DUBAI: The first day of the GITEX Technology week kicked off on Sunday in an exhibition that centered around the \u201crise of smart cities,\u201d with innovation\u2019s front runners from all around the world showcasing what they have to offer.
\u201cWe live in a world where all emerging tech is coming together, from blockchain, to drones to automation,\u201d blockchain influencer, Kris Bennet (aka Blockchain Beard Guy) said during opening remarks at the forum, adding that \u201cit\u2019s all heading toward smart cities.\u201d
Bennet also said: \u201cWe have seen more change happen in the past 10 years than we ever have.\u201d
Sprawling across Dubai\u2019s massive World Trade Center area, the GITEX stands range from young start-ups hoping to lure sponsors to well-established businesses staying ahead of their competitors with the latest innovations and solutions.
The 38th annual exhibition is split among several categories including, Gulf Comms & Mobility, Global Solution Providers, Smart Workplace & Smart Homes, Value Added Distributors, Printing & Automation, Consumer Tech, Enterprise Software, Network & Security, Future Tech and IOT Big Cloud Data.
One of the more crowded stands was that of digital creative development non-profit MUTEK AE. The stand was a large, white igloo structure standing at the edge of Za\u2019abeel Hall 6 that, upon entering, turns into a journey of lights and sounds that transports visitors into another world.
\u201cIt\u2019s bringing together technology and art in an immersive and interactive experience,\u201d Micro MUTEK AE general and artistic director Mehdi Ansari said.
Many country\u2019s pavilions were seen grouping several start-ups across the hall floors, with Lebanon, Bahrain, Japan and South Korea having a considerable presence \u2014 showcasing wide-ranging projects from Bluetooth headphones to diet food home deliveries.
GITEX Technology week runs from Oct. 14 \u2014 18, with GITEX Future Stars taking place from the the 14th-17th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DUBAI: The first day of the GITEX Technology week kicked off on Sunday in an exhibition that centered around the \u201crise of smart cities,\u201d with innovation\u2019s front runners from all around the world showcasing what they have to offer.
\n\u201cWe live in a world where all emerging tech is coming together, from blockchain, to drones to automation,\u201d blockchain influencer, Kris Bennet (aka Blockchain Beard Guy) said during opening remarks at the forum, adding that \u201cit\u2019s all heading toward smart cities.\u201d
\nBennet also said: \u201cWe have seen more change happen in the past 10 years than we ever have.\u201d
\nSprawling across Dubai\u2019s massive World Trade Center area, the GITEX stands range from young start-ups hoping to lure sponsors to well-established businesses staying ahead of their competitors with the latest innovations and solutions.
\nThe 38th annual exhibition is split among several categories including, Gulf Comms & Mobility, Global Solution Providers, Smart Workplace & Smart Homes, Value Added Distributors, ..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16776\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdpair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}