Leading mobile operator in the UAE, du has been selected by Smart Dubai, the government office in charge of driving Dubai’s transformation into a Smart City, to develope and implement the Smart Dubai Platform, a digital backbone powering the city in the near future. The Smart Dubai Platform will be the central operating system for the city, providing access to city services and data for all individuals, private sector as well as public sector entities.
The newly-conceived Smart Dubai Platform is designed to unite city services, IoT, cloud services, Big Data and digital identity across all city dimensions to build the most comprehensive exchange point for government and private sector services, delivering unprecedented value for the city.
The Smart Dubai Platform will facilitate the exchange of open and shared data between the public sector, private sector and individuals, creating new opportunities for engagement, contributing to the smart city future of Dubai. By centralising data and sharing tools, the Smart Dubai Platform will enhance synergies between government and private sector services, optimizing cost and delivering time saving benefits to both organizations and customers alike, according to a statement by du.
Christion von Reventlow, Chief Product & Innovation Officer, DT
The Smart Dubai Platform forms the backbone of our smart city transformation. Uniting the city’s physical infrastructure, open and shared data, and citywide smart applications, the Platform will become the central ‘operating system’ and the nerve centre for Dubai. Dr. Aisha bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office.
Osman Sultan, Chief Executive Officer, du
The Smart Dubai Platform has been envisioned through a detailed and collaborative scoping process that placed the customer at the center.
