COUNTRY FOCUS: UAE
Home to Al Maktoum International
Airport and the World Expo 2020,
Dubai South has been making its
mark as a vibrant business hub in the
UAE. Unsurprisingly, technology is at
the heart of its story. We talk to two of
its key players about the present and
hopes for Dubai South to emerge as
the new Silicon Valley in the future.
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Dubai South:
A new Silicon Valley?
W
ith its capabilities aligned with
the needs of a growing global
economy driven by technology,
Dubai South’s key focus is as a business
hub – to provide smart services and
facilities that support the ever-growing
technology economy. Dubai South was
established in 2006, known to be a
fast-growing free zone in the UAE, offering
a range of services that raises the ease of
doing business in Dubai to the next level.
The more than 145-square-kilometre free
zone – the rebranded Dubai World Central
– will ultimately sustain a population of one
million. Dubai South’s economic platform
supports every conceivable kind of business
and industry. Shoaib Al Rahimi, Vice-
President of the Business Park, Dubai South,
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said: “Understanding the demands of the
new generation of businesses driven by
technology, we will be focusing on
innovative solutions and smart facilities
that enhance the ease of doing business in
Dubai and contribute to its efforts to
maintain a leading global position in
providing a state-of-the-art and business-
friendly environment.” complex for all the different types and
different sizes of organisations. These
organisations are either looking for
corporate offices to operate from or they
are either start-ups, entrepreneurs or SMEs.
At the business park there are 11 buildings
with 2.3 million square feet of office space
and this is where we create a hub for those
businesses to work from.
Intelligent CIO spoke to Shoaib Al Rahimi,
Vice-President of the Business Park, Dubai
South, to find out more. What are the technology demands of
the businesses which are moving in?
What’s your part in the organisation?
I look after the business park where
we’ve created a business and office
It’s any technology that would save them
time, effort and, of course, money that
would increase their profitability so that’s
every technology that would help them
market their products and businesses.
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