Smart Dubai has won two honors at the Arab World Smart Government Awards2018, arranged by the Excellence Awards Academy in Cairo, Egypt, to recognise and award outstanding smart government solutions throughout the Arab region.

Smart Dubai won the Smart government Guard Award for Finest Smart Solution for its Dubai Now application, in addition to the Global Smart Government Shield Award for the Smart Dubai Government Establishment(SDG). The award can be found in acknowledgment of Smart Dubai's efforts to present smart services that enable customers to execute their everyday deals without being literally present at government divisions, all the while lowering pollution, speeding up purchases, and employing expert system to automate public administration. Hessa Al Balooshi, Director of Smart Provider at Smart Dubai Office (SDO), said: "We are honored to be identified by the Excellence Awards Academy today, which includes new accomplishments to Smart Dubai's already impressive track record. The joint efforts of team members across the board have actually led to a high-grade package of smart tasks and services that sustain our pursuit to come to be the smartest and happiest city on the planet."

" The Dubai Now application, which has won the award for the 2nd year in a row, sets the criterion for innovative, innovative government solutions, providing customers with a particular smart platform that saves them time and effort," Al Balooshi added. Dubai Now is a comprehensive one-stop look for government solutions in the Emirate of Dubai. The platform uses 59 solutions from 27 federal government and non-government entities, targeting 11 various sections of consumers, and supplying smooth and safe operations.

The application has won many awards, including the most effective Mobile Federal Government Solution in the UAE at the World Government Summit 2016, in addition to the very best Government Mobile Application in Dubai and the Northern Emirates at the dot Gov 2016 Awards. It was granted the 2017 Smart Federal government Shield award in Egypt, which is dedicated to Arab governments and official organizations.

The Arab World Smart Government Honors 2018 emphasise, in their selection standards, the significance of infotech as a foundation and entrance to smart services. IT offers digital platforms and interactive details that establish the concepts and values of lasting advancement, digital transformation, and promotion of knowledge. The Honors seek to acknowledge the great support that modern technology can provide for a risk-free and productive community, considering that 70% of the 370-million- strong Arab populace are young tech-savvy people, who welcome technology as a way of life.