Hamad Al Awadhi, Project Manager of the Dubai Happiness Agenda, overseen by Smart Dubai discusses how collaborating with government and private sector partners to redefine customer experiences in Dubai through smart city solutions which will help Dubai become the happiest city on earth.

Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO of the Dubai Blockchain Centre and Accelliance Consultancy, and Director of IT at the Dubai Electronic Security Centre discusses the growth of the Blockchain ecosystem in Dubai, the difference between Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, why people should trust in Blockchain, and how one can learn more about this booming technology.

H.E. Khalfan Belhoul, CEO, Dubai Future Foundation discusses key roles of the Foundation and steps taken over the past four years to attract the globes best startups to Dubai, helping build an ecosystem to foster innovation in an era we define as the Fourth Industrial Revolution and help transform Dubai into a startup hub. Also learn more about the recently announced Dubai Future District and how it is going to define the future of innovation in Dubai.

Dr.Saeed Al Dhaheri, Chairman of Smart World, ex-Director General of the Emirates ID and a renowned veteran of the UAE technology industry comes together with Ranjit Rajan, Associate Vice President of Research, IDC to discuss their latest book Digital Nation. The authors will discuss how the book uncovers the mindset and approach of the UAE’s rulers and its senior-leaders from the public and private sectors as they pursue a digital vision through several smart city initiatives.

With an ambitious mandate of making Individual transactions completely paperless by Dec 2021, our fourth episode discusses how Smart Dubai has redefined traditional government working culture to digitize, design and deliver over 300 city services through the DubaiNow application in just four years.

With government and private sector services going completely digital, what role do Digital Identities play in the future of human identification? Our third episode discusses the birth of UAE Pass - how the UAE has built a secure Digital Identity platform, which also provides digital signing capabilities, and will play a key role for all transactions across the country.

City leaders across the globe are trying to understand how best to extract value from data at hand. Our second episode discusses the four pillars Smart Dubai Data is developing to ensure data is the future oil for Dubai. The four pillars are – Value Creation, Data Governance, Data Architecture & Infrastructure, and Ecosystem Engagement.

Our guest for the inaugural episode of the Smart Dubai Podcast will share how Dubai is fulfilling its vision of becoming the happiest city on Earth, and emphasizing on how we can adopt smart city solutions as the primary enabler to make this vision a reality.