Smart Dubai's Board of Directors held its 12 th conference today goinged by its Chairman His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer. The Board kicked off its meeting insisting that while the world continues to reluctantly discuss and approach the technologies and initiatives of the future, Dubai, has already turned them into a reality.

During the two-hour amazing conference - which accompanied the 2nd anniversary of the Smart Dubai Office and the 3rd anniversary of the Smart Dubai Strategy - Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director-General of the Smart Dubai Office (SDO), presented the Board to Smart Dubai's success and achievement in 2017, the results of which have actually started to command local, regional and worldwide focus. H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer praised the efforts to show the conference's chatting points in a creative means. Our innovation in projects, our attention to detail, our passion for excellence and our commitment to implementing the vision of our exceptional leadership that is always steering us towards success will cement Dubais leading position at the fore of smart cities around the world, he said.

H.E. Al Tayer went on to note: "These successes we have examined reflect Smart Dubai's perseverance and commitment to imaginative and ambitious tasks throughout all smart-city fields that stand to form a bright future for Dubai - one that deserves the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, to put the emirate ahead of various other major global cities across all sectors, spreading out joy among its citizens."

Meanwhile, H.E. Dr Aisha said: "We have actually currently begun to profit of our efforts over the past couple of years and have actually come to be a global benchmark for smart cities. We currently obtain delegations from all over the world that see us and admire Dubai's spectacular success and progression. Authorities and organisations from around the globe contact us requesting a browse through to Dubai, while we obtain countless invitations to take part in global summits to showcase our city's excellent success to the world."

" For most organisations, an anniversary merely celebrates a substantial date, but also for us at Smart Dubai, it is a celebration of our motivating leaders, our energetic young execs and our vibrant team that carry Smart Dubai's message in their heart. The sensible management has actually delegated me and this team with the unequaled opportunity of transforming Dubai into a global smart-city good example," Dr Aisha included.

For his part, H.E. Wesam Lootah, CEO of the Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), inaugurated the first part of the virtual tour, noting that Smart Dubai has actually effectively harmonised and integrated efforts throughout government departments to progress Dubai's smart transformation. "The year 2017 was a turning point in Dubai's trip to end up being the world's premier location for sophisticated innovations, such as Blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things(IoT), information and smart choice production, among several others," H.E. Lootah kept in mind. Smart Dubai led the world in setting global standards, such as developing the first-ever set of criteria for Blockchain applications in government operations.

Members of the Board reviewed different landmarks of Smart Dubai's development, showcasing the innovations made in expert system; the all-in- one smart services platform Dubai Now; the Happiness Meter; the Government Resource Preparation Solution (GRPS), which is an integrated system of centralised hi-tech services provided to all federal government agencies in Dubai allowing them to manage all key interior government operations; Dubai Careers; and Smart Employee. Various other projects showcased included facilities services, such as government collaboration and interaction tools, and the Dubai Group management effort, to name a few programs that could save as much as AED100 million annually.

The staff also offered Dubai ID, which gives registrants access to more than 640 digital smart solutions from 41 government and personal entities, before getting into details concerning the Dubai Digital Riches and Digital Certificates efforts, along with the Blockchain Strategy, for which Smart Dubai won the prestigious City Project Award at the Smart Cities Expo & World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Board participants were after that presented to open and shared information, which is expected to add AED10.4 billion to the GDP by 2021, in addition to the Dubai Pulse platform, the foundation of smart city transformation, and Smart Dubai's Joy Schedule.

Smart Dubai's Marketing and Communications Department examined the most vital international and local honors the SDO has won thus far, in addition to one of the most significant global events it participated in to associate the Dubai experience to the world.

H.E. Younus Al Nasser, SDO's Assistant Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Data. Establishment, concluded the Board conference, keeping in mind that the following stage is led by the UAE Centennial 2071 strategy, wherein Smart Dubai's purposes for 2021 will be carried out, bringing the emirate closer to the future visualized by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai. "We, in the emirate, have perfected the art of accepting obstacles and changing them into possibilities. We anticipate structure on exactly what we have actually already achieved," he asserted.

The meeting was attended by H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, Vice Chairman of the Board, along with Board Members: Brigadier-General Khalid Nasser Al Razzouqi, Director-General of Smart Services at Dubai Police; H.E. Yousef Hamad Al Sheibani, Director-General of the Dubai Cyber Security Centre; H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA); H.E. Mansoor Juma Bu Osaiba, Chief Executive Director at the Professional Communication Corporation (Nedaa); Mohammed Abdullah Al Zafeen, Director of IT Department at Dubai Municipality; Abdulla Al Madani, CEO of the Corporate Technology Support Services Sector at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA); and Engineer Saud Aziz, Board Rapporteur.