The fierce tech lady of Dubai, Dr Aisha bint Butti bin Bishr, director-general of Smart Dubai Office, affirmed that beginning 2019, the nation would witness the implementation of major technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, IoT and big data in most government entities.

"Our focus in the first half of 2019 is to accelerate all projects that will involve linking the seven emirates and federal entities. We will see the implementation of M-government in full swing. The purpose of a smart city is to create and offer services which are mobile and reduce any physical visits to centres or offices," added Dr Bishr.

Smart Dubai, in partnership with the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), inaugurated UAEPASS, a national digital identity and signature solution for all citizens, residents and visitors, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi's Smart Solutions & Services Authority and the Dubai Electronic Security Centre as strategic partner providing the underlying digital certificates to safeguard the UAEPASS, as well as DarkMatter Group.

The UAEPASS provides a single digital identity that allows the user to access services for both local and federal government entities, in addition to other service providers. The solution introduces mobile-based authentication to users who can validate their identity using their smartphone. It also allows users to digitally sign and validate documents in order to minimise visits to service centres to sign important and time-sensitive documents.

Dr Bishr added: "Post UAEPASS, we will now focus on a paperless society and Dubai Pulse which is the backbone of the Dubai economy."

The Smart Dubai office and du have built a multi-purpose Dubai Pulse that will serve as the central platform providing computing and storage services, core analytic services as well as Big Data services, for use of various entities in the UAE. Such data will be utilised to enhance the way of living of all UAE citizens and residents and promote the vision of making Dubai the smartest and happiest city on Earth.

Dubai Pulse today has 56 entities and 365 champions coordinating with Dubai Data. The portal has so far received 250,000 hits in the last six months and a record of 10,000 data sets being downloaded in a period of the last six months.

The Dubai Pulse will also provide other services such as Platform as a Service (PaaS), Data as a Service (DaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). These services, combined with the centralised location of Dubai's data, will create an innovation platform for entrepreneurs, private citizens as well as public sector entities to unlock the potential within these data and make a significant contribution towards the efficiency and seamlessness of a world-class smart city.

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