Mirwais Azizi, Founder and Chairman of Azizi Developments, briefed Sheikh Mohammed on the project’s key components
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Dubai Design Week to mark 10th anniversary in November 2024
Dubai Design Week 2024 will gather over 500 designers and brands from over 40 countries to present new design concepts through installations, exhibitions, and interactive displays
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Lyvely secures operational license from Ras Al Khaimah to advance its social monetisation mission in regional first
Backed by Phoenix Group and Cypher Capital, Lyvely aims to disrupt the $250 billion global creator economy
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Number of aspiring influencers on the rise as global ‘creator economy’ balloons to $250bn
2023 marked a watershed year as the burgeoning ‘creator economy’ came into its own, fuelled by the rise in professionals ditching their 9-to-5 jobs for careers in social media
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Saudi PIF buys $265mn stake in Chinese gaming company VSPO
PIF will become the largest equity holder in VSPO
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Dubai’s global business hub is powering the creative sector
Artists, storytellers, filmmakers, fashion, graphic and product designers, and entrepreneurs all benefit from Dubai’s role as a global creative hub
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Revealed: How Dubai’s Al Quoz is transforming into a global creative hub
The Al Quoz Creative Zone master plan is to be rolled out over four years
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Saudi Arabia’s new gaming and Esports strategy to place Kingdom as ‘global hub’ by 2030
The newly launched strategy, which is in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, is expected to create over 35,000 jobs and contribute $13.3 billion to the country’s GDP by 2030
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Dubai CommerCity, Dubai Culture team up to support emirate’s creative economy
The services will include applying for a long-term cultural visa, a first-of-its-kind 10-year residency offered to creative talents
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UAE issues new executive regulation on copyright and neighbouring rights
The new law covers a wide spectrum of the community including creative content creators
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Dubai’s new creative zone project kicks off latest phase
The project, scheduled to be completed by 2025, is being implemented to ensure Dubai’s future economy relies on sustainable knowledge and creativity
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Dubai ranks second globally for attracting FDI projects in its creative economy
It is top for the region attracting 233 new projects in the creative economy in 2021
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Why the MENA region has ‘amazing potential’ for metaverse businesses
Abundance of creative talent among the region’s young adults, and their desire to express themselves online through Arabic content, are factors for success in the metaverse, said the CEO of WOLF
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How can heritage preservation support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals?
Saudi Arabia has become the first Arab country to establish a dedicated preservation society and has seen greater collaborative efforts between NGOs, government organisations, and the civil society
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Digital innovation will shape resilient creative industries
Governments need to work closely with other decision-makers and evaluate the success of cultural policy by engagement and opportunities, rather than economic indicators
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DAFZA’s talent pass to further boost Dubai’s GDP growth
Coronavirus-hit corporates will find outsourcing opportunities in the pool of international freelancers in media, education, marketing and consulting attracted by the new licence, industry experts told Arabian Business
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DAFZA launches Talent Pass for freelancers in media, education, marketing, consultancy and other sectors
New licence aligned with Sheikh Mohammed’s strategy for Dubai’s creative economy and aims to double the sector’s contribution to the emirate’s GDP and increase its ability to attract international investments