“The leadership’s vision to digitize life in Dubai is a turning point for the emirate – one where we begin building our future as the world’s digital capital,” said His Excellency Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director-General of the Dubai Digital Authority (DDA).
“Dubai will be setting an example in developing best practices and systems that make life easier for the city’s inhabitants, in addition to designing better, more streamlined procedures for life and business over the next five decades,” H.E. added.
“Establishing the Dubai Digital Authority is a landmark decision allowing us to prepare for the city’s next digital phase, which includes empowering all entities under the DDA umbrella to digitize all aspects of life and business in the emirate, promoting Dubai’s successes in the digital sector, and ensuring the highest quality of smart services are provided,” H.E. Al Mansoori added. “This, in turn, enables us to accommodate the population’s needs and create an innovation-based digital economy in Dubai.”
“Working together as a single team, our institutions will join forces to implement our leadership’s vision and achieve the Authority’s strategic goals,” H.E. explained. “We strive to support a seamless and rapid digital transformation, strengthen our digital economy, and benefit from its tremendous potential. The DDA will also work to prepare a new generation of digital leaders and experts to navigate the evolving requirements of the future, as well as to set plans and develop solutions to preserve Dubai’s digital wealth and make optimal use of it.”
The DDA Director-General reiterated his confidence in the teams working under the Authority and their ability to meet and exceed these objectives, driving Dubai’s ambition to digitize every aspect of life in the emirate.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai issued a law establishing the Dubai Digital Authority and adding the following entities under its umbrella: Smart Dubai Government Establishment, Dubai Data Establishment, Dubai Electronic Security Center, and Dubai Statistics Center. The launch is part of a plan to develop the government sector, promote efficiency and agility among businesses, and digitize government operations.
H.E. Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director-General of the Dubai Electronic Security Center, stressed that: “The Dubai Government’s visionary leadership is committed to forecasting the future and looking beyond the immediate next step. It sets plans and strategic solutions that not only meet the emirate’s needs but also promote it to the fore among the cities of the world for decades to come.”
