Smart Dubai is at the forefront of bringing digitisation
Dubai has taken the challenge to build a smart city head on and it is laying the foundation of happiness for future generations. This is evident from the projects and initiatives Smart Dubai is currently working on.
Speaking at the Gitex Technology Week on Monday, Dr Aisha bint Butti bin Bishr, director-general of Smart Dubai Office, said the government would go all out to ensure the happiness of residents.
Weiterlesen: AE: Disruptive technologies power Dubai's smart city goals
The Department of eGovernment, Sharjah, announced that 36 government departments in the Emirate are to participate in the GITEX Technology Week 2018.
All participating government departments will be showcasing their latest services at the pavilion of Sharjah Government, and a number of innovative technological projects are to be unveiled for the first time GITEX.
Weiterlesen: AE: Sharjah Department of eGovernment prepares for GITEX
Powered by du, Dubai Pulse platform is a key facilitator in Dubai's shift towards smart technologies
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), won the Smart Cities Award at the Telecoms World Middle East 2018 for its role in developing Dubai Pulse-a platform owned by Smart Dubai office. As a strategic partner of Smart Dubai, du established Dubai Pulse platform in 2017- the digital backbone of the city that offers the means of sharing data in order to be utilized by decision makers encouraging innovation. Jihad Tayara, Vice President ICT Commercial - Business Development in du, received the award on behalf of the company.
Weiterlesen: AE: du Wins Smart Cities Award at the Telecoms World Middle East 2018
Smart cities are gaining traction in the Middle East, but creating a future-proof master plan to design, build, and retrofit the urban world is a challenge. Hamed Zaghw, chief executive officer of Aecom, said planning is key to ensuring that the evolutionary nature of technology does not render long-term smart city initiatives in the Middle East obsolete.
“There are two ways to look at smart city master planning – the micro and the macro. If you have a framework that is both environmental and urban, you can have a basis for a master plan that can survive the ages – and changes in technology.
Weiterlesen: AE: The roadmap needed for building Smart Dubai
In applying best global practices to enhance effective government-customer participation, the TRA has launched a promotional campaign to enrich content of the Official Portal of UAE Government, relying on the "crowdsourcing" method, where it allows users to contribute to content editing and development with their ideas and suggestions, as well as providing any information unavailable on the Portal, and correcting any language errors that may exist.
Weiterlesen: AE: TRA uses public support to develop the content of the Official Portal of UAE