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Health

DR Congo medical order urges doctors to keep AI use within ethical limits

National Medical Order president Berthier Nsadi urged doctors at a Kinshasa conference on October 10 to use AI within the principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and equity.

Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP), reporting remarks by the National Medical Order president1 min read
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Technology

Glasgow robotics training centre receives £525,000 backing

Innovate UK has awarded £525,000 to the University of Glasgow-led Robotics Training Centre Scotland. The three-year centre aims to build robotics skills for businesses in manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, logistics and energy infrastructure.

University of Glasgow1 min read
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Technology

Jordan Post enters top 10 in postal digital development index

Jordan Post ranked among the top 10 of 192 countries in the UPU's 2026 postal digital development assessment and reported activity across all 10 digital dimensions.

Jordan News Agency (Petra), reporting a Jordan Post statement1 min read
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Technology

Jordan poll finds positive views of digital services among users

In a survey by the University of Jordan's Center for Strategic Studies, 89% of Sanad app users said e-services saved them government-office visits, while 80% of service-center visitors praised transaction speed.

Jordan News Agency (Petra), reporting the University of Jordan Center for Strategic Studies poll1 min read
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Education

Abu Dhabi launches Digital Talent initiative for young people

The UAE Government’s Artificial Intelligence Office and Mawaheb Talent Hub, part of Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement, announced the Abu Dhabi Digital Talent initiative on October 8.

Abu Dhabi Media Office1 min read
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Education

Abu Dhabi launches AiNative programme for government workforce

Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement (DGE) announced AiNative on October 7, a training programme developed with OpenAI, Microsoft and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). It is intended for government employees and the wider public.

Abu Dhabi Media Office1 min read
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Technology

Abu Dhabi council reviews AI ecosystem priorities

Abu Dhabi’s Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Technology Council reviewed progress across the emirate’s technology agenda at a meeting on October 6. Council chairman Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed chaired the session, attended by Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed.

Abu Dhabi Media Office1 min read
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Technology

RoslinCT wins grant of up to £7.25m for digital manufacturing in Scotland

Scottish Enterprise announced on 6 October that it had awarded cell-therapy manufacturer RoslinCT an R&D grant of up to £7.25 million for the digital transformation of its manufacturing operations in Scotland. The programme forms part of the company’s multi-year digital expansion plan.

RoslinCT (announcement published by Scottish Enterprise)1 min read
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Energy

Russian petrol prices rose 0.3% in the week to 5 October

The average consumer price of motor gasoline in Russia increased from 78.50 roubles per litre on 28 September to 78.73 roubles on 5 October, according to Rosstat’s weekly monitoring published on 7 October. Prices of AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline each rose 0.3% over the week; AI-98 and higher grades rose 0.7%.

Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat)1 min read
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Technology

Saudi Arabia opens personal data protection sandbox track

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) opened applications for private entities in a regulatory sandbox track focused on personal data protection. The Saudi Press Agency reported on October 6 that registration would remain open for two months.

Saudi Press Agency (dispatch reproduced by OANA)1 min read
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Technology

Abu Dhabi institute launches Emirati Arabic, speech and OCR AI models

The Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi introduced Falcon-Emirati for the local dialect, Falcon-ASR for multilingual speech transcription and Falcon-OCR-Arabic for extracting Arabic text and structure from documents.

Technology Innovation Institute1 min read
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