Dubai is one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). It is the most populous city and Emirate in the
country with a gross domestic product of 82 billion USD
WEF predicts automation will displace 75 million jobs globally by 2022 but create 133 million new ones. Those in kindergarten today will graduate in 2030. What will work look like? What skills will be most in demand? We identify the most and least important skills for success in a world driven by automation and human-machine collaboration.
Presenting this set of slides with name - Enterprise Blockchain Powerpoint Presentation Slides. Keep your audience glued to their seats with professionally designed PPT slides. This deck comprises of total of eighteen slides. It has PPT templates with creative visuals and well researched content. Not just this, our PowerPoint professionals have crafted this deck with appropriate diagrams, layouts, icons, graphs, charts and more. This content ready presentation deck is fully editable. Just click the DOWNLOAD button below. Change the colour, text and font size. You can also modify the content as per your need. Get access to this well crafted complete deck presentation and leave your audience stunned.
Tracxn Research — Ecommerce Enablers Landscape, November 2016Tracxn
The total M&A activity in the year to date was valued at more than $8.5B (excluding undisclosed acquisitions), while total investments were valued at $921M.
WEF predicts automation will displace 75 million jobs globally by 2022 but create 133 million new ones. Those in kindergarten today will graduate in 2030. What will work look like? What skills will be most in demand? We identify the most and least important skills for success in a world driven by automation and human-machine collaboration.
Presenting this set of slides with name - Enterprise Blockchain Powerpoint Presentation Slides. Keep your audience glued to their seats with professionally designed PPT slides. This deck comprises of total of eighteen slides. It has PPT templates with creative visuals and well researched content. Not just this, our PowerPoint professionals have crafted this deck with appropriate diagrams, layouts, icons, graphs, charts and more. This content ready presentation deck is fully editable. Just click the DOWNLOAD button below. Change the colour, text and font size. You can also modify the content as per your need. Get access to this well crafted complete deck presentation and leave your audience stunned.
Tracxn Research — Ecommerce Enablers Landscape, November 2016Tracxn
The total M&A activity in the year to date was valued at more than $8.5B (excluding undisclosed acquisitions), while total investments were valued at $921M.
Blockchain 101 + Use Cases + Why Blockchain As a ServiceKaleido
Kaleido - The Enterprise Blockchain Easy Button Kaleido, a ConsenSys Enterprise Business, based in Raleigh, NC, is dedicated to the growth and adoption of enterprise blockchain in ways that will transform how economic, social and political systems are built and supported in the future. Equipped with the experience of working with hundreds of companies and seeing where the difficulties lie, Kaleido was built to accelerate the implementation of blockchain by taking the technology hurdles off the table so companies can focus their energy and resources on driving higher business value of their use case and faster ROI Most CIOs today face a multitude of problems in the journey from blockchain exploration to real production business networks.
One of the most hyped IT buzzwords to have emerged in the last couple of years. Blockchain has found its way into major media headlines on a near-daily basis, but a year and a half ago, it was a word used by a relatively small number of people to describe the peer-to-peer distributed ledger technology.
GOLIN / DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE / HONG KONGZaheer Nooruddin
Digital and Social Media Strategy Excellence at Golin Hong Kong - an integrated communications and marketing agency with a worldwide network. Contact: Zaheer Nooruddin, Head of Digital Innovation, Asia at znooruddin@golin.com
As NFT projects continue to pop up and censorship woes become a reality, decentralized storage has become a beacon of hope for many. Let’s check out how much the decentralized storage sector has grown!
Cryptocurrencies - A Serious IntroductionDrake Emko
A high level overview of the world of Cryptocurrencies, liberally illustrated with Doge memes.
This was a lightning talk (5-7 minutes), so it scratches the surface, hopefully enough to get you interested in the world of cryptocoins.
It begins with the basic definitions, the reasons to use and accept cryptocurrency, the main currencies (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin), the many altcoins and their distinguishing factors, and finally introduces you to cryptocoin mining (producing your own coins using your computer).
Blockchain , Deploying your first smart contract to azure ethereum blockchain.
Slides from my session in "Global Azure Bootcamp Chandigarh"
Presentation starts with basic terms like transactions , ledger and contracts. Talks about what is blockchain and ethereum and concludes with deployment of a smart contract to azure ethereum blockchain.
Exploring VR with Tom Emrich
Save 10% off any FITC event with discount code 'slideshare'.
Details at www.FITC.ca
OVERVIEW
Virtual reality is hitting the mainstream hard with mobile-powered solutions already available for users today and large manufacturers entering the market with dedicated devices in 2016. This session is an overview of the VR ecosystem before diving deep into the VR trends; and a look at what is to come in the near future.
OBJECTIVE
To provide the audience with a good understanding of the VR opportunity today and tomorrow
FIVE THINGS AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL LEARN
VR Ecosystem
VR by the Numbers
VR Trends Today
VR Predictions for Tomorrow
Opportunities & Challenges
There is no point in drawing a distinction between the future of technology and the future of mobile. They are the same. In other words, technology is now outgrowing the tech industry.
Block-chain lacks a single point of failure. In addition to being efficient, the blockchain has other unique characteristics that make it a breakthrough innovation.
Blockchain 2030: Putting Luxembourg on the Blockchain map Where does the ec...JessicaBauldry2
Published 6/10/22. The report and all related work have been prepared for the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy of the Ministry of State of Luxembourg. All data are from the study, unless otherwise mentioned.
Credits
The report has been produced by the Infrachain team.
Disclaimer
The views set out in the report are those collected from interviews and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the authors. Infrachain may not be held responsible for the use, which may be made of the information contained therein.
Blockchain 101 + Use Cases + Why Blockchain As a ServiceKaleido
Kaleido - The Enterprise Blockchain Easy Button Kaleido, a ConsenSys Enterprise Business, based in Raleigh, NC, is dedicated to the growth and adoption of enterprise blockchain in ways that will transform how economic, social and political systems are built and supported in the future. Equipped with the experience of working with hundreds of companies and seeing where the difficulties lie, Kaleido was built to accelerate the implementation of blockchain by taking the technology hurdles off the table so companies can focus their energy and resources on driving higher business value of their use case and faster ROI Most CIOs today face a multitude of problems in the journey from blockchain exploration to real production business networks.
One of the most hyped IT buzzwords to have emerged in the last couple of years. Blockchain has found its way into major media headlines on a near-daily basis, but a year and a half ago, it was a word used by a relatively small number of people to describe the peer-to-peer distributed ledger technology.
GOLIN / DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA EXCELLENCE / HONG KONGZaheer Nooruddin
Digital and Social Media Strategy Excellence at Golin Hong Kong - an integrated communications and marketing agency with a worldwide network. Contact: Zaheer Nooruddin, Head of Digital Innovation, Asia at znooruddin@golin.com
As NFT projects continue to pop up and censorship woes become a reality, decentralized storage has become a beacon of hope for many. Let’s check out how much the decentralized storage sector has grown!
Cryptocurrencies - A Serious IntroductionDrake Emko
A high level overview of the world of Cryptocurrencies, liberally illustrated with Doge memes.
This was a lightning talk (5-7 minutes), so it scratches the surface, hopefully enough to get you interested in the world of cryptocoins.
It begins with the basic definitions, the reasons to use and accept cryptocurrency, the main currencies (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin), the many altcoins and their distinguishing factors, and finally introduces you to cryptocoin mining (producing your own coins using your computer).
Blockchain , Deploying your first smart contract to azure ethereum blockchain.
Slides from my session in "Global Azure Bootcamp Chandigarh"
Presentation starts with basic terms like transactions , ledger and contracts. Talks about what is blockchain and ethereum and concludes with deployment of a smart contract to azure ethereum blockchain.
Exploring VR with Tom Emrich
Save 10% off any FITC event with discount code 'slideshare'.
Details at www.FITC.ca
OVERVIEW
Virtual reality is hitting the mainstream hard with mobile-powered solutions already available for users today and large manufacturers entering the market with dedicated devices in 2016. This session is an overview of the VR ecosystem before diving deep into the VR trends; and a look at what is to come in the near future.
OBJECTIVE
To provide the audience with a good understanding of the VR opportunity today and tomorrow
FIVE THINGS AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL LEARN
VR Ecosystem
VR by the Numbers
VR Trends Today
VR Predictions for Tomorrow
Opportunities & Challenges
There is no point in drawing a distinction between the future of technology and the future of mobile. They are the same. In other words, technology is now outgrowing the tech industry.
Block-chain lacks a single point of failure. In addition to being efficient, the blockchain has other unique characteristics that make it a breakthrough innovation.
Blockchain 2030: Putting Luxembourg on the Blockchain map Where does the ec...JessicaBauldry2
Published 6/10/22. The report and all related work have been prepared for the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy of the Ministry of State of Luxembourg. All data are from the study, unless otherwise mentioned.
Credits
The report has been produced by the Infrachain team.
Disclaimer
The views set out in the report are those collected from interviews and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the authors. Infrachain may not be held responsible for the use, which may be made of the information contained therein.
Dubai South in all practical economic scales is the largest economic development in Dubai after JAFZA and Dubai Airport.
Making Dubai South Smart Aerotropolis (Smart Airport City) is a challenging task for technologists while it should be driven by economic objectives and business driven. I'm here putting some thoughts on how to do that. I was one of founding team of Dubai South and got a compassion for its development and how it will transform Dubai to its next economic development stage.
B17: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Thai Chamber of Commerce, and AmCham Thail...Kullarat Phongsathaporn
"The New Digital Economy: Creating Thailand-U.S. Commercial Opportunities Conference" by U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Thai Chamber of Commerce, and AmCham Thailand, Panelist for "Blockchain - Implications for Thailand and Other Emerging Markets " (24 Sep 2018)
Blockchain Land is a multichain metaverse with a unique purpose and opportunities. Read our Business Valley deck presentation to gain more knowledge about a platform that can give you a ride of the world with virtual reality.
The Smart Dubai Office introduced the outcomes of the first Blockchain Challenge today at the Dubai Design District (D3), awarding a grand total amount of USD 45,000 to the most Jobs in UAE appealing services using blockchain innovation from 21 worldwide start-ups. The winning start-ups now have an opportunity to pilot their products in Dubai and add to the Dubai
An Exploration Into Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) - Satoshi Capital Adv...Josiah Hernandez
A working document created by Satoshi Capital Advisors for the Nigerian FSS 2020 Committee that explores Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and its many applications with regards to use cases that have wide reach within the Nigerian and global economy.
apidays London 2022 - The State of Banking APIs 2022, Mark Boyd, Platformableapidays
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Global Expert Mission Report “South Korea Smart Cities 2019”KTN
The Smart Cities Expert Mission travelled to Korea in June 2019 and in this publication, KTN share the information and insights gathered during the delegation’s time there.
Innovate UK’s Global Expert Missions programme is one of its most important tools to support the UK’s Industrial Strategy’s ambition for the UK to be the international partner of choice for science and innovation.
Global collaborations are crucial in meeting the Industrial Strategy’s Grand Challenges and will be further supported by the launch of a new International Research and Innovation Strategy.
Innovate UK’s Global Expert Missions, led by KTN, play an important role in building strategic partnerships, providing deep insight into the opportunities for UK innovation and shaping future bilateral collaboration programmes.
Find out more about the International Special Interest Group at https://ktn-uk.co.uk/programmes/international
Transforming Hong Kong into a smart city: The economic opportunity of digital...FairTechInstitute
This study, conducted by AlphaBeta and commissioned by Google, examines the economic significance of digital technologies and skills in Hong Kong. This study finds that, if leveraged fully, digital technologies could create an annual economic value of HKD387 billion (USD 50 billion) by 2030. In addition, if it were to accelerate the pace of its digital skilling efforts over the next decade, workers with digital skills can contribute up to a fifth (21 percent) of Hong Kong’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2030.
Digital innovations -Empowering digital ecosystems and startups Soren Gigler
Presentation about the main programs of the Digital Innovation and Blockchain program at the European Commission to foster digital innovations, innovation ecosystems and enhance the access to finance for digital startups and scale-ups.
Business intelligence on the US greentech marketEC2i
EC2i objective is to support the internationalisation of European Cleantech SMEs in China and the United States by conducting cluster missions and facilitating cross-cluster partnerships. In this sense, attention is paid to developing tools to guide SMEs through the process of forming consortia and developing projects with clients.
Business intelligence for relevant US and Chinese markets have been collected in reports and are here disseminated to SMEs.
The tools presented here address general barrieres to internationalisation as well as more specific problems SMEs face when integrating themselves into complex, international value chains.
Delegate Playbook for the 7th Annual Meet of the Future City Summit 2022 prepared by the Good City Foundation, with Hong Kong session to be hosted in Hong Kong Science Park on 13th December 2022, sponsored by Invest Hong Kong and Tsangs Group.
لتقرير الذي سألني عنه الكثير من الاصدقاء كنت قد اعددته لأحد الجهات بعد ان قام ادوارد سنودن بشكف وثائق وكالة الامن القومي الاميركي... التقرير يحتوي تفاصيل الادوات المعلوماتية التي تستخدمها هذه الوكالة ومهمتها وميزانيتها وفقا لما ورد في التسريبات.
اضعه بين ايدي الجميع للإستفادة
By examining digital currency, we aim to better understand
the impact it can have on the broader payments ecosystem.
While the concept of digital currency was introduced more
than a decade ago, recent developments have accelerated
its adoption, such as the emergence of fat-backed digital
currencies known as ‘stablecoins’; a growing community
of developers building applications on top of blockchain based networks; and rising interest among central banks to
introduce sovereign digital currencies.
الجميع يتحدث هذه الايام عن التحول الرقمي
تكاد لا تخلو خطط المعلوماتية في المؤسسات وحتى الحكومات عن فقرات تتعلق بالتحول الرقمي
اختلفت التعريفات وأطر العمل والهياكل ومخططات التحول الرقمي
ما هو التحول الرقمي بالضبط؟ ما هي محركاته؟ وكيف يحدث ويتم التخطيط له؟
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
2. CONTENTS
1. Introduction 3
1.1. Background 3
1.2. Challenge and response 5
2. The Smart Project(s) 8
2.1. Vision and content 8
2.2. Implementation 9
2.3. Results 15
3. Conclusions 17
A. References 18
B. List of discussion partners/interviews 19
Dubai - The First City on the Blockchain | 2
3. 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND
Dubai is one of the seven emirates that constitute the United Arab
Emirates (UAE). It is the most populous city and Emirate in the
country with a gross domestic product of 82 billion USD.
Over the last 40 years, Dubai has succeeded in transforming into a
global city and regional business and tourism hub. It has established
an international reputation as an economic and investment center,
attracting thousands of international companies that establish their
regional headquarters in the Emirate’s many free zones. The Emirate
has been able to achieve this success by diversifying its gross
domestic product through vast development in sectors such as
tourism, real estate, retail, travel and logistics. It has also been
recognized for attracting skilled talent from around the world.
Underlying this economic growth has been a strong and productive
Government sector that has embraced technology and committed to
excellence and digital city transformation. The city’s technological
journey began in 1999 with the announcement of its first ICT strategy
which was followed by the launch of Dubai Internet City, Dubai e-
Dubai - The First City on the Blockchain | 3
4. government, Dubai Smart Government and the Dubai Smart Office
(see exhibit 1).
Today, Dubai is amongst the world’s leading smart cities in its
adoption of new technology and pioneering of innovative smart
pilots. Recognizing the potential impact of the blockchain technology
on city services coupled with a worldwide blockchain adoption trend
that saw $1.1 billion invested by the private sector in blockchain
technology in 2016 alone, Dubai launched a city wide blockchain
strategy in October 2016 with the objective of becoming the first
blockchain powered city by 2020.
EXHIBIT 1 - DUBAI’S TECHNOLOGICAL JOURNEY
Dubai - The First City on the Blockchain | 4
5. 1.2. CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE
Dubai’s rapid development in various economic sectors meant that
traditional processes needed to be continuously updated to ensure
efficiency and speed. Government effectiveness became increasingly
imperative especially in Government to Consumer (G2C) and
Government to Government (G2G) services.
In particular, the growth of the business, construction and tourism
sectors saw the Government needing tighter controls over activities
such as permissions (e.g. permits and No Objection Certificates
(NoCs)) and transaction verification and tracking. Simple processes
were getting ever more complicated with the addition of activities
that were now in demand by the city’s new businesses and residents.
It was clear that Dubai needed an agile solution to streamlining its
growing Government processes.
Dubai saw potential in blockchain as the solution. Blockchain is the
technology that utilizes open distributed databases of transactions
involving value. Its coding method allows for secure record keeping in
distributed online ledgers where members share and confirm
information with no central authority (see exhibit 2).
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6. EXHIBIT 2 - HOW BLOCKCHAIN WORKS – MONEY TRANSFER EXAMPLE
Moreover, the blockchain economy is witnessing rapid growth with
600 new companies active in blockchain today, $1.1 billion invested in
blockchain by the private sector in 2016 alone and an expected
market value of $290 billion in 2019 (see exhibit 3).
EXHIBIT 3 - GLOBAL INTEREST IN BLOCKCHAIN
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7. Finally, Dubai’s adoption of Blockchain technology at a city-wide
scale comes at a time when the technology is increasingly being
recognized as the ultimate trust machine. Blockchain eliminates the
need for trusted third parties in transactions, an attribute which
would contribute significantly to simplifying Dubai Government’s
evolving processes. The adoption of blockchain technology applies to
the smart governance, smart economy and smart people areas of the
U4SSC as the next sections will showcase.
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8. 2. THE SMART PROJECTS
2.1. VISION AND CONTENT
While Governments around the world are cautiously exploring a few
blockchain applications each, Dubai is the first city that has the vision
to fully explore the potential of this nascent innovative and rapidly
evolving technology on a city-wide scale.
In October 2016, Dubai launched a city wide blockchain strategy with
the objective of becoming the first blockchain powered city, driving
the future economy by 2020. This ambition sees Dubai Government
leading innovation and building the enabling ecosystem for it to
thrive in both the public and private sectors.
The blockchain strategy is based on three pillars (see exhibit 4):
1. Government Efficiency
Implement blockchain technology in applicable government services.
2. Industry Creation
Support the creation of a blockchain industry through providing an
enabling ecosystem that empowers start-ups and businesses.
3. Local and International Thought Leadership
Lead the global thinking on blockchain technology and become the
hub for blockchain intellectual capital and skill development.
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9. EXHIBIT 4 - THREE PILLARS OF THE DUBAI BLOCKCHAIN STRATEGY
The adoption of blockchain technology perfectly aligns with the city-
wide vision of embracing technology innovation—enabling Dubai to
offer the most efficient, seamless, safe and impactful experience for
residents and visitors.
2.2. IMPLEMENTATION
The Smart Dubai Office (SDO) is leading the implementation of
Dubai’s Blockchain Strategy. A detailed roadmap that is organized
around the blockchain strategy’s three pillars has been developed.
This roadmap defines the way forward for Dubai’s blockchain
ambitions.
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10. For each pillar in the strategy, the city has a plan with actionable
initiatives.
1. Government Efficiency
Dubai intends to first pilot blockchain on the most applicable
Government services in 2017 before it proceeds to full
implementation in 2018. The most applicable services are those that
would benefit the most from the implementation of blockchain
technology due to their need for third party elimination, transaction
ledgers, smart controls and/or automation.
The piloting of blockchain will be done across the city in several
sectors such as energy, transport and logistics, tourism, health,
education and employment, economic development, safety and
justice, social services, municipal and land works and smart districts
(see exhibit 5). This process will involve the key Government
champions in each sector such as the Dubai Electricity and Water
Authority, the Roads and Transport Authority, the Dubai Tourism and
Commerce Marketing Department, the Department of Economic
Development, Dubai Police, Dubai Health Authority and many more
public sector stakeholders that are key to sectoral adoption.
In order to roll out the blockchain pilots in an organized approach,
Dubai recognized the importance of putting in place a governance
framework that would ensure that all stakeholders are aware of their
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11. roles and are receiving the support they need. For this purpose, the
Smart Dubai Office will roll out workshops with each stakeholder with
an objective to identify the best potential pilots in their sector and
provide them with the technical standards and unified protocols for
implementing their pilots. Moreover, it will support each entity in
selecting a technical partner to implement the blockchain pilots.
By opening the door to blockchain technical partners from around
the world to come to Dubai and pilot use cases in each entity, Dubai
is stimulating the blockchain market and its own economy. In brief,
the city is creating demand for businesses to thrive through
innovation.
EXHIBIT 5 - DUBAI BLOCKCHAIN SECTORS
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12. 2. Industry Creation
In addition to rolling out blockchain in the Government, Dubai aims to
create a blockchain industry where private companies and start-ups
thrive and innovate. To achieve this aim, it has set four key action
areas that would support in creating an enabling eco-system that
would empower businesses as follows (see exhibit 6):
a. Policy Development
The policy implications of blockchain implementation will be
continuously assessed and policy will be developed in a number of
areas such as security, consumer rights, start up support and
enablement, and financial technology.
b. Blockchain Accelerator
A blockchain accelerator will be launched to engage start-ups in
exploring creative opportunities for blockchain implementation. The
accelerator is also meant to operate as a knowledge hub that would
raise the awareness and understanding of blockchain technology, its
global adoption and Dubai’s plans for it.
c. Global Blockchain Start Up Competitions
Dubai will roll out a number of global competitions to open a channel
for start-ups to participate from all over the world in the ideation
process for blockchain implementation across the city.
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13. d. Private Sector Engagement
Dubai has set up the first Global Blockchain Council which is
comprised of 46 members from the private sector and aims to enable
a thriving blockchain ecosystem. A Local Private Sector Working
Group will also be set up to engage closely with the Government on
enabling the potential of blockchain locally.
EXHIBIT 6 – INDUSTRY CREATION ACTION AREAS
3. Thought Leadership
In this pillar, Dubai aims to lead the global thinking on blockchain
technology and become the hub for blockchain intellectual capital
and skill development.
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14. For this purpose, it has set five key action areas as follows (see
exhibit 7):
a. Skill Development
Dubai aims to become the regional and global hub for blockchain skill
development by offering the most comprehensive and frequent
training programs aimed at blockchain coders, policy makers, and
strategists and project managers.
b. Intellectual Capital
Dubai will create and share intellectual capital related to its
blockchain adoption through the development of case studies for
each of its city pilots. It will also commission cutting edge research
that would support the evolution of the technology.
c. Blockchain Speaker Series
Dubai will host blockchain experts and speakers on a regular basis in
order to stimulate debate and discussions around the most pressing
and controversial issues surrounding the adoption of blockchain
technology on a city level.
d. International Blockchain Award
Dubai will recognize the best global city applications of blockchain
and reward those cities for taking the initiative and pushing the
innovation boundaries.
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15. e. Academic Sector Activation
Dubai will heavily engage schools and universities in all blockchain
activities such as pilot development, training, speaker events, and
intellectual capital building.
EXHIBIT 7 – THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ACTION AREAS
2.3. RESULTS
Given that Dubai will begin the implementation of its Blockchain
roadmap in the first quarter of 2017, results will begin to show by the
end of 2017 as Government entities start to implement blockchain
pilots.
Results are expected to be in the form of transaction cost savings
and reductions in transaction durations, resources and paper usage.
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16. Once the blockchain pilots are identified with the Government
entities, key performance indicators will be set and tracked.
The Smart Dubai Office has set a performance management
framework that will track the progress on all the action items detailed
in this case study on a regular basis.
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17. 3. CONCLUSIONS
Dubai’s adoption of blockchain technology at a city wide scale is a
testament to its commitment to drive innovation and provide the
enabling ecosystem for business and start-ups to thrive. Blockchain is
a nascent technology and only a bold city would take such a strong
stance on developing the technology and exporting the intellectual
capital and the skills it grows to the world to learn from.
The Emirate has a clear vision and roadmap on the way forward and
by following through on this vision, it intends to lead globally in this
field.
Dubai has been a pioneer in adopting blockchain technology at the
city wide level. Dubai strongly believes that the approach and the
overall framework adopted is quite novel and is easily transferable to
other cities. The particular context of each city may vary in terms of
specific services; however the approach is both scalable and also
highly transferable.
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18. A. REFERENCES
Dubai Blockchain Strategy 2016
Dubai Blockchain Implementation Roadmap 2017
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19. B. LIST OF DISCUSSION
PARTNERS/INTERVIEWS
Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr
Director General, Smart Dubai Office
Younus Al Nasser
Assistant Director General, Smart Dubai Office
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Data Establishment
Wesam Lootah
Chief Executive Officer, Smart Dubai Government Establishment
This case study has been prepared by:
Zeina El Kaissi
Head of Business Development and Global Partnerships
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