Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), introduced a detailed portfolio of smart applications (app) and maritime interactive services in the middle of appreciation from exhibitors and visitors of Dubai International Boat Show 2016, which is being held at Dubai International Marine Club up until March 5, 2016. The Authority's smart mobile app 'Smart DMCA' received overwhelming interest from the maritime community for being an incorporated app that supplies sufficient details about DMCA's operations, together with numerous interactive features, such as My Marina and Dubai Coast Today and the Self-Assessment - Marine Craft Driving Quiz and others.

The Maritime Authority evaluated, through its pavilion situated at Stand Number S50, smart interactive features of 'Smart Marine Traffic' which can help in tracking the motion of marine transport in Dubai and 'Smart Customer' which provides clients with smart platform for maritime services of all kinds, including aquatic licensing services. Furthermore, the 24th edition of the Dubai International Boat Show provided a perfect chance to showcase 'Smart Exam' which is a breakthrough in terms of assessing the competency of clients who want to apply for an aquatic craft driving license quickly and rapidly, without having to check out the DMCA headquarters.

Other ingenious applications launched at the leading marine event were 'Smart Inspector' and 'Smart Employee'. 'Smart Inspector' is a smart channel to finish inspections, upgrade data, and concern maritime examination results directly and digitally, while 'Smart Employee' makes it possible for DMCA's personnel instant and direct access to all internal systems and services using smart devices at anytime and anywhere.

Mahmoud Oweida, Director of Information Technology, Dubai Maritime City Authority, specified that the development of an extensive portfolio of smart and innovative applications was the leading strategic top priority of DMCA. It matches Dubai's smart improvement in accordance with the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to make federal government services much easier, faster and simpler to ensure happiness of consumers and wellness of the community.

Oweida explained that DMCA is progressing to embody the enthusiastic aspirations of bringing down the proportion of applicants by 80 per-cent by 2018. This is driven by an incorporated portfolio of interactive services and smart applications based on the very best ingenious practices of the Maritime Creativity Lab in line with the National Innovation Strategy which will place the UAE among the world's most innovative countries. He included: "We are delighted to showcase to the visitors and exhibitors of Dubai International Boat Show 2016 the latest smart applications. It is the manifestation of our efforts to enhance the experience of customers and help with essential transactions to finish the maritime treatments quickly and seamlessly, while maintaining the highest requirements in dependability, openness and efficiency.".

Oweida stated: "We are dedicated to develop and upgrade the portfolio of smart applications based upon the highest standards of worldwide best practices and the most recent technical developments, ensuring interactive facilities to applicants to access marine services straight and rapidly. Our efforts have yielded favorable lead to regards to finding smart interactive platforms for marine services, in line with the government's efforts to develop proactive and ingenious smart government. We will remain to improve the offered mobile apps along with launch new ones such as 'smart inspector' and 'smart employee' and are positive that they will enhance the performance indications and advancing smart change.".

DMCA offers through its pavilion in the Dubai International Boat Show 2016 licensing services for marine crafts and team as well as providing aquatic driving licenses in quick and efficient way on-site. The event, which hosts over 800 companies from 51 countries, is anticipating a high turnout of visitors who are looking to gain market insights and details about the most recent maritime developments and items in the duration of 5 days. Visitors also have the opportunity to check out more than 430 boats present at the location.