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3/4/24, 4:49 PM UAE launches new Trade-Sustain-AI initiative to rewrite future of trade | Emirates News Agency

UAE launches new Trade-Sustain-AI

initiative to rewrite future of trade

 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 10:45 PM • 2 minutes Reading

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2024 (WAM) -- The UAE has

launched a new initiative designed to combine the

transformative power of technology with the

sustainability and inclusivity of global trade during the

TradeTech Forum, which is taking place in parallel to the

13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade

Organisation (WTO) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The ‘Trade-Sustain-AI’ initiative seeks to leverage the

rapidly advancing power of artificial intelligence in

supply chains to boost the contribution of global trade

to the battle against climate change. It has identified a

number of ways it can make an immediate impact,

including optimising shipping routes to reduce fuel

consumption and carbon emissions; improving logistics

operations such as inventory management and freight

movements; developing climate-resilient trade

infrastructure and forecasting extreme weather events;

and improving traceability and transparency in global

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