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Smart Dubai delegation lauded for successful participation at annual Smart Cities Expo and World Congress |
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A delegation led by the Smart Dubai Office has returned to Dubai after a successful visit to Barcelona, Spain to showcase achievements in Dubai’s ongoing smart transformation during the annual Smart Cities Expo and World Congress there, and to share best practices from Dubai with the global audience. “The Start Dubai delegation to the Smart Cities Expo has been an important milestone in our journey, and I am proud to congratulate all of our partners on a successful visit,” Her Excellency Dr. Aisha bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, said. The delegation of 14 strategic partners in Dubai’s smart transformation and the Smart Dubai Office represented the leaders of the Dubai’s comprehensive smart city initiative, which aims to leverage the latest technology innovations to deliver more efficient, seamless, safe and impactful experiences that will make Dubai the happiest city on earth. “This week, Dubai demonstrated to the world the impressive accomplishments which we have delivered in a very short time, by working together with a shared vision for our city,” Her Excellency said. “Throughout the Congress, city and industry leaders repeatedly emphasized the importance of collaboration to achieve a smart city, which has been a cornerstone of Dubai’s strategy from day one,” she said. Dr. Aisha bin Bishr said: “In Barcelona, Dubai showed that we are leading among smart cities with an inclusive, comprehensive and collaborative citywide effort that is now a new global best practice.” We were proud to be sharing our approach as a benchmark for our global peers, she also said. International leaders including the President of Catalonia and the Mayor of Barcelona, as well as delegations from Malaysia, Denmark, the UK, and several international vendors, toured the Smart Dubai stand to learn from the smart services and initiatives already delivering time-saving, cost reductions, and quality of life benefits for Dubai residents, tourists, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers. Solutions showcased by Smart Dubai and its strategic partners included: Smart Dubai Platform by Smart Dubai and du. Smart Dubai showcased the Smart Dubai Platform, the new digital backbone for Dubai, in collaboration with Strategic Partner du. The Smart Dubai Platform will be the central operating system for Dubai, enabling seamless access to city services and the data for all individuals and the public and private sector, in the very near future. The platform represents the next giant leap forward in Dubai’s smart city transformation. The Smart Dubai Platform will unify citywide physical infrastructure, aggregate and integrate open and shared data, facilitate enabling services, such as digital IDs and payments, and support the delivery smart applications across the city. |
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