His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the flagship Dubai Internet of Things (IoT) Strategy, and the Data Wealth initiative to safeguard the emirate’s digital wealth and award Dubai Digital Certificates to outstanding government and private entities.
The initiative, which was launched at Smart Dubai headquarters at the Dubai Design District, d3.
The launch took place in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council; and Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai.
“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 Sheikh Mohammed.
“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.”he added.
“The Dubai Digital Certificates are the benchmark against which all smart services in Dubai should be evaluated to preserve our Data Wealth,” Sheikh Mohammed further said, as he accepted the first Certificate presented by Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director-General of the Smart Dubai Office (SDO).
Meanwhile, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed took to Twitter to officially task Smart Dubai with leading the charge to preserve the emirate’s Data Wealth, calling on all government entities to embrace the Digital Certificates as part of their operations.
“Digital Certificates and the Internet of Things are essential to our plans of becoming a 100% paperless government by 2021.”
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