Smart technology makes Dubai the happiest city in the world

* Closing of the United Nations World Data Forum 2018

* Two thousand data managers from 100 countries participate in 80 parallel sessions and workshops

* Dubai Smart reviews the application of the first digital identity in the UAE

Dubai – Sabri Mahmoud

The United Nations World Data Forum, organized by the United Arab Emirates, brings together some 2,000 data collectors from 100 countries.

The event, which included more than 80 parallel sessions and workshops, provided an important opportunity for key data and statistical producers and users to create innovative solutions that provide better data for policymakers and all citizens in all sectors. areas of sustainable development.

The UN World Data Forum addressed a key issue: the introduction of technology to make Dubai the happiest city in the world.

"Dubai's ports: the backbone of digital transformation in the city," said Mattar Al Humairi, executive vice president of the Dubai government, during which he stressed the importance of partnerships with the public and private sectors.

Al-Humairi pointed out that Dubai ports connect Dubai's infrastructure to a shared digital network, data levels and other technologies to improve the overall quality of life of the city. city. He pointed out that a number of government agencies and private sector companies have already transferred their activities to the Dubai Ports Platform and have managed to reduce their operating costs.

Al Hamiri cited three examples of the work of the Dubai ports: security services for the elderly guarantee the safety of elderly UAE citizens by interacting with emergency rooms of hospitals in case of sudden health problems , the display panel monitors the flow of data circulating in the city, The food monitoring panel measures the quality of the air and water in the restaurants, thus reducing the need for inspection visits in the field.

In another session, Hessa Al Baloushi, director of smart services at Dubai Smart, spoke about the Dubai Now platform and presented a document entitled "Dubai Now: 63 urban services in one application" and highlighted her importance as the first unified channel for all government departments in the city. .

"Today, Dubai has 63 smart services from 28 government entities and companies, and we have classified them into 11 different categories, with billing and service being one of the most common categories of users in the world. Application, "said Al Baloushi.

"We have won eight awards locally, regionally and globally, and we are proud of the number of downloads of the application since about one million downloads since its launch." Today, we have implemented about 6 million Service operations with more than 300,000 active users The app is part of our efforts to make Dubai the happiest city in the world by providing its residents with innovative digital tools that make them more enjoyable and more simple. "With the guidance of our thoughtful leadership and the passion of our young people and the entire Dubai government team, More than achieving this goal. This is only a brief profile of what is provided by the application of "Dubai now", the next few days are billed more success and certainly success ".

The forum reviewed Dubai Smart's experience regarding a paperless government, all paperless transactions by 2021 and going forward with the goals of paper trading strategy. from Dubai.

This happened at a panel discussion entitled "Dubai Paperless City", presented by Wissam Al-Abbas Lootah, executive director of the Dubai Smart Government Foundation.

He pointed out that the Dubai Paper Transactions strategy was aimed at eliminating internal and external paper transactions within Dubai government ministries and at the end of 2021. This strategy will help the government to stop issuing or request paper documents from clients. One government entity and 200 service centers, reflecting the development of 1600 government services and 124 smart applications. "

He emphasized that "the implementation of the strategy contributes to the provision of more than one billion sheets used each year by the ministries, which saves 130,000 trees and provides 40 hours per year. to people who can benefit from the various activities and the cost of feeding 4 million hungry children each year ".

During the closing day of the United Nations Global Data Forum, Dubai Smart examined its new innovation, Digital Identity, the first national digital identity of the United Arab Emirates, offering all kinds of services to all Dubai residents. The presentation was presented by Faisal Al-Hawi, Director of Consumer Confidence Services and Block Qin at Dubai Smart.

Al Hawi spoke about the challenges faced by Dubai Smart before the launch of the application, namely the presence of several systems operating in the same field, in addition to the need to always visit at least one of the service centers. Satisfied customers of government agencies to sign a document or take action requiring the personal presence of the client.