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Among the government entities that have already provided data to the Dubai Pulse website are Dubai Municipality, Dubai Customers, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Dubai Land Department.

Dubai Government

Provide more public data, Dubai government entities told

by Bernd Debusmann JrTue 16 Jul 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

The Smart Dubai Office hopes to accelerate compliance to Dubai’s data law by 50 percent

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Wesam Lootah, CEO of the Smart Dubai Government Establishment.

Dubai economy

Smart Dubai completes phase 1 of digital identity project

by Sam BridgeFri 26 Apr 2019Thu 7 Oct 2021

UAEPASS initiative, a nationwide programme for digital identity, has so far integrated seven government entities

Blockchain

Future Blockchain Summit to be held in Dubai next week

by Sam BridgeThu 28 Mar 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

Event comes as Dubai plans to become the world’s first government to execute all transactions using blockchain technology by 2020

The virtual courtrooms are designed to facilitate and improve services for defendants as well as speed up the judicial process.

criminal investigation

Dubai Police launches ‘remote’ court trial system

by Staff writerMon 28 Jan 2019Wed 6 Oct 2021

The move is intended to speed up the judicial process and improve efficiency

DED

Dubai tops world in technical, scientific employment

by Staff writerWed 19 Dec 2018Wed 6 Oct 2021

A new report from the Switzerland-based Institute of Management Development also said Dubai was ahead of the rest of the globe when it comes to tablet possession and numbers of Internet users

The agreement signed between the two entities will see them exchanging expertise and experience in the fields of technology such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data, IOT, drones and more.

Artificial intelligence

Smart Dubai signs technology deal with UK’s Oxford University

by Sam BridgeSat 20 Oct 2018Wed 6 Oct 2021

Partnership agreement is signed with the university’s Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at GITEX

Smart Dubai office has launched a total of 130 initiatives with the objective of making Dubai the happiest city on earth. (Photo by Rajesh Raghav/ITP Images)

Dr Aisha Bin Bishr

Dr Aisha Bin Bishr: Steering Dubai’s smart transformation

by Shayan ShakeelThu 18 Oct 2018Thu 28 Oct 2021

The director general of Smart Dubai on how the Smart Data platform will serve as the backbone to the emirate’s eventual digitalisation

In pictures: Dubai Crown Prince unveiled latest ‘Dubai Paperless Strategy’

by ITPTue 6 Feb 2018Tue 19 Oct 2021

The strategy was unveiled during a visit to the Smart Dubai Office headquarters in Dubai Design District, d3.

After 2021, no employee or customer of the Government of Dubai will need to print any paper document, said Sheikh Hamdan

Dubai Government

Dubai gov’t to go paperless from 2021

Written by Staff Writer Mon 5 Feb 2018Thu 7 Oct 2021

Dubai Paperless Strategy will eliminate over one billion papers annually

A new employee – a 1.5 metre tall robot named Farah – has taken over duties at a receptionist as part of a trial at the Smart Dubai Office (SDO), the government body announced on Sunday.

Artificial intelligence

Robot receptionist reports for duty at Smart Dubai office

Written by Staff Writer Sun 26 Nov 2017Thu 7 Oct 2021

Farah is capable of welcoming guests, taking tea and coffee orders and helping with security screenings and payments