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      Faisal Al Bannai

      Faisal Al Bannai

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      Faisal Al Bannai is an adviser for strategic research and advanced technology affairs to the President of the UAE

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      Facial recognition technology is set to be key to the UAE's efforts to drive efficiency. Too often, however, the global conversation around emerging tech is polarised between hype and fear. Courtesy: Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
      CommentTech rules must be as ambitious as the technology itself

      Innovation is outpacing regulation. If we accept this imbalance as inevitable, we risk something far more dangerous than disruption

      CommentMay 05, 2025
      Eid Al Etihad being celebrated at Repton School Al Barsha in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
      CommentThe UAE will remain a beacon of progress for generations to come

      To ensure this, we must continue to invest in education, promote public-private partnerships and build a culture of curiosity and resilience

      CommentDecember 02, 2024
      A Ukrainian soldier launches a drone close to the front line near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region. AP
      High-tech warfare makes modern battles a race against time

      Drones, AI and autonomous systems mean it is the side that is agile enough to make decisions quickly which will prevail on the battlefield

      OpinionFebruary 20, 2023
      Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, centre, with Faisal Al Bannai, right, at the launch today of Edge. Hamad Al Mansoori for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
      We need new technological means to fight the wars of the future

      Edge brings together 24 defence entities and 12,000 of the sharpest minds in the world to rethink the way we approach hybrid warfare

      CommentNovember 11, 2019

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