Whole World Looking at Dubai as a Smart Cities Leader, Says Esri

From the sidelines of GITEX, Richard Budden, Business Development Manager, Esri, highlights Dubai’s pro-government environment for Smart City players, how the city is positioning itself as an investment hub for smart tech, and how Esri, the international supplier of GIS software, works with the Dubai Government to develop smart services for the city. According to a 2019 KPMG report, the MEA Smart Cities Market will double from US $1.3 BN in 2018 to US $2.7 BN by 2022.

“The whole world is looking at Dubai as a smart city leader, the environment here for developing smart city plans is very unique. From the establishment of the Smart Dubai Office, through to enabling the government right down to enabling the private ecosystem to actually participate”.