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Bridging the $14 Million Chasm: The Critical Series A Gap and the Opportunity for Global VCs (4/5)

Oman has successfully built a robust pipeline for nascent ideas, offering pre-seed funding, accelerators, and foundational legal support. But for global investors, the real opportunity lies at the most critical structural bottleneck in the entire MENA region: the significant capital divide between Seed stage success and Series A scale-up.

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The Skyward Shift: How Dubai Is Turning Airspace into Public Transport

In March 2026, Dubai will begin operating its airspace as a functional layer of public transport. Rather than expanding roads, the city is introducing a vertical mobility network that connects the airport, Downtown, Palm Jumeirah, and Dubai Marina through commercial flying taxis. The result is not just faster travel, but predictable movement in a city where time is an economic asset.

AI@70 in Dubai: Reframing the Next Seventy Years of Artificial Intelligence

Seventy years after artificial intelligence was first defined at Dartmouth College, the field has reached a turning point. Technical capability is accelerating, but global alignment on governance, ethics, and long-term responsibility is not. AI@70 in Dubai brings together researchers, policymakers, and institutional leaders to address this gap, extending the AI conversation beyond short policy cycles and toward a shared vision for the year 2096.

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UAE Strategic Roadmap for Innovation in 2026

Q1 2026 marks a decisive shift in the UAE’s innovation strategy, from long-term planning to coordinated execution at scale. As artificial intelligence is embedded across governance, energy, security, and mobility, the country is operating less like a test market and more like a systems integrator. This analysis explains how the UAE is translating Vision 2031 into measurable economic impact, sovereign digital infrastructure, and operational resilience.

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