Overview
- Dubai’s Week of Future Cities wrapped with officials stressing human‑centred design and five core urban challenges spanning energy, heat inequality, nature disconnection, water scarcity and biodiversity loss.
- Dubai advanced its mobility push with the first manned eVTOL flight from Margham to Al Maktoum, plans to start passenger service in 2026 and construction of the first vertiport near DXB alongside metro, tram and Dubai Walk expansions.
- RTA’s research forum launched 13 strategic projects with 80 experts from 30 universities as Dubai readies the Solutions of the Future – Innovations for Humanity exhibition on November 17–20 featuring 100+ selected projects from 1,200+ universities in 120 countries.
- Governance initiatives gained traction with GDRFA and the Mohammed bin Rashid School for Government launching the Nudgeathon Iqama Dubai program, while a new Global Digital Assets Report ranked the UAE among the most developed markets for clear VARA and ADGM frameworks.
- Abu Dhabi opened Interpol’s anti‑corruption and asset‑recovery conference with delegates from 90+ countries as ADNOC’s executive committee reviewed performance, international growth via XRG, AI adoption and deals including a 7.3‑billion‑dirham PVC plant and an LNG study with YPF and Eni.