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UAE and Dubai Expo 2020 connect CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS to the future

United Arab Emirates will be CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 country of honour. UAE is a dynamic hub for global trade with exceptional infrastructure and offers enormous potential for the digital security industry. In addition, UAE will host the 2020 Universal Exhibition in Dubai – the World Expo - for which the central theme will be: ‘Connect minds. Build the future’. This project is completely in tune with connectivity issues faced by individuals and societies and is at the heart of future growth and sustai
July 9, 2014 Read time: 1 min
United Arab Emirates will be CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 country of honour. UAE is a dynamic hub for global trade with exceptional infrastructure and offers enormous potential for the digital security industry. In addition, UAE will host the 2020 Universal Exhibition in Dubai – the World Expo - for which the central theme will be: ‘Connect minds. Build the future’. This project is completely in tune with connectivity issues faced by individuals and societies and is at the heart of future growth and sustainability. “To ensure its financial development today, the international community has to address ever more complex and increasingly interconnected challenges,” explained exhibition director Isabelle Alfano. “The UAE project for the Dubai Expo 2020 is a great example and will enable us to promote new initiatives in the scope of this 29th edition of CARTES SECURE CONNEXTIONS.”

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