What happens when humanoid robots start working the floor of a Dubai shopping mall? Arabian Business managing editor Tala Michel Issa puts that question to Khalifa Al Qama, chief of research, development and innovation at the Dubai Future Foundation.
Al Qama lays out how the emirate positions itself as a real-world proving ground for emerging technology, from robots meeting shoppers to fresh uses for city property data.
The conversation also covers why regulators need to keep pace with founders, how high-risk research gets funded, and the push to build homegrown intellectual property with global commercial reach.
