In a new move, Dubai has plans for its future to cater to its citizens and become the ‘happiest city on Earth’. The plans will take shape by learning and using the data from citizens to improvise on government services.
Dubai has the tallest skyscrapers, and is one of the only cities in the world where even the police use Lamborghinis on the man-made islands. In an interview to Motherboard, director of Smart Dubai Dr. Aisha Butti Bin Bishr said that they will harvest data from its citizens to make the big effort. She is heading this grand plan and told MB that the e-Government, that started way back in 2001, by ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, believes that implementing technology can benefit the city. Their vision is to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world and the way to do that is to use technology to the fullest.
The goal will be achieved by using a new initiative, called the Smart City platform, where Dubai wants to bring efficient, seamless, safe and impactful experiences across the city with one single digital platform. This smart platform will consist of different layers, which include infrastructure, which will get in data from different databases around the city, and an application layer, where government services will be provided based on the data ingested.
A smartphone app will also be implemented which is known as Dubai Now Platform, where anyone can download and use it. The app will feature services such as health, driving, residency, visas, businesses, housing, education, security and justice. This app/service will help people manage their day-to-day aspects and be more aware about the city around them.
To know more about the move, click on the interview by Motherboard , where Dr. Aisha Butti Bin Bishr explains more about the Smart City.
