Abu Dhabi’s digital economy will be boosted through the launch of Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure region in the UAE, as part of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office’s (ADIO) efforts to attract investments that build technology capabilities.
A while ago, in trying to come up with some creative solutions to our city’s chronic lack of funds, I wrote “Heck, we could sell tickets to City Council meetings, institute a poll tax and charge people by the inch for the rain that falls on their rooftops.”
This, actually, was not the first time I’d
Anghami to set up global headquarters in Abu Dhabi’s fast-growing innovation hub
Dr Tariq bin Hendi, director-general of Adio.
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Partnership formed as part of Adio’s new Dh2 billion Innovation Programme, a Ghadan 21 initiative.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) is partnering with the leading music streaming service in the Middle East and Africa (Mena), Anghami, to establish the technology pioneer’s global headquarters and research and development centre in Abu Dhabi.
Dr Tariq bin Hendi, director-general of Adio said: “Abu Dhabi is rapidly emerging as a go-to destination for innovation-focused companies, a place where ambitious businesses can pursue digital transformation in a stable, enabling and supportive environment. We are committed to providing support for technology companies, recognising that progress in this area unlocks opportunities across other sectors by bringing the fundamental capabilities and infrastructure that all i