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Dubai ruler issues new laws for Smart City

DUBAI, December 5, 2015

Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has issued a number of new laws that further enhance the organisational structure and legislative framework for the Dubai Smart City project.
 
Sheikh Mohammed, who is also the Prime MInister and Vice-President of the UAE, affirmed that these are aimed at enhancing the progress of the Smart City initiative and encourage innovation in this sector by fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors, state news agency WAM reported.
 
They also complement the strategic vision of Sheikh Mohammed announced two years ago with the aim of transforming Dubai into one of the world's smartest cities and utilising technology for the benefit of people.
 
Annoucing the new laws, Sheikh Mohammed, said: "Today we have completed the organisational structure and legal framework for transforming Dubai into the world's smartest city and creating a new and unique model in developing and managing cities." 
 
"Managing global cities requires sustained efforts to provide fast and innovative services. We must utilise modern technology and available resources to achieve our objectives," he stated. 
 
The Dubai ruler called on all of the government's entities and departments to work together to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world. 
 
"Work together as a single team and seek help from experts who can build the future of the UAE, particularly talented young people who want to serve their country," he added. 
 
Dubai Crown Prince and chairman of the Dubai Executive Council Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said: "From the beginning, we have been working to realise the vision of Sheikh Mohammed and our objective is clear. We want Dubai to be the smartest city in the world. We call on everyone to collaborate to achieve this goal".
 
The new laws include for the establishment of Dubai Smart City Office, a new body that will facilitate the emirate's efforts to transform itself into a smart city. 
 
Its responsibilities include: developing overall policies and strategic plans with regard to information technology and smart government; supervising and providing guidance for the smart transformation process and approving joint initiatives, projects and services that facilitate the smart transformation in coordination with the concerned government entities.
 
The Law authorises the Dubai Smart City Office to enter into partnerships with any organisation within and outside the emirate to implement best practices in the field, approve relevant plans and budgets in coordination with the Department of Finance and other government departments and propose legislative amendments to encourage and empower the public and private sectors in the field of smart transformations.
 
The new Law also authorises the Dubai Smart City Office to establish, develop and manage a central database of all the information pertaining to smart transformation initiatives as well as to establish a portal for smart applications and smart transformation and outlining key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the implementation of relevant policies and procedures.



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