Full coverage: United Arab Emirates

27.12.2005 UNEP, the Global Impact and the UNDP is to jointly organize “The Environmentally Sound Technology Showcase at the Global Ministerial Environment Forum” at Dubai from 5th -8th February, 2006 to encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

16.11.2005 UAE nationals will be issued electronic passports beginning early next year, Minister of Interior Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced .

11.11.2005 The Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) is working towards establishing IT connectivity between Dubai International Airport (DIA) and Heathrow Airport to facilitate use of e-Gate card by passengers at the two airports.

11.11.2005 Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced that it will automate two of its internal business processes, a suggestion scheme and the agency’s IT help desk.

10.11.2005 The residents of Abu Shagara area who are facing water shortage or disconnection in the supply should not hesitate to contact th emergency phone number of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) for redressal of the problem, said Engineer Mohammed Khalifa bin Taresh, Director of the Water Department at Sewa.

10.11.2005 A workshop on eGovernment was opened by the College of Business Administration at the University of Sharjah (UoS) yesterday.

02.11.2005 The eGovernment project of Dubai initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOAF) is well on track with the soft launch of 25 eServices scheduled for launch by December 1, 2005.

27.10.2005 Workers having problems with their employers will soon be able to complain to Dubai Police any time of the day or night by calling the 24-hour hotline number at Dubai Police Operations Room.

24.10.2005 Beginning next year, the Ministry of Interior, UAE will start issuing electronic passports — a move that is the first of its kind in the region.

20.10.2005 After the overwhelming success of the eGate project in Dubai facilitating smooth processing of travel formalities besides ensuring tighter security control, the Minister of Interior, Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan has directed that the project be implemented at all the airports and ports in the country.

18.10.2005 Armed with the new Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) advanced system, Sharjah Municipality inspectors are all set to conduct their examinations of various outlets selling food including supermarkets, restaurants and groceries to safeguard the health of consumers.

17.10.2005 eCompany, Etisalat's one-stop e-powerhouse business unit in the UAE, provides internet services and ICT solutions, has announced the launch of new foreign language courses on its eLearning portal, in partnership with Image Systems, a technology provider in the Gulf.

14.10.2005 The Department of Naturalisation and Residence in Abu Dhabi will soon launch a new service whereby members of the public can apply for visas online.

11.10.2005 The United Arab Emirates's (UAE) high-tech sector got a boost last month with the creation of a multi-million dollar fund for information and communication technology (ICT) development.

10.10.2005 Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Dubai set to go into an electronic mode.Labour cards can be collected from special electronic machines by just giving the relevant numbers. PRO cards will also be issued electronically and digital signatures will replace manual signatures of owners of companies.

05.10.2005 The Civil Engineering Department (CED) of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) has launched ePermit, an innovative application that provides online access to Engineering Consultants to the Building Permit process.

03.10.2005 Plans are underway to use eDirhams for all postal transactions at UAE post offices in near future. Khalid Al Jawhary, Director of Revenue Department, Ministry of Finance and Industry in Dubai, Al Shaya announced all main post offices in the UAE will offer the facility of sale and re-charge of eDirham cards, following an agreement between Emirates Post and Ministry of Finance.

27.09.2005 At he Second International Conference on Innovations 2005 (IIT 05) in IT, Shaikh Nayhan,Minister of Education and Chancellor of the UAE University said the theme of this year’s conference will focus on the advance of Information Technology and that the region will invest heavily in this endeavour.

27.09.2005 Departments within Dubai's Ministry of Health (MoH) are getting ready to switch over to e-processing to enable them to be fully integrated into the government's e-services.

26.09.2005 A new electronic recruitment system is to be launched soon by Abu Dhabi Police, in a major step forward that will allow applicants to submit their documents by emailing them from any location.