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DUBAI
2019
ICT GUIDE
Dubai is a Global Hub for Innovation and
Technology
Report dated December 2018
WHYDUBAI?
TRADE EVENTS
OVERVIEW ICT FUTURE GROWTH
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
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Dubai is at the heart of the Middle East and Africa’s Information Communica-tions Technology (ICT) sector and is the regional base for the world’s most re-nowned international tech brands, software & hardware suppliers, tele-coms vendors and digital media’s glob-al giants including Microsoft, Oracle, EMC/Dell, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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1OVERVIEW
While IT spending in the UAE in 2018 was rising by 4.8 per cent to US$7.7 billion, Dubai-based ICT companies are also well positioned to capitalise on a larger scale by the higher growth potential of a wider Middle East and North Africa market where ICT spending is expected to reach US$235 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.7 per cent. And with Dubai’s proximity to Sub Saharan Africa, ICT players operating out of the emirate have easy access into a growing market that generates a further US$32 billion in ICT spending annually.
Looking eastwards to India, Dubai-headquartered ICT companies are ideally positioned to also tap into a sector which is expected to reach an approximate value of about US$225 billion by the end of 2020 from the current level of US$ 164.3 billion growing at CAGR of about ~11.1%.
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2018 ICT SPENDING IN THE UAE EXPECTED
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2018 ICT SPENDING IN THE MENA EXPECTED TO
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year-on-yearincrease
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Dubai is also a global leader in innovation and a pioneer in smart services with a stated goal to cre-ate a data-driven economy esti-mated to generate an additional US$2.83 billion in GDP by 2021, on the path to becoming the world’s first city to be powered by blockchain-technology by 2020. On a nationwide level, the UAE has consolidated its leading po-sition in the Global Innovation In-dex for the MENA region, and is the biggest market for smart handsets in the world with almost eight in every 10 residents owning at least one smartphone.
Dubai Internet City (DIC) and Du-bai Outsource Zone (DOZ) com-prise the largest ICT hub in the MENA region, with more than 1,600 companies and a workforce in excess of 15,000.
$2.83B in GDP by 2021
+1600 companies
15,000workforcein excess
GLOBAL INNOVATION LEADER
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8in10 residents own at least 1 smartphone
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Infrastructure projects related to Expo 2020 Dubai, the first world Expo to be held in the MEASA region and the UAE Vision 2021 are driving ICT demand with the intent to lever-age emerging technologies to de-liver on their mandates. Also, in their effort to drive desirable busi-ness outcomes, the region’s mas-sive private conglomerates invest in digital transformation initiatives to introduce efficiencies and enhance customer experience.
1.4%IT services sector IT peripherals and
displays
2.7%PC and tablets
FALL EXPECTEDTO HAPPEN
by 2021
6%IT services sector
2.2%mobile devices
4.8%software
2.3%server, storage and
networks
GROWTH EXPECTED TO HAPPEN
by 2021
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BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS MARKET
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INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) SPENDING IS
EXPECTED TO SURPASS
$2.66Bin 2017
$2.4B2018
$10B2020
$8.79Bby 2022
MENA CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES MARKET
EXPECTED TO GROW
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while cloud traffic in the Middle East and
Africa regionis expected to
quadruple by theend of 2019.
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with manufacturing, utilities, healthcare and
transport industries forming the key industry
markets.
$6.07BTotal IoT spend stood in 2017
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The rollout of 5G mobile internet networks set to begin in 2019 will further facilitate the proliferation of smart services, ma-chine-to-machine communication, and connected transport. This growing demand also presents substantial opportunities for the development of the local IT industry. Significant investment is also expected in IT infrastructure build-out initiatives, as well as in efficiency-enabling technologies such as cloud, Big Data analytics, social media, and, mobility.
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The 10x initiative — being overseen by The Dubai Future Foun-dation — aims to put the emirate a decade ahead of other cit-ies in terms of innovating with disruptive technologies. And, in a move aimed at advancing the future faster, the Foundation is operating a programme which connects the world’s most in-novative companies with leading government entities to create breakthrough solutions for the globe’s most exciting opportu-nities and pressing challenges.
Dubbed ‘Dubai Future Accelerators’, the programme address-es key ‘21st century opportunities’ including the application of artificial intelligence; robotics; genomics; 3D printing; dis-tributed ledgers; biomimicry and biotechnology, as well as new business models and working practices. The programme looks to identify ways to deploy futuristic prototypes and prod-ucts within the emirate.
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And in the latest demonstration of its commitment to the sector’s growth in the entire Arab world, the UAE government has launched a two-year programme designed to provide free software devel-opment courses to one million Arabs. Aptly named The One Million Arab Coders will equip participants with the essential skills re-quired for employment in future jobs through a series of online courses and certifications.
Dubai’s ambition to lead the world in innovation gave birth to Smart Dubai Office thanks to which the city has transformed itself into a model smart city; it has revolutionised the way gov-ernment services are delivered to cit-izens by launching over 100 smart in-itiatives and more than 1,000 smart services by two dozen government de-partments and private sector partners in less than three years. 100
smart initiatives and more than
1,000 smart services
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SUCCESS STORIES
businesses in 201716,000+
Dubai-based entrepreneurs launched
As a result, the city’s technology ecosystem is booming. Dubai-based entrepreneurs launched over 16,000 businesses in 2017, up 8% from the year prior according to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.
Support from government and semi-government institutions – in addition to the growth of incubators and accelerators like Turn8, ImpactHub and AstroLabs Dubai – has led to a string of home grown success stories. These include Bridg, a mo-bile-to-mobile payment platform that leverages Bluetooth, to Careem, a Dubai-based ride-hail start-up, and the Middle East’s first unicorn, and Souq.com, which was later acquired by Amazon. Other success stories from the E-Commerce sector include Noon, a US$ 1 billion startup giant co-invested by pri-vate Emirati capital and Saudi government funds.
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The government is also striving to invest in IT skills development through awareness pro-grammes and scholarships. The UAE ICT Fund, through its Be’tha programme has supported overseas education for hundreds of Emirati students and aims to sponsor 1,000 students over the coming years.
Be’tha programmeaims to sponsor
1,000 students over the
coming years
DUBAI DATA LAW
2015
The introduction of the Dubai Data law in 2015 has also helped to ensure that the pub-lic and private sectors share data, in accord-ance with international best practices for anonymisation and standardisation, to fa-cilitate connectivity and access to services and information.
LOCATION & CONNECTIVITY• Dubai is a key connecting hub between the markets
of the East and West Ideally located to bridge the cru-cial time zone gap between the markets of the East and West to enable 24/7 services and connectivity.
• Easily accessible through two international airports – Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) – within a 4 hour flight of one-third of the world’s population, and within 8 hours of two-thirds.
•90 airlines operate 6,500 flights a week from DXB, to 240 destinations.
•15 passenger carriers operate an average of 153 flights weekly to more than 30 international destina-tions across 10 countries from DWC.
•DXB passenger numbers are projected to reach 103.5 million by 2020 while passenger traffic across Du-bai’s two primary airports is forecasted to rise to 200 million by 2030.
• Home to the world largest manmade port – Jebel Ali – a premier gateway for over 90 weekly services connecting more than 140 ports worldwide. Expan-sions currently underway at the Port will bring total handling capacity to 22.1 million TEU by 2018.
• With its diverse and mature consumer base, Dubai has a proven track record of being the launch-pad to test and expand operations across the wider Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
• Non-oil trade between Dubai and Africa is valued at US$34billion having amounted to US$192 billion over the 2012-2017 period.
• Non-oil trade between Dubai and India reached US$27 billion in 2017, representing 7.6 per cent of Dubai’s total non-oil foreign trade for the same year, and is projected to increase by 5% to US$30 billion by 2020.
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DUBAI A KEY HUB
$34B non-oil trade value
with Africa
240 destinations
World largest man-
made port connecting
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WHY DUBAI?
TALENT POOL
•Dubai is an incubator for exceptional home-grown talent and a magnet for the world’s most ambitious, sophis-ticated and forward-thinking scien-tists, engineers, technologists and innovators who yearn for a rewarding, career-enhancing ecosystem to thrive, prosper and change the world.
•Dubai ranks 6th globally in a list with the most attractive cities for a global workforce according to Boston Con-sulting Group.
•The Dubai government is implement-ing talent attraction strategies de-signed to increase its intake of knowl-edge workers by 40% by 2021.
•Dubai is home to over 200 nationali-ties, bringing together one of the world’s richest and most diverse pool of languages and skills to suit any business.
•The UAE ranks 4th globally in availa-bility of skills and competencies in the talent pool and 5th worldwide in the Appeal index, which measures the extent to which a country taps into the overseas talent pool, according to the IMD World Talent Ranking.
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
• Dubai ranks among the top 10 international cities in attracting foreign investment esti-mated at US$7.4 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to 2016.
• Liberal and pro-investment policy decisions had gone a long way in setting Dubai on a path towards achieving comprehensive and sustainable development based on innova-tion and high productivity.
• Foreign direct investment has played an in-strumental role in realising these achieve-ments through its contribution to job crea-tion and technology diffusion.
• Dubai is ranked #1 in the world in terms of FDI technology transfer and #3 as loca-tion for AI & Robotics.
Top 10 international
cities
Foreigninvestment
$7.4Bin 2017
Increase7.1%
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The Middle East’s largest annual ICT tradeshow, the GITEX Tech-nology Week, welcomes over 100,000 visitors from more than 140 countries every year.
The mega event hosts 24 dedicated exhibiting zones showcasing the latest innovations in Cloud, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence. Participants also get a chance to build powerful business alliances meeting the newest players in technology across 18 sectors.
The event is held annually at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK
100,000 visitors
140 countries
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The event showcases Cloud, Big Data, Internet
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ARAB FUTURE CITIES SUMMIT
Rising global interest in Dubai’s Smart City strategy has seen experts in the area flock to the city’s annual Arab Future Cities Summit. The event provides a platform to showcase innovative products and solutions that play a pivotal role in achieving Du-bai’s ambition of becoming the happiest city in the world.
The Annual Arab Future Cities Summit showcases the current trends, evolv-ing technologies, and new opportuni-ties. The 2017 edition hosted more than 400 delegates and 40 renowned speakers discussing over 15 relevant industry topics.
The event is held annually at the Du-bai World Trade Centre.
40 renowned speakers
The event provides a platform to
discuss the future challenges to construct a smart community which
involves interaction with the new innovations in the
modern living.
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THE NASEBA CYBER DEFENCE SUMMIT
The annual September event addresses the impor-tance of protecting critical infrastructure and sen-sitive information in the business environment.
Corporate dependence on technology and ICT solutions brings with it the risk of cybercrime, which cost businesses around the world an esti-mated US$1.4 billion in 2017.
The event is held annually at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The summit will showcase cyber security solutions and services,
with more than 120 CIOs, CISOs, Heads of IT and Security expected to
attend.
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Everyone will leave feeling empowered
from the Future Blockchain
Summit in April 2019
FUTUREBLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT
The annual event combines multi-format con-tent, networking, closed-door sessions and a high-end curated exhibition for an exception-al, tailored experience.
Whether you’re an open source developer, a business leader, an IT professional or even a student – everyone will leave feeling empow-ered from the Future Blockchain Summit in April 2019.
Attend the Blockchain 101 sessions which are bite-size 1 hour workshops that simplify the technology, explain how it is improving people’s lives and provide practical guidelines on how to apply blockchain to your organisation.
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The event is held annually at the D u b a i W o r l d Trade Centre.
