It has made great achievements in improving smart apps
IDC:
Dubai has what it takes to be
an integrated smart city
A report by IDC, a premier global provider of intelligence and advi-
sory services for information technology, said that Dubai has many
of the right attributes to transform into smart city. According to the
report, due to Dubai’s forward-thinking it has established an im-
portant infrastructure upon which to build its smart city initiative.
It has already invested in solutions to utilize biometrics for secure
border clearance, centralized government payments, and create a
base technology platform for departments to utilize shared solu-
tions such as its Government Resources Planning System.
Dubai’s cross-border elec-
tronic data interchange sys-
tem which is among the best
in the world, is another attri-
bute the report highlighted,
noting that Dubai has recently
made a strong push to en-
hancing mobility by rolling out
key services through smart-
phones involving a strong
collaboration with service providers,
technology companies and ICT lead-
ers.
The report, however, stressed that
Dubai needs to frame its initiative
within a comprehensive strategy, and
put in place a clear roadmap cover-
ing issues like sustainable urban
development and improvement of
citizens’ living standards, noting that
this must therefore involve collabo-
ration between government, people
and local companies to set out the
right standards and priorities for the
right smart city solutions.
The report highlighted that public
conferences and gatherings may
help the strategic trends of the city,
therefore, Dubai must make use of
from its ICT infrastructure to accu-
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