Computer and telecommunication capital inflows to the country grew by 2.5 percent to AED13.1 billion during 2016, as per UAE Central Bank statistics.

The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, has announced the start of its testing of three systems to capture solar heat as part of its Renewable Energy Desalination Programme, to develop water desalination stations with greater energy efficiency and commercial advantage. The three systems were installed at the site of the Masdar Renewable Energy Desalination Programme in Ghantoot. 

In compliance with OPEC's oil-output cut decision during the first six months of the year, the UAE produced 208 million barrels of crude oil during the Q1 2017, compared with 211,73 million barrels during the same period last year, according to the UAE Central Bank, CB, statistics.

The Etihad Aviation Group Board of Directors today appointed Ray Gammell as interim Group CEO, and confirmed that James Hogan, current President and Group CEO, will leave the company on 1 July 2017.  Consistent with the company’s leadership transition plan, Gammell will assume full management responsibilities from today. Gammell is Etihad Aviation Group’s current Chief People & Performance Officer and has been a member of the Executive Leadership since joining the business in 2009, where he has led the creation of a performance culture across the group. 

3D technology and techniques designed to monitor elite athletes are being used by students at the United Arab Emirates University, UAEU, to develop an early-warning system that could save the lives of camels. The "Camel Body Language Reader" is the brainchild of a team of four undergraduates at the UAEU, and is designed to be a tool for camel farmers to quickly detect whether their animals are suffering from health problems that could prove fatal.