Dubai is set to revolutionize its digital landscape with the launch of a smart app offering access to 2,000 government services and the ambitious Digital Wealth Initiative. These initiatives, spearheaded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, aim to enhance smart living, safeguard digital assets, and streamline public services, positioning Dubai as a global leader in smart city development.
Dubai Now: Your Smart Government Companion
Dubai Now, an intelligent personal assistant app, is designed to consolidate 2,000 government services from 19 entities into a single, user-friendly platform. This innovative app will provide personalized updates and services, leveraging big data to cater to individual needs and improve the overall user experience.
- Centralized Access: A single point of access for a vast array of government services.
- Personalized Experience: Utilizes descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to offer tailored information and notifications.
- Efficiency: Streamlines interactions with government departments, reducing the need for multiple applications.
- Real-time Updates: Provides timely information on traffic, weather, and other relevant data.
The Digital Wealth Initiative and Dubai IoT Strategy
Launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Digital Wealth Initiative and the Dubai IoT Strategy are foundational to Dubai’s smart transformation. These initiatives aim to protect the emirate’s digital assets, encourage government entities to embrace smart solutions, and achieve a 100 percent paperless government by 2021.
- Digital Wealth Components: Includes data, data-storing and processing technologies, smart-tech transformation, paperless transaction policies (e.g., Blockchain, digital signature, ID), smart living, and clean energy.
- Economic Impact: Expected to generate AED 33.8 billion in three years, with IoT contributing AED 17.9 billion by 2020. Open and shared data is projected to add AED 10.4 billion to GDP by 2021, and Blockchain applications AED 5.5 billion by 2020.
- Implementation Phases: The Dubai IoT Strategy will be implemented in four phases over three years:
- Coordination: Aligning efforts and activities for IoT policy implementation.
- Integration and Conversion: Harmonizing efforts towards the IoT Strategy.
- Optimization: Refining strategies.
- Blockchain Journey: Full integration of IoT policies and realization of ROI.
- Strategic Domains: Covers governance, management, acceleration, deployment, monetization, and security.
Dubai Crowd Initiative
As the first technical project under the IoT Strategy, the Dubai Crowd initiative focuses on managing and organizing crowds during peak seasons, such as New Year’s Eve. By analyzing real-time data, it provides decision-makers with plausible scenarios to ensure safety and security in the emirate’s bustling environment.
These comprehensive initiatives underscore Dubai’s commitment to building a future-ready, digitally advanced city that prioritizes efficiency, security, and the well-being of its residents.