As Dubai looks ahead to Expo 2020, activity across numerous sectors related to the mixed-use District 2020 legacy project could catalyse rapid progress in the emirate’s plans to build an innovation-driven economy. District 2020 is the emirate’s project to rapidly repurpose the site of Expo 2020, building a new commercial and residential area,...
Dubai is looking to place itself ahead of global trends by investing heavily in ICT and innovation. With an already highly developed market for ICT products and services, the emirate is seeking to harness the transformative potential of digitalisation to facilitate government-to-government and government-to-citizen transactions, and increase...
The opening of a new innovation centre and the success of local start-ups highlights the continued centrality of Dubai Internet City (DIC) to the emirate’s ICT and innovation sector. The free zone, which opened in 2000, began its operations by attracting many of the world’s most significant technology multinationals – including IBM, Cisco,...
An increasing amount of commercial transactions are moving online, while digital technologies are affecting every facet of the traditional economy. This has provided businesses with new channels through which to reach existing clients, as well as new opportunities for expanding their market share. For consumers, the ever-expanding digital...
Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted around the globe. While the technology is still taking off and its potential is not fully known, many emerging markets are hoping...
Currently, during a protracted period of interconnectedness and globalisation, many businesses and frequent travellers are accustomed to using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, such as Skype, WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat and Viber, when making international calls. In the UAE, such services are not currently available.
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