"I am delighted that the prize can honour the endeavours of these engineers, and make the story of their world-changing innovation known to the public, " he added.

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Dubai is one of seven emirates to make up the United Arab Emirates, which is estimated to sit on 10 % of the world's known oil reserves.

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Tim Berners-Lee, the computer scientist known for inventing the world wide web, remembered Swartz as someone who wanted to change the world to make public data open to the public.

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