addition to showcasing AI71, a venture that develops enterprise AI solutions powered by open-source AI models with a focus on TII’s Falcon, there are other market announcements coming soon to keep an eye on.
“At GITEX, we showcased AI71 but we have three more exciting ventures to announce in the coming months where we will be putting the power of AI, post-quantum cybersecurity, and autonomous robotics into the hands of as many people as possible. It comes at a time where TII is driving generative AI with the Falcon 180B one of its super-powerful large language models, which is at the top of the Hugging Face Leaderboard for pre-trained open LLMs,” says Nidhakou.
On the Health tech front, Capital Health Screening Centre backed by M42, an Abu Dhabi based firm announced at GITEX that they will perform 2,000 AI-assisted chest X-rays to screen for TB – a 10-fold increase compared with traditional methods.
For those who missed this year’s event, GITEX GLOBAL says it has a stellar lineup including GITEX EUROPE Berlin, GITEX ASIA Singapore, GITEX AFRICA Morocco, and GITEX NIGERIA. For more information, click here.
