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Director General of the Smart Dubai Office Dr. Aisha bint Butti bin Bishr said that the UAE is among the world’s leading nations in electronic transformation undertaken as part of realising the leadership’s vision to make the UAE government the best in the world and providing a comprehensive set of quality services to residents.

The transition from traditional government to electronic government, which started in 2000, was a key step in the government’s journey towards achieving the seventh global rank in e-government services, she said. The initiative announced by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to move from e-government to smart government in 2013 reflects his objective of laying the foundations of a smart city at an early stage, she added.

Dr. Aisha bint Butti was speaking at a 'Meet the CEO' event organised by the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) today. 'Meet the CEO' is a regular series of press events organised by GDMO for leaders of prominent Dubai organisations. Both local and international media attended the event.

She said that the various initiatives and programmes launched by Smart Dubai aim to use technological innovation and value-added smart solutions to provide services that benefit the public. She also said that Dubai is on track to becoming the world’s smartest city, with the government already providing 1,000 e-services.

Smart Dubai’s strategy aims to adopt several new technologies such as blockchain to serve various sectors and improve the efficiency of both government and private sectors. Dr. Aisha bint Butti pointed out that Dubai is set to be the first government in the world to process all its services through blockchain technology by 2020. “This is why Smart Dubai adopted an integrated strategy that is built on the three pillars of government efficiency, industry creation and international leadership,” she said.

The first pillar of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy is government efficiency. Under this pillar, the strategy will contribute to increased government efficiency by enabling a paperless digital layer for all city transactions, supporting Smart Dubai initiatives in the public and private sector. Required documentation, such as visa applications, bill payments and license renewals, which account for over 100 million documents each year, will be transacted digitally under the new strategy. Blockchain technology will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions from trip reductions, and redistribute economic productivity in saved document processing time.

The second pillar of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy is Industry Creation. The Dubai Blockchain Strategy will introduce a system for enabling citizens and partners to create new businesses using the technology. Under the new strategy, Blockchain will enable thousands of business opportunities in the private sector. Industries that will benefit from Blockchain technology include: real estate, fin-tech and banking, healthcare, transportation, urban planning, smart energy, digital commerce and tourism.

The third pillar of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy is International Leadership. In line with the third pillar, Dubai will open its Blockchain platform for global counterparts to enhance safety, security, and convenience for international travellers to Dubai.

She also highlighted a number of initiatives that form part of Smart Dubai’s strategy such as the Internet of Things (IoT) Strategy and the Digital Wealth initiative that will assist in the smart transformation of all Dubai government entities.

The Digital Wealth initiative aims to safeguard Dubai’s digital wealth while the Dubai IoT Strategy seeks to build the world’s most advanced IoT ecosystem in the world’s smartest city to improve people’s lives. The Internet of Things is the network of physical devices, such as cameras, that are networked together to collect and send data.

The Smart Dubai Director General also said that Dubai will generate AED 33.8 billion over the next three years from the digital transformation, while IoT will add AED17.9 billion by 2020. Meanwhile, shared open data will add AED10.4 billion to Dubai’s GDP by 2021 while introducing Blockchain technology in government services will add AED5.5 billion by 2020.

Dr. Aisha bint Butti said the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) will contribute towards enhancing R&D. In addition, AI will be used to provide services and conduct comprehensive data analysis by 2031 in sectors such as transportation, health, airspace, and others. In addition, AI will help reduce the cost of government services by 50% annually.

She also spoke about the ‘Rashid’ smart app, which answers more than 30,000 questions per day about various aspects of living and investing in Dubai. She also highlighted the Dubai Pulse, which gives residents and entrepreneurs access to the city's open data and view pre-selected Data Views.

Dr. Aisha bint Butti further said that Smart Dubai contributes on the Happiness Agenda by improving the efficiency of government services.

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Quelle/Source: Dubai Media Office, 11.12.2017

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