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New Dubai data law to aid Smart City goal

Dubai - The Dubai Ruler said the new law will create opportunities for collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship between govt & non-govt entities.

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In another move towards the goal of Smart City, Dubai launched Dubai Data Law on Saturday to allow the sharing of government data with the private sector. The news was announced through the Twitter account of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Shaikh Mohammed's tweet read:

We issued today Dubai Data Law which will allow sharing Govt data with Private sector for a better Smart City of dubai
- HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 17, 2015

He also said in a subsequent tweet that Dubai Data Law will create opportunities for collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship between government and non-government entities.
The goal is for the entire city's services and facilities to be available on smartphones which will ultimately provide a better quality of life for all.
Dubai will become a smart city by 2021. Work is being done to integrate Dubai's online services with the Dubai Smart City initiative,launched in February 2015.
Dubai's smart city project involves eight key pillars - telecoms, tourism, utilities, education, buildings, public safety, transportation and healthcare - all of which are based on, and facilitated by, technology. Telecom connectivity lies at the core - and forms the backbone - of every smart city and seamless, end-to-end connectivity is a key enabler.
Dubai's transformation into a smart city will happen in three phases: Smart Life, Smart Economy, and Smart Tourism. Smart Life is to do with services - education, health care, telecom, transportation, telecommunication, utilities, and energy. Smart Economy is related to ports, airports, smart bourses, and smart jobs, efforts to support the economy, while Smart Tourism will deal with services related to visas, aviation, smart gates, hotels, restaurants, etc.
Dubai's 2021 plan envisages a city of happy, creative and empowered people which is the preferred place to live, work and visit. By 2021, Dubai aspires to be a pivotal hub in the global economy, a smart and sustainable city with an inclusive and cohesive society and a pioneering and excellent government. reporters@khaleejtimes.com

Dubai Data Law will create opportunities for collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship between govt & non-govt entities
- HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 17, 2015