PROMOTION OF ICT IN DUBAI

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 United Arab Emirates (ranked 23th overall)
 First country to surpass the 200 percent mobile cellular
penetration mark in 2008."
 One of the top ten economies with the “lowest relative prices
for fixed lines”
 UAE - resource-based industries (RBI) development strategy

UAE tops list of ICT development

in Arab World
Ranking of UAE in various aspects of ICT
development
ADVANTAGES:
 Innovative government policies
 Supportive market mechanisms
 Broadband Internet penetration- Dubai (64 percent)
 High mobile telephony penetration rate
 Innovation centers
 Dubai e-government initiative

Strategies for sustained ICT growth in UAE

 Sheer size market in Dubai increasing
 Imports have been registering a steady growth
 Dubai has emerged as the major re-export centre for the
entire Middle East region.

Impressive Dubai
 Dubai's non-oil imports have been growing by leaps and
bounds
 Long-term scope for diversification and expansion.
 Major supplier of goods to such emerging markets as India,
Central Asia and Africa.

Distribution hub of the Middle East:

 In a Regional context - Dubai playing an important role
catering to the increasing demand for

 foodstuff,
 high technology equipment
 and luxury products in the small but prosperous Gulf
countries

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 Absence of any foreign exchange controls, quotas or trade
barriers
 Import duties extremely low
 Even many products are exempt
 Efficient transport & telecommunications infrastructure
 Over 100 shipping lines & 70 airlines at present.
 Dubai-based entrepreneurs blend local & regional expertise

Business centre of the Middle East:

 UAE - fairly well developed & modern infrastructure
 A concrete road network links all main cities
 Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway in progress
 No Rail system in UAE, nor any domestic Air transportation
 All the Emirates have modern seaports.
 Port of Jebel Ali in Dubai is the largest manmade port in the
world.

Modern Infrastructure
 International
shippers prefer to make only one stop in the
Gulf….Dubai!!!

 Dubai has the lion's share of the business of unloading,

breaking down, and reloading cargo for onward shipments.
 Dubai's physical facilities & sheer expertise in this area make
its ports the preferred stops for most shippers on these routes.

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 Severalfree zones at present. Rest in progress
 Chief attraction is the waiver of the requirement for majority
local ownership.
 Foreigners may own up to 100 per cent of the equity in an
enterprise
 Largest and most successful of the free zones is the Jebel Ali
Free Zone (JAFZ) in Dubai

 
Free Trade Zones
 Superb facilities for sport and recreation
 Gold, jewellery, designer clothes, cameras, electronics,
oriental rugs
 Ancient souks to luxurious shopping malls
 One is sure to be charmed by the genuine warmth and
friendliness that greets the visitors.

Shopping Paradise
 ThisExcel shows the contrast between different countries and
analysis of where UAE is lacking and where it has excelled.
The in-depth analysis of this sheet can provide the good
understanding of the field where UAE should work to emerge
as an ICT leader and what it can offer to the rest of the world
to promote ICT in UAE.

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Excel 97-2003 Worksheet
 The Middle East is home to several innovative initiatives that
could serve as models for best regional practices.

 Dubai can surpass all countries in MENASA as well as the

leaders of ICT in the world !!
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