According to Gartner, digital twins are one of the most strategic technology trends for 2022, and have been recognised by public organisations as an effective tool for urban planning and management
PwC Middle East has demonstrated its reimagination of digital services, with the launch of its latest digital twins report and signing of strategic agreement with one of the leading UAE entities, G42 at Gitex Global.
Read more: AE: PwC Middle East in MoU with G42, launches digital twins report
As part of the agreement, du will work with Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s only planned and approved R&D cluster, to implement a Smart City Platform, which combines physical infrastructure, open and shared data, and smart applications to deliver unprecedented value
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is partnering with Masdar City, a global leader in sustainable innovation and development, to build a 5G Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
Heads of Dubai Government entities on Thursday said the emirate’s high ranking in the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) 2022 issued by the UN places greater responsibility on them to maintain Dubai’s leadership in e-governance and the digitisation of services.
Dubai was ranked first in the Arab world and fifth globally in the Index with outstanding scores in Institutional Framework, Content Provision and Service Provision, consolidating its reputation as one of the world’s best e-governments.
Read more: AE: Dubai: Heads of government entities commit to accelerate digital transformation
Data, combined with innovative technologies, will help take urban life into the future
Across the globe, governments are adopting digitalisation in order to provide residents with user-friendly government services and simultaneously reduce their costs.
The digital transformation of institutions at various levels of government has been accelerated by a multitude of factors, including increasing expectations for convenient access to government services, a growing need to manage service delivery costs and the inability to serve stakeholders efficiently with physical delivery channels.
Read more: AE: Abu Dhabi: Digitalising government services is the first step towards smarter cities
Metaverse, an avant-garde creation of the blockchain development world, promises to deliver a trailblazing experience
The UAE is already a budding space for the metaverse, with over 1,000 company headquarters in the country
Dubai has already positioned itself as the Global Capital of Web 3.0 with its new metaverse and blockchain technology