A lo largo de la historia de la educación, las estrategias didácticas han evolucionado significativamente, reflejando cambios sociales, culturales y tecnológicos. Desde las civilizaciones antiguas, donde predominaban la oralidad y la memorización, hasta la era digital contemporánea, los enfoques pedagógicos han ido adaptándose a las necesidades de cada época. En la Edad Media y el Renacimiento, se produjo una transición hacia el uso de textos escritos, mientras que en los siglos XVII y XVIII surgió la didáctica como disciplina formal. El siglo XIX trajo consigo una expansión de teorías pedagógicas impulsadas por la industrialización. En el siglo XXI, las tecnologías digitales han revolucionado las metodologías educativas, permitiendo un aprendizaje más flexible y personalizado. En resumen, la evolución de las estrategias didácticas ha estado marcada por un cambio hacia un enfoque centrado en el alumno, adaptando la enseñanza a sus necesidades individuales.

The healthcare sector of the UAE is undergoing digital transformation. The policy support, along with the national vision, is providing dedicated support for accelerating this transformation. However, despite the government-led initiatives, there exist some critical gaps in the sector’s technological investments and actual care outcomes. This research work was conducted to synthesize the existing evidence and explore the current state of digital transformation in the UAE hospitals, evaluating the current trends and challenges. The analysis is anchored at the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) and Donabedian (Structure-Process-Outcome) framework, and secondary research findings reveal that although the UAE hospitals are proactively investing in the emerging technological tools, a deeper analysis highlights key gaps at the backend. Some commonly highlighted challenges currently being faced by UAE hospitals include interoperability crises, workforce capability gaps, and weak strategic leadership. Collectively, these challenges hinder the effective integration of digital technologies, reducing their beneficial impact on care outcomes. Based on the analysis, the study concludes that currently, the key challenge being faced by the UAE healthcare sector is not about the technology adoption, but about the managerial and organizational aspects that impact the wider and in-depth integration. The hospital management and policy makers should stretch their focus from the technological to the managerial side to achieve the desired outcomes from their digitalization investment.

Smart Dubai, Dubai Internet City are major government initiatives in Dubai that support development and adoption of technology-based solutions across differ-ent industries and food and beverage (F&B) sector is no exception. These initia-tives supported startups like Drivu by providing access to cutting-edge infra-structure, regulatory provision and investment openings creating a strong digital transformation ecosystem. This study aims to examine alignment of the UAE’s national innovation strategies with Drivu that contributes to sustainable entre-preneurship. This case study explains the idea of Drivu as an innovative solution focusing on the development, the marketing strategy and the alignment with UAE directions. In an industry where rapidity and suitability are increasingly important, the cofounder of Drivu has successfully bridged a critical service gap by innovating a contactless, technology-based drive-thru ordering system that develops operational productivity for businesses and improves convenience for customers. Using a qualitative research methodology, the report draws on an interview with Drivu’s cofounder as well as secondary data from YouTube vide-os, the company website and other research articles to explore a deeper under-standing of this innovation. The findings demonstrate that Drivu supported in-novation through consumer-centric services, up-to-date orders as well and home businesses in the UAE. Drivu continue to exhibit innovation with existing cafes and beyond the existing support through expansion of professional net-work, Gulf region growth and AI features.

For the UAE, the recent population increase, coupled with rapid urbanization and higher per capita water consumption patterns, arid climatic conditions with acceleration of extreme weather temperatures, and being located in one of the world's most water-stressed regions with severely limited freshwater availability has posed a critical and escalating challenge of water scarcity, with implications not only for public health and achieving prosperity and sustainable development, but also presenting as a threat to geopolitical security. By employing a systematic literature review approach supplemented by secondary data from official reports from UAE government and international entities such as WHO, FAO, UNDP, policy documents, global environmental frameworks and studies conducted, and peer-reviewed academic research, this working paper has scrutinized the causes of water scarcity in the UAE's context under the domains of water availability, consumption patterns, public health risks, and the effective-ness of current policy responses. Results confirmed that the problem of water scarcity in the UAE is being aggravated by low rainfall, averaging an average of <100 mm/year, climate variability changes, over-consumption of water by the populace, over-extraction of water underground, and ineffective conservation strategies used by industries and agricultural sectors. This results in an increase in the gap between demand and sup-ply of water, with a considerable dependence on the desalination process, which meets more than 90% of the country's freshwater demands and puts the natural water resources of the UAE under significant strain. The detrimental effects of water scarcity on population health have been identified as immediate, intermediate, and long-term implications. These include poor levels of hygiene practice, the prevalence of water-borne diseases, varied levels of malnutrition that may result due to poor water availability, higher rates of trans-fer of infectious ailments, mental stress issues, and the problem of population migrations that cause health crises with financial stresses on the healthcare system, and result in reduced production levels of the healthcare sector. Furthermore, lower agricultural productivity may result in food insecurity conditions that create a higher dependence on imported food products, making vulnerable sections of the community prone to malnutrition. The set of strategies currently followed by the UAE regarding water management, such as the 2036 Water Security Strategy, has also been critically assessed. These strategies concentrate on the efficiency of water desalination and water reuse. The current UAE water management strategies, including the Water Security Strategy 2036 and national programs focusing on desalination efficiency, waste-water reuse, and conservation, have also been critically evaluated. Despite recent progress achieved in water conservation efforts, addressing the limitations, such as modifying consumer consumption behaviour, real-time monitoring of water quality, engaging relevant stakeholders, intersectoral collaboration, and the prompt implementation of innovative approaches to reduce the environmental burden of energy-intensive desalination processes, is necessary in order to achieve an effective and sustained management of water shortages in this region. In conclusion, the way forward to address water scarcity is outlined in the form of multi-level strategies that integrate sustainable water desalination technologies, expand waste-water reuse, and incorporate smart water conservation systems. Offering better governance structures and filling the gaps regarding water policies and building public awareness regarding the issue can help the UAE not only assure its water security but also the health of its citizens as well.

This study examines the impact of digital transformation on organizational change and employee adaptability in the context of firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Based on a primary quantitative survey of 201 mid-level employees, the research explores how digital innovation reshapes business processes, organizational culture, and workforce dynamics. It emphasizes the importance of effective change management strategies, leadership support, and structured training programs in ensuring smooth digital transitions. The findings confirm that digital transformation significantly influences organizational culture by driving structural changes, improving workflows, and enhancing decision-making processes. Regression analysis revealed that digital transformation accounts for 86.6% of the variance in organizational change and 86.2% in employee adaptability. Furthermore, communication effectiveness and workflow integration emerged as the strongest indirect predictors of adaptability. Employee adaptability emerges as a critical factor for successful digital transformation, with training opportunities and leadership guidance serving as key enablers. The study contributes to academic literature by linking digital transformation with established theories of organizational change and employee adaptability. It also provides practical recommendations for managers and policymakers to foster a culture of continuous learning, strengthen employee readiness, and align organizational practices with digital strategies to achieve long-term success.

Patient satisfaction surveys are a crucial element of hospital strategic management, offering important insights into treatment quality and the entire patient experience. The research underscores the value of patient satisfaction surveys in influencing healthcare policy, enhancing consumer involvement, and strengthening organizational performance. Research indicates that whereas worldwide systems gain advantages from standardized frameworks and policy assistance, local hospitals often encounter resource constraints in executing feedback-oriented tactics. The research finds that implementing best practices from successful foreign models may enhance hospitals' ability to provide superior, patient-centered care via informed strategic planning.

Obesity is an epidemic that affects the whole world and the country of the United Arab Emirates is not an exception as this problem afflicts a large percentage of the population. The point of consumptive trends that are dominated by high-fat fast foods, sedentary living, and compounded by stringent climatic weather conditions, all together damage the health and wellbeing, all pre-determined by the harsh climatic conditions, are the major cause of this phenomenon. There are other contributory factors which enhances further to increase the prevalence of obesity among individual populations. However, the problem can be based on multifaceted interventions. The threat of becoming obese is significantly reduced by avoiding high-fat fast food and soft drinks that are rich in calories. All the governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations, service agencies, and the media and educators play a central role in the propagation of healthy lifestyle practices among the people and herding obesity in various national settings.

Quality Improvement (QI) programs and patient safety are the key elements of contemporary healthcare systems, as they are stipulated in terms of patient outcomes, error prevention, and op-timization of healthcare delivery. The combination of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies into QI programs has potentially transformative potential, but it also raises serious ethical issues. This paper examines ethical implications associated with QI and patient safety in health care with the four fundamental ethical principles, such as beneficence, nonmalefi-cence, justice and autonomy. The study describes major ethical dilemmas of using digital health technologies and presents them through the review of recent literature, covering studies on AI in healthcare, patient safety protocols, and evidence-based practices. Results have identified issues of patient well-being, privacy of patient data, health care access equity, and informed consent in healthcare systems based on AI. The paper highlights the importance of explicit ethical standards and regulatory policies that would guarantee that QI programs and AI technologies are used in the best interest of patients without infringing on their rights. The review recommends enhancing the frequency of communication, patient engagement, and ethical considerations in AI implemen-tation in the healthcare industry to maintain ethical integrity and advance patient safety. The study will serve as an addition to the current debate on the way to reconcile the technological progress, as well as the ethical healthcare practices, in the search for better patient outcomes.

There was a current research gap on the ethical and cultural issues associated with decision-making of End of Life (EOL) in the Middle Eastern countries, and it was investigated in this working paper. It was important to conduct this research because of the ageing population and the increase in chronic diseases. The findings will be beneficial for the practitioners and decision makers of the Middle Eastern countries to understand the strategies to over-come these barriers. The literature reviewed suggests that the decision-making of the patients is influenced by several factors, such as their cultural background and family. However, the usefulness of a culturally sensitive communication method was missing from the reviewed literature. The study has incorporated a literature review that explores the ethical and cultural factors impacting end-of-life decisions among countries in the Middle East. Secondary data has been selected as the key source due to the sensitivity nature of the research on end-of-life care and the difficulty of direct engagement with families or patients having a terminal illness. In the Middle East, end-of-life care has been shaped by the complex interplay among the paternal-istic practices in medicine, family-based decision-making, and religious beliefs. The cultural dynamics are rooted deeply in the values, but they have a contradiction with the ethical practices in the international market related to informed consent and patient autonomy.

Background: While the UAE has achieved remarkable progress in reducing maternal mortality, postpartum morbidity and women’s long-term recovery remain underrepresented in national surveillance and policy. Objective: This study aimed to identify unaddressed postpartum health issues and assess public and physician perspectives on the demand for enhanced postpartum care services in the UAE. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining a cross-sectional survey of 167 participants (70% female) with semi-structured interviews of four obstetricians/gynecologists in a government hospital. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively, while interview transcripts underwent thematic analysis. Results: Both data sources revealed significant gaps in postpartum care, particularly regarding pelvic floor dysfunction, mental health screening, contraception counselling, and lactation support. Public respondents expressed limited awareness of formal services but indicated substantial interest in accessible, affordable, and culturally sensitive support—favoring government-supervised models. Physicians emphasized the need for community-based follow-up, partner-inclusive education, and integrated psychosocial care. Conclusion: Findings highlight an urgent need to expand postpartum care in the UAE beyond short hospital stays toward culturally adapted, continuous care models. Policy recommendations include piloting a mixed-service approach that combines midwife-led home visits with a hospital-affiliated postpartum recovery centre “postpartum care hotel”, integrating postpartum morbidity indicators into national surveillance, and ensuring equitable access through government oversight and subsidy mechanisms. Public Health Significance: Addressing these gaps could improve maternal mental health, reduce preventable complications, and set a regional benchmark for holistic, culturally responsive postpartum care.