DUBAI: The Finland tech company Nokia says Industry 4.0 offers vast opportunities to enhance efficiencies in various industries and change people’s lives for the better.
At GITEX Tech Week 2019, Nokia showed its range of advanced technology solutions which include mission- critical technologies, Smart City, IoT, private LTE and 5G, which it says are all geared to help the industries to embrace digital transformation to become more agile, secure, operationally efficient, cost efficient and productive.
The demonstrations include solutions for several key enterprise verticals, including, mining, airports, shipping, education, energy, power, utilities, logistics and public sector.
Nokia says private LTE can be used to enhance operational efficiency and safety in mines and to improve plane turnaround speed at airports.
For logistics, the company presented the use of AI in optimizing operations by assigning trucks and crew to the appropriate doors at a shipping facility, enhancing the capability with sensor data to determine cargo condition and location improves predictive capabilities.
For shipping, it demonstrated how containers equipped with standalone LTE network with user equipment and sensors, can capture the required data and send it when a connection is established.
In the energy sector, Nokie says it has a solution that combines machine learning and edge and cloud computing that create advanced video analytics that detect anomalies on a scene and alert, allowing the energy firms to enhance security of their critical infrastructure.
On Smart City category, Nokia showcased the Integrated Operations Center (IOC), an actionable intelligence platform orchestrating operations from events to data-driven contextual actions based on analytics insights, providing a foundation for a true city innovation with an intelligent and integrated city platform approach.
DUBAI: A section of one of the busiest roads in the world , the Sheik h Zayed Road, was closed down on November 8 for the first time as some 70,000 runners of all ages , nationalities and abilities took part in a one-of-a-
kind free run for the city dubbed Dubai Run 30×30.
The event is part of the 30-day Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC), launched and championed by His Highness SheikhHamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, which seeks to inspire residents to get fitter and heathier through 30-minute workout for 30 days. This year’s Challenge ran from Oct 18 to Nov 16, 2019.
DFC’s inaugural launch in 2017 had a million registered participants’ thanks in part to the Dubai Fitness App which helps people monitor their workouts, explore free classes and fitness sessions, among other features.
“Today marks a milestone in our mission to make Dubai the most active city in the world – together as one society. I commend the enthusiasm and energy of our people and I am proud of how the people of Dubai – across ages, nationalities and abilities – have come together to create such an inspiring event. Congratulations to all those who accepted the challenge,” said Sheikh Hamdan.
This marks the first time that people have been allowed to run on a section of the 14-lane highway, giving participants a unique, on-foot perspective of iconic sights such as the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Opera, The Dubai Mall and Emirates Towers as they come together to demonstrate their commitment to an active lifestyle and DFC’s vision to make Dubai the most active city in the world. The Dubai run event featured two courses—a 5km and 10km route.
DUBAI/ISS: After successfully lifting off to the outer space on Sept 25 aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft with veteran American and Russian astronauts, Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati and Arab astronaut to reach the International Space Station (ISS), began working on 16 scientific experiments he was commissioned to do.
On Sept 29, Al Mansoori shared a series of photos with the team at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) while conducting an experiment on bone status indexes, body composition, and endocrine regulation in astronauts. This experiment on Osteology is conducted in cooperation with the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos reported the Emirates State News Agency WAM.
Al Mansoori and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka were pictured using the station’s equipment to conduct the experiment. The Emirati also appeared in a photo calculating his body mass index to study the impact of microgravity on bone density.
Al Mansoori regularly communicates with the Emirati engineers at MBRSC’s ground station in Dubai and Russia’s Mission Control Centre, to brief them on his scientific experiments and daily routine, and send pictures and videos, while on board the ISS.
Al Mansoori will conduct 16 scientific experiments in cooperation with international space agencies, including Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, ESA, NASA, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA.
Six of these experiments will be conducted in microgravity, and the results of the two environments will later be compared. The experiments include studying the reaction of vital indicators of the human body aboard the ISS, as well as other physical, biological and chemical experiments.
“I’d like to thank the UAE’s wise leadership for their vision and guidance, and for the continuous support that we receive from H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre,” said Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Chairman of MBRSC.
“…for the first time, an Emirati astronaut travels to the ISS, carrying the ambitions of the entire Arab region. We congratulate him and congratulate ourselves for being blessed with a country that motivates its youth to reach the highest positions and achieve their aspirations, by supporting them and turning their dreams into a reality that would make every Emirati proud.”
DUBAI: Samsung Gulf Electronics recently launched in Dubai the most powerful device in its Note series with Galaxy Note10 which can transform handwritten notes into digital text that can be saved in PDF or word format, premium grade camera and video, new security features, among other advance tech systems to help users make the most of every moment.
Samsung said Galaxy Note10 is inspired by a generation that flows seamlessly between work and life, the Galaxy Note10 gives users the freedom to work the way they want and showcase their creative spirit, all on-the-go.
Tarek Sabbagh, Head of IT & Mobile (IM) Division at Samsung Gulf Electronics, said: “Whether they’re viewing and editing documents and presentations, watching a favorite show or playing games, Galaxy Note10 will help them do it faster and better. Packed with exciting upgrades, the Galaxy Note10 is a testament to our commitment to provide the consumers with a powerful device that helps to bring their new ideas to life with productivity, performance, design and creativity tools, as well as offering them a connected experience across our portfolio of products.”
The new device comes with a new sleek, slim sophisticated design. Its fingerprint security feature has been enhanced to detect fake from a real one.
Here are Galaxy Note10’s unique features:
Two Sizes: For the first time ever, the Galaxy Note comes in two sizes, a 6.3-inch and 6.8-inch Cinematic Infinity Display which features the award-winning Dynamic AMOLED display making photos and videos are brighter than previous Note devices
Handwriting to Text: The Galaxy Note10 brings a powerful new capability to the re-designed, uni-body S Pen. Now, users can jot down notes, instantly convert their handwriting to digital text in Samsung Notes, and export it to a variety of different formats, including Microsoft Word. Users can now customize notes by shrinking, enlarging, or changing the color of the text. In just a few taps, meeting minutes can be formatted and shared; bursts of inspiration can quickly become editable documents.
Evolution of the S Pen: The S Pen now also supports intuitive gesture recognition with S Pen Air Actions so that you can always be completely in control. S Pen Air Actions let users take pictures, zoom in and out and switch camera mode with a simple gesture, as well as change content and volume in multimedia apps and manage PowerPoint presentations with ease and without the need of touching the device.
Samsung DeX for PC: The Galaxy Note10 extends Samsung DeX’s capabilities, making it easier for users to work between their phone and a PC or Mac. With a simple, compatible USB connection, users can drag and drop files between devices, and use their favorite mobile apps with a mouse and a keyboard, while keeping their data secure on their phone through Samsung Knox.
Link to Windows: The Galaxy Note10 integrates Link to Windows directly into the Quick Panel. With one click, users can connect to their Windows 10 PC. There, they can see notifications, send & receive messages, & review recent photos without pausing to look down at their phone.
Premium Video Technology: The Galaxy Note10 enables users to capture pro-grade video without having to carry around any extra gear. Live focus video adds depth-of- field adjustments so you can blur the background to focus on your subject. Zoom-In Mic amplifies the audio in frame and pushes background noise aside to help focus on the sounds that you want. And to remove the bumps and shakes that usually make an action shot blurry, new and improved Super steady stabilizes footage, and is now available in Hyperlapse mode for steady time-lapse videos.
Quick and Easy Video Editing: Once they’ve recorded their video, Galaxy Note10 users can edit-on-the-go instantly right from their phone. Video editor can be used with the S Pen, so instead of having to tap to select or edit a clip, users can choose the precise moment they want to trim.
Screen Recorder: For gamers who want to add some personality to their streams, or vloggers who want to enhance their tutorials, the Galaxy Note10 introduces Screen recorder. Easily capture what’s on the screen, use picture-in-picture to add reactions, and use the S Pen to annotate as they record for a more entertaining, engaging video.
AR Doodle and 3D Scanner: The Galaxy Note10 integrates bleeding-edge AR and 3D capabilities into the camera. Along with an Ultra Wide camera, it opens up an entirely new medium for creators.
Night Mode: People take plenty of selfies in low light situations—at dinner, at concerts or just enjoying a sunset. Night Mode, now available on the front camera, lets users capture striking selfies no matter how dim or dark the conditions.
DUBAI: A new technology based on artificial intelligence designed to detect counterfeit products has been introduced in Dubai.
The department of Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) at Dubai Economy said the use of “Entrupy” patented by a US company was adopted in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to integrate artificial intelligence to protect consumers and trademark owners’ rights.
The AI-based device is linked to a vast database comprising thousands of microscopic images of branded goods, particularly leather products, watches and accessories as well as clothing. More branded products will be added to it during the last quarter of 2019.
“The new technology will make brand owners more confident of their rights being protected in Dubai and provide them with a fast and simple alternative in case they had registered their products here by conventional means. They can now use the tech solution to feed data and images relating to their product electronically,” said Mohammed Ali
Rashid Lootah, CEO of CCCP.
With the new device, the inspector can detect counterfeit goods with high speed and accuracy, there by, eliminating time-consuming communication and verification with trademark representatives.
ESPOO, FINLAND: Nokia’s 5G “factory of the future” in Oulu, Finland was selected by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum as an Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Lighthouse, reflecting leadership and proven success in adopting and implementing 4IR technologies at scale.
It says leveraging Nokia technologies to digitalize its own preproduction facility demonstrates the company’s ability to digitally transform and modernize its customers’ manufacturing facilities for Industry 4.0.
Designed to showcase Industry 4.0 concepts for the manufacturing of Nokia 4G and 5G base stations, the “factory of the future” in Oulu leverages Nokia’s private (4.9G/LTE) wireless networks for secure and reliable connectivity for all assets within and outside the factory, IoT analytics running on Edge cloud, and a real-time digital twin of operations data.
The factory, which produces 1,000 4G and 5G base stations per day, generated significant annual improvements, including more than 30 percent productivity gains, 50 percent savings in time of product delivery to market, and an annual cost savings of millions of euros.
The Lighthouse program, conducted in collaboration with McKinsey, includes select Lighthouse factories that are transforming work to make it safer, less repetitive, diversified and productive.
Nokia was selected as a Lighthouse by an expert panel based on its implementation of 4IR technologies that drove financial and operational impact in the Oulu factory. As part of the Global Lighthouse Network, Nokia will collaborate with other world leaders to share knowledge and best practices to help enterprises and manufacturers adopt the technologies of the future, and overcome key challenges enterprises face during their digital transformation journeys.
“We are paving the way for enterprise customers to realize the vision of Industry 4.0 and industrial automation by applying our technology to our manufacturing needs. For our Oulu 5G facility, we created a ‘factory of
the future’ environment leveraging private wireless networks for reliable and secure infactory connectivity, edge cloud and IoT analytics. We are very pleased that our technology has delivered productivity gains of over 30 percent for our factory and we look forward to sharing this expertise with customers, helping them accelerate growth and unlock their full potential,” said Kathrin Buvac, President of Nokia Enterprise and Chief Strategy Officer.
Most manufacturers seek to increase flexibility while automating and reconfiguring factories. Nokia’s expertise adjusting to highdemand environments ensures that the company is well equipped to lead enterprises into the Industry 4.0 era. The award-winning factory of the future illustrates how customer facilities can reap the benefits of increased productivity, agility, product quality, and product lead time for their businesses, as achieved in Oulu.
Demonstrated use cases in Oulu preproduction factory include:
˜ Virtualization of new produc t introduction (NPI)
˜ Flexible robotics to ensure highproductivity and agility for continuous new ramp-ups
˜ 4.9G/LTE Private wireless network to speed up NPI line re-layout
˜ Cloud-based digital data control, enabling real – time process management
˜ No-touch internal logistics automation via connected mobile robots
“For factory employees, the automation of our Oulu manufacturing environment increases flexibility and adaptability. The ‘conscious factory’ has evolved the working ecosystem – increasing motivation and the wellbeing of employees by automating the traditionally repetitive tasks, making work more diversified and productive,” said Heikki Romppainen, Head of Oulu Factory, Nokia.
MARYLAND, BALTIMORE: In a world’s first, a drone has delivered a donor kidney to surgeons who performed a successful transplantation in a 44-year-old patient with kidney failure. Transplant physicians and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore joined aviation and engineering experts at the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site, part of the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park to complete this landmark 2.8 mile, 9.52 minute flight on April 19, 2019, officials said.
Transportation logistics are often the most complicated part of the organ transplant process, typically involving expensive chartered flights, or relying on the variability of commercial flight schedules, and occasionally resulting in an organ left on a plane, or delays that destroy the organ’s viability, according to Dr. Joseph Scalea, Assistant Professor of Surgery at UMSOM, who is the project leader and one of the surgeons who performed the transplant at UMMC.
“There remains a woeful disparity between the number of recipients on the organ transplant waiting list and the total number of transplantable organs. This new technology has the potential to help widen the donor organ pool and access to transplantation,” Dr. Scalea said. “Delivering an organ from a donor to a patient is a sacred duty with many moving parts. It is critical that we find ways of doing this better.”
The researchers theorized that unmanned aircraft technology could help solve some of the transport issues by potentially eliminating many of the human hand-offs and reducing the chance of mishaps.
“When we started this project, I quickly realized there were a number of unmet needs in organ transport,” said Dr. Scalea. “For example, there is currently no way to track an organ’s location and health while in transit. Even in the modern era, human organs are unmonitored during flight. I found this to be unacceptable. Real-time organ monitoring is mission-critical to this experience,” he added. The project also required building a custom unmanned aircraft specifically designed to transport an organ to meet the rigid medical, technical and regulatory demands of carrying an unaccompanied deceased donor organ for human transplant.
WEST SUSSEX: Blind and visually impaired passengers at Gatwick Airport can now call a professionally trained agent 24 hours a day who will—by using the camera on the passenger’s mobile phone guide them through the airport, help them read documents or flight information, shop or even find their bag on the luggage carousel.
Gatwick said the free, on demand service can be accessed through the aira app on a smart phone. About 12,000 passengers a year or 500 a month – notify Gatwick Airport they are blind or partially sighted.
The system is being trialed for six months at Gatwick in partnership with the airport’s biggest airline easyJet which is helping to fund the trial to improve accessibility for blind or partially sighted passengers.
The service, however, can be used by passengers flying with any airline at Gatwick.
“This extremely ground-breaking technological breakthrough will allow the partnership between easyJet and Gatwick to demonstrate, for future use across airports here and across the world, just how a simple app and addition to an iPhone or other similar technology can make such a difference,” said Lord David Blunkett, Chair of easyJet’s Special Assistance Advisory Group.
Once downloaded onto a mobile phone, the Aira system is purposely straightforward and simple to use and the trained agents can help passengers find specific airport locations such as boarding
gates, shops and restaurants – or the airport’s special assistance facilities.
“Airports are complex environments and this new system helps to give blind and visually impaired passengers more independence so they can more easily relax and enjoy their time at Gatwick,” said Chris Woodroofe, Chief Operating Officer, Gatwick Airport.
A network of eight telescopes around the world has captured the first image of a black hole, some 500 million trillion km from the earth, located in a distant galaxy which scientists say measures about 3 million times the size of our planet.
Professor Heino Falcke of Radboud University in the Netherlands who proposed the experiment said the black hole was found in a galaxy called M87, about more than 55 million light years away from the earth.
The picture captured by Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a network of eight linked telescopes, shows an intense “ring of fire” surrounding a perfectly circular dark hole with a bright halo caused by superheated gas falling into the hole, scientists explained.
Dr. Katie Bowman, a 29-year-old computer scientist, led the development of an algorithm program that created the first image of the black hole.
Bowman, who began the algorithm three years ago as a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), says in her Facebook post “Watching in disbelief as the first image I ever made of a black hole was in the process of being reconstructed.”
She was assisted by a team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, the Harvard-
Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the MIT Haystack Observatory for the project which opens a new era for astrophysics.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and the UAE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop a digital education system that will benefit their respective national development plans.
The Ministers of Education from the respective countries signed the MoU along with several Emirati universities signed twinning agreements with their Saudi counterparts.
The signing took place during the participation of an Emirati academic delegation in the 8th International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education, IECHE, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
UAE Minister of Education Hussain Al Hammadi expressed his happiness at the advancing cooperation between the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the area of education, which he hopes will achieve their aspirations to create a modern education system that will serve their national development plans.
Saudi Arabia Minister of Education Dr. Hamad Al Sheikh highlighted the importance of the signing of the agreements, as well as the joint cooperation between the two countries in advancing their education sectors, including the digital education system, with the participation of Emirati higher education institutions, universities and colleges, as well as Saudi government and civil universities and colleges.
The UAE has one of the most advanced and comprehensive education systems in the Middle East with 95 percent literacy rate. It has led many research initiatives and projects across the region promoting literacy and higher education.
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