Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Emirate’s ruler recently inaugurated the Dubai Internet of Things (IoT), Strategy, and the Data Wealth initiative.
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According to wire agency Emirates News Agency, the ceremony was held at the head office of Smart Dubai (SDO), located in Dubai Design District (d3), with numerous top officials — including Crown Prince and Dubai Executive Council Chairman Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Deputy Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum — in attendance.
“Dubai’s push to build the future today has helped establish a digital infrastructure that is now a strategic national asset in the wake of the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” said H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. “It is a fortune that all stakeholders in the Dubai government must work together to preserve. The Dubai Digital Certificates and the Dubai IoT Strategy mark the official launch of smart living in the emirate and we have directed all government institutions to cooperate and fully implement the initiatives by the year 2021.”
Sheikh Mohammed said that Dubai Digital Certificates are the benchmark against which all smart services in Dubai should be evaluated to preserve Data Wealth, as he accepted the first certificate presented by Dr. Aisha bint Butti bin Bishr, Director-General of the Smart Dubai Office, SDO.