UAE moves medical faculty from lecture hall to ward

University and college medical faculty members can now practice in healthcare facilities, per new reforms to the health licensing system, the Health and Prevention Ministry said. The six-month experience requirement has been scrapped for select nursing and allied health roles. The reforms were made in coordination with education and labor authorities.

The aim? Collapse the gap between training and practice by “bringing academic expertise directly into the system” while fast-tracking graduates through a more flexible licensing regime.

Presight plugs into Africa’s state stack

Presight AI expands African footprint: Data analytics firm Presight AI Holding signed MoUs with Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Gabon to deploy AI-enabled systems across public services and national infrastructure on the continent, according to a statement (pdf).

The details:

  • In Ivory Coast, two agreements were signed to build data platforms improving inter-agency coordination and public administration efficiency;
  • In Burkina Faso, an agreement was signed to deploy AI systems for public services, treasury management, financial transparency, and cybersecurity, alongside launching an “AI Expert Factory” and an AI-focused Ouaga Granit Valley startup hub;
  • In Gabon, a renewal of an existing agreement was signed to accelerate AI-led government modernization.

The bigger picture: The company has been expanding its portfolio abroad, with international revenue accounting for a 46.5% share of total revenues in 4Q 2025, Presight’s Senior Director of Investor Relations Roger Tejwani has previously told EnterpriseAM UAE. The push also aligns with the UAE’s USD 1 bn AI for Development initiative targeting African infrastructure and public services.

Maqam, Alpha Ladder launch ADGM JV

ADGM hosts new asset tokenization venture: Abu Dhabi’s investment and real estate operator Maqam and Singapore-based digital finance and tech group Alpha Ladder launched a joint venture in ADGM focused on real-world asset tokenization, according to a press release.

The JV will focus on cross-border payments, RWA tokenization, and connecting MENA-based issuers to international liquidity. The companies plan to apply for an ADGM license and begin operations this year.

MBRIF backs FDT with AED 7.2 mn

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) provided a AED 7.2 mn credit facility to Fragrance Delivery Technologies (FDT) to enable the Dubai-based company to upgrade its Jebel Ali FreeZone facility, according to a press release. FDT, which develops patented hydrogen fuel cell-powered fragrance and odor control systems, will use funding to transition to a fully automated manufacturing model.

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