APRIL 2019 ISSUE 52 Index

Issue 52 Index

REGULARS:

FOREWORD

NEWS

YEAR OF TOLERANCE
How tolerance is the UAE’s
soft power

FLASHBACK
As the first Emirati astronauts prepare for space, Flashes looks back on five key moments in space exploration over the decades

INSIGHT
Entrepreneur Ujjwal Goel explains why the Middle East region is fuelling groundbreaking design

EXPLORE:

CITY OF THE FUTURE
Dubai’s focus on innovation and technology has transformed it into the world’s largest laboratory for testing disruptive ideas and exploring future challenges and solutions

THE SPIRIT OF INCLUSION
The Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 may be over but its legacy of inclusion will live on throughout the UAE, the region and beyond

POWERING AHEAD
The UAE boasts a long list of firsts in the Gulf region, but the development of a nuclear power plant rising in Abu Dhabi is among its crowning achievements in its efforts to combat climate change

IT’S GOOD TO TALK
While language is intrinsically linked to culture, heritage, education and employment, many of the world’s minority languages are in peril

WELCOME TO THE 5G FUTURE
Augmented and virtual reality, driverless cars, personal robots and a world with billions of wireless nodes connecting almost everyone and everything around us… the possibilities are endless with the arrival of 5G

CUSTOM CANCER VACCINES
Could personalised vaccines hold the key to revolutionising the treatment of cancer?

ARAB CONTRIBUTION
One of the most impactful Arabs of his generation, Ahmad Ashkar is a leading authority in entrepreneurship, innovation and venture philanthropy