Sharjah, Finland open doors for investments in education and socioeconomic fields
SHARJAH, 22nd January, 2019 (WAM) -- In a bid to explore new areas of collaboration in education and socioeconomic fields, and boost bilateral investment prospects between Sharjah and Finland, the Sharjah Department of Government Relations, DGR, has hosted a high-level delegation from the city of Oulu, Finland, who conducted a series of visits to key government organisations, departments and entities across the emirate.
The Finnish delegation, comprising 21 state officials and key Finnish company representatives, visited six entities from Sharjah, namely; Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park; American University of Sharjah; Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre – Sheraa; Sharjah Arts Foundation; and the Sharjah Museums – Sharjah Islamic Museum and Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, who showcased their key developments in economic, touristic and educational projects.
Shedding light on the importance of fuelling bilateral interactions between Sharjah and Finland, Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi, DGR Executive Chairman, said, "This compressive visit was organised to boost to the recent breakthrough in Emirati–Finnish bilateral relations, which have been strengthened through a number of visits from both sides, including a DGR delegation visit to Oulu in September 2017."
Sheikh Fahim noted that this visit cements Sharjah’s strategy to create a dynamic network of cross-governmental relations between the emirate and Finland, and exemplifies DGR’s role in boosting Sharjah’s global socioeconomic rank that has been receiving an upward push, a result of growing interest from large-scale businesses, tourists and foreign students from Northern Europe.
He also underscored that DGR attaches considerable importance to harnessing successful global expertise to nurture Sharjah’s endeavours. "We seek to learn from the positive results of policies of openness and experience-sharing among countries worldwide. In order for any national experience to succeed, it has to take into consideration the international dimension in its policies, objectives and results."
The delegation was also hosted by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce where a roundtable was held. Officials from both sides shed light on the two-way business prospects, in addition to showcasing commercial and investment partnership opportunities between Sharjah and Finland.
The need to diversify and build a knowledge-based economy is at the heart of both Emirati and Finnish systems of educational and entrepreneurial development. A Sharjah Education Seminar was organised during the visit; an education meeting that allowed the two parties to exchange expertise and lessons in the field relevant to one another’s education systems. The SBFO shared Sharjah’s 40-year efforts in making the emirate the first city in the world to be awarded the titles of ‘Baby-Friendly’ and ‘Child-Friendly’ city by the UNICEF.
In return, Sharjah heard from Finnish educational experts about the outstanding Finnish approach to early childhood education, which includes daily care programmes for infants, toddlers and children, in addition to pre-school programmes, as well as vocational and lifelong training they provide to their citizens.
Source: emirates news agency
WEF: Dubai shows the way to growth in Middle East
Emirate a global magnet for international firms, helping transform plans and ideas to reality
The only way for the Middle East to address economic challenges is to open up an economy like Dubai, which has set an example and showed the world how to achieve sustainable growth despite geopolitical and financial headwinds that the region faced over the past decades, minsters and private sector executives said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
At Davos, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, met Apple CEO Tim Cook and Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, where the Crown Prince affirmed that the UAE and Dubai's experiments present a model for development and offer an incubator for innovation and technology.
He said Dubai became a global magnet for international companies and entrepreneurs as the emirate offers good opportunities to help business leaders to transform their plans and ideas to reality.
Sheikh Hamdan also attended the signing of an agreement to establish the Emirates Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE. The agreement was signed by Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, vice-chairman of the board of trustees and managing director of Dubai Future; and Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the WEF.
Mohammad Al Tuwaijri, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Economy and Planning, said Dubai has set an example for the Arab world on how to achieve growth despite political, economic and financial headwinds.
"Talking about practical solutions for the region, if I take Dubai as an example, they started their [growth] journey in late-80s and I can't count negative events that took place in the region during this period from the Gulf war to Asia crisis and oil volatility," he said. "Yet, Dubai is here, growing and showing the world an example what it could achieve. Dubai has established a role model and has done a great job."
Alain Bejjani, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim, said solutions of economic problems for the Arab world will come only from the private sector and regional governments should open up their economies just like Dubai.
"The only solution for the region is to open up the economy - just like Dubai. The private sector in Middle East countries will come and invest. We know what are the investment opportunities; the government doesn't need to tell us. Put aside Saudi Arabia and the UAE, there is no government in the Arab world that has ability to deal its issues on its own," Bejjani said during a panel discussion.
According to Dubai FDI figures, Dubai remains a magnet for global foreign investors, especially in new-age sectors such as e-commerce, AI, blockchain and fintech, as the emirate recorded a 26 per cent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2018, reaching Dh17.7 billion. The number of FDI projects surged 40 per cent year-on-year to 248 during H1 2018, reflecting growing confidence in the emirate's economy and its policies. Backed by accelerated government spending prior to Expo 2020 Dubai, the International Monetary Fund had predicted Dubai's economy to expand 3.3 per cent in 2018 and 4.1 per cent in 2019.
The Saudi minister also pointed out that the UAE and Saudi Arabia are working hard to ease and digitise cross-border trade and remove barriers.
"Recent joint efforts with the UAE are significant that two countries can sit down and agree on very specific targets, measures where they can show the world how and issues can be resolved. For example, between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, we decided that borders will be easier, digitised and quicker accessibility of trucks, etc. Instead of taking more than 72 hours, they will hopefully take three to four hours," Al Tuwaijri said.
He hoped that other regional countries will join the UAE and Saudi Arabia when they see this model working.
"We want to establish a reference for others to follow. If two big nations with big GDPs succeed, I think we will have a better chance and opportunity."
Bejjani said after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, vision 2030 by Saudi Arabia has been a whiff of fresh air.
"What is happening between the UAE and Saudi Arabia is exemplary. If this [removal of trade barriers] becomes reality and it is moving fairly at quite a rapid pace, the private sector we will invest in the Arab world," he added.
He said scale and global relevance and competitiveness are the two biggest problems when it comes to entrepreneurship, startups or corporates in the Arab world.
"During the past century, some of our countries gained independence and some were formed. And we have been working ingeniously on making sure that we put barriers across the Arab world. And the reality is that we have a market that is as big as most of largest markets in the world such as Western Europe and the US; but we are not smart enough to work together... We didn't do enough and if we want to promote innovation and promote growth we need to give market to the people who want to invest in it," Bejjani said during the panel discussion.
Citing examples of San Francisco and Palo Alto, he said Silicon Valley exists not because that people born there were smarter but simply because they have good education system and have market.
Source: zawya
Direct investments in Abu Dhabi’s Kizad hit $19bln
Khalifa Industrial Zone has attracted more than 200 national and foreign investors
The volume of direct investments in Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad) has reached Dh70 billion ($19 billion), Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports was quoted as saying in a media report.
It has attracted more than 200 national and foreign investors, and contributed to building a diversified, sustainable and knowledge-based economy, reported state news agency Wam.
In a press statement on the sidelines of groundbreaking ceremony of the Chinese Roadbot Tyre Project Kizad (Roadbot) - which is the first tyre manufacturing plant in the UAE, Al Shamisi said that there are 45 companies and factories operating in the industrial zone.
He affirmed that Abu Dhabi Ports maintained steady growth, with its contribution in 2017 to Dh19.6 billion or 3.6 per cent of non-oil GDP in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. He pointed out that the company aims to achieve balanced growth in the coming years to contribute 15 per cent of Abu Dhabi's non-oil GDP by 2030.
Abu Dhabi Ports CEO said that Roadbot has become the first Chinese firm to set up there since JOCIC and Abu Dhabi Ports signed a 50-year agreement in 2017.
He pointed out that the factory will meet the global tyre industry's highest standards of design and construction, and, when completed, be an intelligent, fully automated, and eco-friendly plant.
Al Shamisi went on to say, that the factory is at the centre of the Belt and Road initiative, and is the result of excellent partnership between the UAE and China. It also reflects the deep relations between the two countries. He added that the products manufactured in the plant will be sold in the Middle East, Africa, the United States, and Europe.
Source:zaway
Buy Dubai house, get free trade licence
You can now buy a home in Dubai and get a trade licence free with it.Emaar in partnership with the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre has launched 184 units in an under-construction building in Dubai Hills Estate. Those who pay 20 per cent of the apartment price at Executive Residences will receive a free three-year renewable business licence (estimated to be worth Dh130,000), a free three-year renewable family residency visa and 100 per cent business ownership. The owner can also apply for an employee visa with every trade licence.
This is a product targeted at entrepreneurs and SMEs and is touted to be a game-changer in the UAE real estate industry. Entrepreneurs can now do away with the need to rent office premises.
"It will give buyers the freedom to work flexible hours and perhaps set up a business they can run from home. The offer is exceedingly attractive to families with young children as it will give parents the option to spend more time at home and be flexible with child care," said Lewis Allsopp, CEO of Allsopp & Allsopp.
A one-bedroom apartment is priced below Dh1 million while two-beds range from Dh1.3 million to Dh1.6 million. The building is slated to be ready by 2021.
"It helps you to achieve cost savings. The product is targeted at SMEs, who contribute 80 per cent of the economy," said Kunal Puri, founder and managing director of La Capitale Real Estate.
Earlier, business owners had to show their office tenancy contract as proof to get a trade licence. In this project, they can do so with their house Ejari certificate.
"People are already waiting in queue to buy with credit card authorisation. This kind of freedom has never existed in the market before. It is a master stroke by the developer," added Puri.
With the Executive Residences, entrepreneurs and startup owners have a chance to run a home-based business legally.
Source:khaleej times
تقارير اقتصادية تستبق "ملتقى الشركات الناشئة والمتوسطة" في دبي
دبي 22 يناير 2019
تشير الدراسات والتقارير الاقتصادية و الدولية إلى أن المشروعات الناشئة والمشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة، ستقود قاطرة النمو الاقتصادي في دولة الإمارات ودول مجلس التعاون الخليجي، خلال السنوات القليلة المقبلة، بالإضافة إلى أنها ستوفر العديد من فرص العمل اللازمة، إلى جانب مساهمتها بنصيب كبير في إجمالي القيمة المضافة وقيامها بتوفير السلع والخدمات، بأسعار في متناول اليد لشريحة واسعة من ذوي الدخل المحدود.
وقال الدكتور أديب العفيفي، مدير البرنامج الوطني للمشاريع والمنشآت الصغيرة والمتوسطة، الذراع التنفيذية لمجلس المشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة في وزارة الاقتصاد" تنبهت دولة الإمارات مبكراً إلى أهمية الشركات الناشئة الصغيرة و المتوسطة في رفد الاقتصاد الوطني، ومكانتها في رفد الناتج المحلي الإجمالي، فسارعت إلى الاستثمار في هذا القطاع، واستحدثت النظم والتشريعات الاقتصادية اللازمة التي ترفد هذا القطاع، وتعزز مكانته، بهدف استقطاب المزيد من المستثمرين المحليين والعالميين إلى هذا القطاع الحيوي".
وأضاف العفيفي" على الرغم من أن هذا النوع من النشاط الاستثماري يواجه العديد من التحديات في معظم الدول النامية، تتمثل بالصعوبات التسويقية والإدارية، وانخفاض الإمكانات المالية لهذه المشاريع، التي تؤدي بالضرورة إلى ضعف الكفاءة التسويقية، إلا أن دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي، وفي مقدمتها دولة الإمارت تنبهت ألى هذه التحديات، فأطلقت البرنامج الوطني للمشاريع والمنشات الصغيرة والمتوسطة، وتبنت تعزيز وتشجيع هذه الاستثمارات عبر مشروعها، ووفرت لها البيئة المثالية، التي تمكّنها من فرض حضورها وتنافسيتها في الأسواق المحلية والعالمية".
وجاءت نتيجة الدراسات والتقارير الاقتصادية، في ظل المؤشرات التي تتوقع أن تصل الاستثمارات في قطاع الشركات الناشئة في منطقة الخليج إلى 2 مليار دولار أميركي خلال العقد المقبل، وفقاً لدراسة جديدة أجرتها أحدى المكاتب الاستشارية الدولية في المنطقة
علماً بأن دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، والمملكة العربية السعودية، ستلعبان دوراً مهماً في تحفيز إمكانيات النمو في منطقة الخليج، وفي بلورة وتشكيل قطاع الفنتك في المنطقة العربية، مما يضعهما في صدارة التحوّل في قطاع الفنتك، مدفوعين بعوامل عديدة، منها تبنّي القيادات العليا نهجًا لإنشاء بنى متطورة لمدن المستقبل الذكية، واعتماد ارتباطية إلكترونية للفرد في المنطقة تمثل 45% من اقتصادات المنطقة العربية.
وبحسب إحصائيات تقرير الاستثمار فقد حقق عام 2018 أرقاماً قياسية بالنسبة للشركات الناشئة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا ، حيث تضاعف عدد الصفقات المسجلة وزيادة في التمويل بنسبة 31٪. كما كان هناك زيادة بنسبة 5٪ في عدد المؤسسات ومجموعات الملاك التي تستثمر في الشركات الناشئة القائمة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا ، مما زاد عدد المؤسسات الاستثمارية إلى 30٪ منها من خارج المنطقة.
ويعكس الاستثمار في هذه النوعية من الشركات والمشروعات مكاسب اقتصادية مجزية، نظراً لسهولة تأسيسها، وعدم حاجتها إلى رأس مال كبير، أو تكنولوجيا متطورة، إضافة إلى قدرتها على الإنتاج والعمل في مجالات التنمية الصناعية والاقتصادية المختلفة، فضلاً عن توفيرها فرص عمل بكلفة استثمارية منخفضة وذلك لطبيعة الفن الإنتاجي المستخدم حيث أسلوب الإنتاج كثيف العمل خفيف رأس المال، مما يعزز دورها في امتصاص البطالة.
وتنبع أهمية قطاع الشركات الناشئة والمتوسطة من خلال قدرتهاعلى تدعيم التجديد والابتكار وإجراء التجارب التي تعتبر أساسية للتغير الهيكلي من خلال ظهور مجموعة من رواد الأعمال ذوي الكفاءة والطموح.
وفيما يتعلق بتوفير البيئة المثالية للشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة، تعتبر دولة الإمارات من أوائل الدول التي استشرفت مستقبل الاقتصاد، ووفرت بيئة حاضنة لهذه المشروعات، من خلال حزمة النظم والتشريعات التي تشجع هذه النشاطات الاقتصادية، وتحفز روادها على المضي في مشاريعهم في بيئة مناسبة، ومناخ استثماري زاخر بالفرص للمشروعات الصغيرة والمتوسطة.
وكانت وزارة الاقتصاد في دولة الإمارت أنشأت البرنامج الوطني للمشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة، بهدف تمكين المؤسسات الناشئة الصغيرة والمتوسطة، ووضع أطر عامة ومبادئ توجيهية تهدف إلى توفير الخبرات اللازمة والدعم التقني والإداري والتدريب لأصحاب المشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة الحجم.
وتؤكد النسخة الثالثة من ملتقى الشركات الناشئة، التي تستضيفها دبي بالشراكة مع البرنامج الوطني للمشاريع الصغيرة والمتوسطة، التابع لوزارة الاقتصاد، الذي يدعم الشركات الناشئة والمبتكرة طيلة ثلاثة أيام في الفترة من 8 وحتى 10 أبريل المقبل في مركز دبي التجاري العالمي، على أهمية قطاع الشركات الناشئة والمتوسطة في الاقتصادات الوطنية.
ويقدم الملتقى الذي ستنضوي تحت مظلته نحو 500 شركة ناشئة ومتوسطة، وأكثر من 20 ألف زائر ،فرصة لاستكشاف أبرز الفرص الاستثمارية التي يتيحها المناخ الاستثماري في الإمارات، كما يمنحها فرصة
استكشاف الحلول المبتكرة والفرص الاستثمارية واقامة الشراكات وتبادل المعرفة مع رواد الأعمال، فضلاً عن فرص تمويل مشاريعها الريادية
ويعتبر الملتقى منصة للشركات الناشئة والمتوسطة، للاطلاع على ما يتمتع به أعضاء برنامج وزارة الاقتصاد الإماراتية، من مزايا تعكس أهمية هذا القطاع، عبر منحهم تسهيلات إئتمانية وفرص تنافسية لترويج وتسويق منتجاتهم في ظل تشريعات وإجراءات مبسطة.
ويجذب ملتقى الشركات الناشئة، أكثر من 20.000 مشارك، يزداد أعدادهم سنوياً من شتى أنحاء العالم ، نظراً لدوره الفاعل في تنظيم وتدفق الاستثمارات، للعديد من الشركات الناشئة والشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة، كما يوفر على مدار ثلاثة أيام مظلة اقتصادية مهمة، لنخبة من صنّاع القرار، ورواد الأعمال، والخبراء الاقتصاديين، وكبريات الشركات، فضلاً عن الشركات الناشئة التي تبحث رؤوس أموالها عن استثمارات آمنة، كما يبحث في مستقبل الاستثمار في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، عبرالاطلاع على الفرص الاستثمارية، التي يوفرها قطاع الشركات الناشئة والمتوسطة، إلى جانب بحث الرؤى المشتركة حول أبرز الموضوعات التي تتناول مستقبل الاقتصاد العالمي، وواقع الاستثمار في هذا المجال.
Economic reports ahead of AIM Startup 2019 in Dubai
Dubai, January 22, 2019
International economic studies and reports indicate that startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will lead the economic growth in the UAE and the GCC over the next few years. This will promote job generation which will contribute largely to an increase in consumption and spending of low-income people.
"The UAE has been alerted early to the importance of startups and SMEs in supporting the national economy and its place in contributing to GDP, " said Adib Al-Afifi, Director of the National Program for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Ministry of Economy. “We have introduced the necessary economic regulations and legislation that provide stability to the sector, and to strengthen its position, in order to attract more domestic and international investors."
Al-Afifi added, "Although this type of investment activity faces many challenges in most developing countries, it is the marketing and administrative difficulties and the low financial potential of these projects, which necessarily lead to weak marketing efficiency. However, the GCC countries, specifically the UAE, has been alerted to these challenges, thus has launched the National Program for Small and Medium Enterprises. We have adopted and promoted these investments as well as provided the ideal environment to enable these projects and impose their presence and competitiveness in the local and international markets."
According to a new study conducted by one of the international consulting offices in the region, investments for startups and SMEs in the Gulf region will reach US $2 billion over the next decade, compared to only US $150 million invested in the last ten years.
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will play an important role in stimulating the growth potential of the region and in developing startup ecosystem in GCC. This scenario places both UAE and Saudi Arabia at the forefront, developing and sustaining an active startup ecosystem while keeping a solid pace as major international cities race to build their own smart cities using disruptive technologies.
According to investment report statistics 2018 has proven to be a record year for startups in MENA, with 366 recorded deals and an increase of funding by 31%. There was also in an increase of 5% in the number of institutions and angel groups investing in MENA-based startups increasing the number of investing institutions to 155, 30% of which are from outside the region.
UAE’s Ministry of Economy has established the National Program for Small and Medium Enterprises with the aim of empowering SMEs and developing general frameworks and guidelines aimed at providing the necessary expertise, technical and managerial support and training for SMEs.
This emphasis is being shared by the third edition of AIM Startup, a global platform for entrepreneurs which is under the patronage of the Ministry of Economy. Hosted in partnership with the National Program for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, AIM Startup will once again support emerging and innovative companies for three days from 8-10 April 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
AIM Startup anticipates more than 20,000 visitors who will maximize the global networking opportunities onsite. At AIM Startup, innovators are linked with potential investors and can benefit from the investment climate to form collaborative partnerships, facilitate investment deals, and gain knowledge from industry players and thought leaders.
About AIM Startup
AIM Startup was launched in 2017 as an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Economy to connect promising startups with investors and business partners from other parts of the world — set in the heart of the UAE’s Annual Investment Meeting, the world’s leading FDI platform for emerging markets and held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
AIM Startup is an ideal platform for start-up companies looking to raise capital, expand into new markets and forge meaningful business relationships with major investors, business leaders, representatives of international institutions and government entities.
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STME warns UAE business to protect IT systems following Wannacry
According to data, 50% of Middle East businesses do not have any cybercrime prevention measures in place, placing systems in danger of attack
STME, the Middle East’s leading IT solutions provider and systems integrator, has issued a strong warning to the region’s business community about the potential vulnerability of IT systems following the global Wannacry attack in May 2017.
It is estimated the attack affected 200,000 computers in 150 countries, including systems used by Fedex, Nissan and the UK’s National Health Service.
Ayman Al Bayaa, CEO, STME, said: “Today, cyberattacks pave the way for extortion, bribery, blackmail, theft and even a complete blackout of systems, yet according to data from KPMG, only 50% of respondents have any counter attack measures in place. It is of vital importance that these firms and organizations stress test their systems and address all potential vulnerabilities.”
In response to the new generation of security challenges, STME, the Middle East’s leading IT solutions provider and systems integrator (SI), has underlined its commitment tohelping combatattacks.
Al Bayaa added: “In an increasingly connected world on the cusp of another digital revolution and the roll out of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, cyber security has never been more important and the World Economic Forum lists this as a top 10 threat in 140 economies. We are all part of the same connected global community as such should adequately protect the systems we depend upon.”
There are three trends driving cybercrime currently. New hacking technology has paved the way for automated attacks, meaning that it is only a matter of time before an unprotected system is detected and compromised. There has also been an emergence in hackers taking control of computers, with access to all the information employees and management see. Thirdly, hackers copy and encrypt information that may be useful to them – bank details, log in codes – and can use these to re-access the system and even post a ransom demand.
Al Bayaa added: “This isn’t just about the individual business, but the data held on clients, payments and other confidential matters. It is a duty of all businesses to protect that information and ensure it is only accessed by the people who should see it.”
Forewarned is forearmed, as the saying goes, and STME believes that knowledge is the first link in the chain of stopping an attack. STME provides an informative consultancy service to clients, covering the security climate in general and the options available.
To ensure its products are accessible to the entire business community, STME has developed solutions across cost models, meaning all companies in the MENA region can access STME’s security products covering networks, host, identity, database, cloud security, security management and security operation centres.
Al Bayaa concluded: “In the Middle East today, strong penalties exist for those convicted under cybercrime laws, which are broad enough to include ‘misuse of the internet’ and ‘damaging public morals’. However, in order to address a global threat that is unparalleled in its scale and ability to devastate business operations, bespoke and adequate systems are required. These don’t have to break the bank, but they can eliminate the impact of somebody attempting to break into your systems.”
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Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) is launching the Abu Dhabi Digital Transformation Summit on 13-14 November2017 in Abu Dhabi. This specialized summit will focus on utilising innovative global strategies & solutions to advance government integration, automation & performance.
Abu Dhabi continues to position itself as one of the leaders in digital transformation in the era of smart government development. The announcement last year by the Abu Dhabi E-Government Supervisory Committee and the Digital Transformation Leadership Team, demonstrates the intention of the Government of Abu Dhabi to increase momentum on its quest to improve government performance, optimise service delivery and transform the Emirate into a truly Smart City.
Integrating smart technology in the UAE Government
The UAE government target is to complete 100 smart initiatives and 1,000 smart services by the end of 2017, many of which will be in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC) introduces the Abu Dhabi Smart Government programme and Government Data Exchange programme which will see million dollars’ worth of investment in smart technologies to raise productivity, enhance the quality of life of end-users and strengthen the positioning of Abu Dhabi as an ideal investment and business destination.
H.H Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, has issued a new law mandating the Department of Finance to develop and operate a centralised IT platform for government procurement, which all government entities must use for all their purchases.
The Abu Dhabi Digital Transformation Summit is hosted to support this effort by providing a platform for government authorities leading this drive to interact and engage with key industry partners, stake-holders, local and international ICT experts, to demonstrate thought leadership and present case studies on the latest trends and global best practices that will drive the digital government transformation strategy and agenda.
Middle East Business
Amal Daragmeh: UN Under Secretary General discusses Urban Sustainability with UPC.
Abu Dhabi, 23rd May, 2017: A senior representative from the United Nations (UN) met with Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) this week to discuss the global issue of rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.
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أبوظبي، 23 مايو2017: استقبل سعادة فلاح محمد الأحبابي مدير عام مجلس أبوظبي للتخطيط العمرانيي صباح اليوم الدكتور جون كلوس مساعد الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة المدير التنفيذي لبرنامج الأمم المتحدة للمستوطنات البشرية لتعزيز التعاون بين المجلس وبرنامج الأمم المتحدة في مجال التخطيط والتوسع العمراني وأثره على المجتمعات والمدن والاقتصاد والتغير المناخي والسياسات.
