More than 130 structures to be connected to digital solutions that boost energy efficiency, comfort, safety and security at Expo 2020 site
Dubai Smart City
AI technologies
Dubai launches new permit to lure the best freelance talent
Dubai Internet City has launched a GoFreelance permit that will enable freelance talent to work in the technology sector
Al Barsha
RTA unveils $160m plan to expand Dubai smart traffic systems
New traffic control centre to be developed as well as installation of 112 message boards to keep motorists informed of accidents
5G
Video: How the UAE, Saudi Arabia are planning a 5G revolution
The race to 5G is well and truly underway, and the UAE and Saudi Arabia are well positioned to bring the benefits of this new and exciting technology to the Middle East.
Dubai Smart City
Video: Dubai and Abu Dhabi smart city ambitions
In a recent McKinsey Global Institute report, Dubai was ranked first in the Middle East for the number of smart city applications it has deployed. Abu Dhabi ranked second.
Dubai Smart City
Revealed: the first image sent by UAE’s KhalifaSat
KhalifaSat, the first 100% Emirati-engineered and developed satellite, has sent its first photo from space – an image of Dubai’s world-famous Palm Jumeirah
Blockchain
Digital payments plan revealed for Dubai school fees, bills
Dubai’s credit bureau signs agreement with blockchain payment provider Pundi X to run a digital equivalent of the UAE dirham
Customer Service Centers
Dubai gov’t service centres to shut for week in smart initiative
Dubai will start on Sunday a full transformation of government services into smart channels, through the Week without Service Centres initiative
Dr Aisha Bin Bishr
Dr Aisha Bin Bishr: Steering Dubai’s smart transformation
The director general of Smart Dubai on how the Smart Data platform will serve as the backbone to the emirate’s eventual digitalisation
Dubai RTA
Smart cameras to be fitted to Dubai taxis in Al Yamama initiative
Dubai Taxi Corporation says cameras will monitor the movement of the taxi driver and objects in the interior and exterior of the vehicle
DarkMatter
Smart Dubai launches new national digital identity UAEPASS
UAEPASS allows the user to access services for both local and federal government entities, in addition to other service providers
blockchain solutions
Video: Would you give up your privacy to live in a smart city
So much has been said about smart cities in recent months that the term is threatening to lose some of its meaning. Yet despite some high-profile exceptions – Songdo in South Korea and now Dubai to name two – there are very few cities that can claim to be truly “smart” to the core. What we see at the moment are smart projects being deployed in an urban context, whether streetlights that assess traffic flows or smart energy grids that react instinctively to changes in demand.
Driving
Now you can renew your vehicle registration automatically in Dubai
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority announces the launch of automatic renewal of vehicle registration service for individuals
Artificial intelligence
UAE’s IT market to top $5.4bn in 2018, says new SAP boss
Julien Bertin says UAE organisations are increasingly using innovations in artificial intelligence to foster a digital workplace
Dubai Smart City
Telcos’ ‘monopolistic mentality’ hindering Dubai’s smart ambition – Al Mulla
Both Etisalat and du blocked VoIP services in the UAE in December 2017, though Etisalat introduced apps C’Me and BOTIM to users for prices starting at AED52.50 a month on mobile devices in January
5G network
Etisalat launches the UAE’s first commercial 5G wireless network
Abu Dhabi-based telco says launch will fuel digital transformation, IoT, smart cities and the fourth industrial revolution
digital payments
Dubai’s RTA drives smart licensing revolution
Roads and Transport Authority set to divert number of licensing services to smart channels