Business

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) has announced that their eagerly awaited Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) will be back for its 7th annual edition on February 3-4 next year at the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP). With the theme ‘Our Shared Canvas’, SEF 2024 is an ode to the incredible shared impact entrepreneurs leave on communities worldwide. As we witness ...

BEEAH Group, a leader in the sustainability sector, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company “Masdar”, and the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority revealed the tripartite alliance’s intention to transform the waste dump in the Al Saja’a area in the Emirate of Sharjah, for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region, into a solar energy farm. ...

BEEAH, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, has entered into an agreement to develop the world’s first commercial-scale water to hydrogen plant in Sharjah. The Sharjah-based company has entered into a joint development agreement with Chinook Hydrogen, a UK-based innovator of waste-to-fuel technologies, and Air Water Gas Solutions, a US-based Industrial gas company and a subsidiary of Air Water Inc., a ...

Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), chaired the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council of Development and Outreach (ACDO) on the AUS campus. The voluntary body was established following the approval of the AUS Board of Trustees in January 2023 on the recommendation of the board’s Resource Development Committee. ACDO serves ...

  Sharjah’s recent participation during ‘Web Summit 2023’ in Lisbon, Portugal, served as a platform to showcase its impressive advancements as well as developmental trajectory across diverse economic sectors. With an audience of over 70,000 participants from 160 nations, the emirate proudly exhibited significant progress in technology, clean energy, innovation, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and education.   Exploring collaborative opportunities The ...

More than 70,000 participants from 160 countries attending the Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 13 – 16, will have the chance to explore Sharjah’s latest projects, as well as its strategic and emerging sectors such as technology, entrepreneurship, and sustainable investments. The Sharjah delegation led by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), will also feature the ...

BEEAH, the Middle East’s leading sustainability and digitalisation pioneer, the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF); and Al-Maqar Development Company (ALMQR), the investment arm of the Municipality of Madinah, have signed an agreement to establish a limited liability company that will develop and provide integrated waste management solutions in the Province, ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has partnered with the Sharjah Research Technology Innovation Park (SRTIP) to establish the first Energy and Water Knowledge Hub in the MENA region. This Hub aims to find innovative solutions for pressing humanitarian challenges in the field of water and energy and hopes to emerge as a key regional platform for dialogue ...

Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP), which was launched by H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, in 2016, has achieved substantial milestones in its mission to foster innovation and economic growth in the region. STRIP has achieved several goals aimed at building a rich knowledge economy in the region, creating ...

To explore investment opportunities and trade relations in sectors such as industry, business solutions, sustainability, and industrial technology, the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) in partnership with EFG Consulting, an Italian consulting firm, organised the Sharjah-Italy Business roundtable on 23rd October in Milan, Italy. The event took place as part of Invest in Sharjah’s roadshow to Milan, headed by ...