How Dubai is using data and AI to build the city of the future

Dubai’s ambitions to advance technology-driven economic growth and government transformation are well known.

Its Digital Strategy, launched in 2023, aims to digitalise all aspects of life in the emirate and establish a system that enhances the digital economy. Its D33 agenda, meanwhile, is a 10-year plan that focuses on doubling Dubai’s economy by 2033 and includes generating an estimated AED100 billion ($27.23 billion) annually through digital transformation.

More recently, in April this year, the government announced an ambition for its AI-driven government initiatives to support more than AED10 billion ($2.72 billion) in GDP growth within two years of operation.

Central to this transformation is Digital Dubai, a government entity that is increasingly harnessing data to transform how decisions are made, services are delivered, and innovation is accelerated.

Its work supports Dubai’s broader vision of a digitally-driven economy, underpinned by integrated digital infrastructure that enables government entities, businesses, and residents to access more connected and seamless services.

“Data acts as the glue of our cities,” says H.E. Younus Al Nasser, CEO of Dubai Data & Statistics Establishment at Digital Dubai.

“Leveraging data from different verticals in the city to paint one holistic picture of how Dubai is performing is really what we are trying to achieve.

“And an era in which AI provides trusted information is crucial, as it empowers us to analyse data more effectively and derive meaningful insights. This is the........

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