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Dubai, UAE: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and du signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during GITEX Technology Week to provide DHA with virtual solutions on Dubai Pulse.
As part of the five-year partnership agreement du will be providing the authority with virtual solutions to cater to web, application, database and shared services on Smart Dubai Offices’ Dubai Pulse. Du will also host the DHA’s disease surveillance and management programme HASANA.
The MoU was signed during Gitex Technology Week 2018 by H.E Humaid Al Qutami, Director General of the DHA and Osman Sultan, du, EITC.
The solutions will be provided on the Dubai Pulse cloud platform based on VMware and OpenStack technologies.
Commenting on the MoU, Al Qutami said the authority is keen to utilise the latest data and information technologies in the world to benefit from smart solutions that enable it to improve its services and achieve the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
He added that the Authority has a world-class technical infrastructure that will help it implement smart transformations in line with Dubai’s vision and strategy.
He also said the authority is keen to build strong partnerships with specialized agencies to acquire the latest technologies and adapt them to better serve its developmental goals.
Al Qutami commended du, which he said has made notable achievements in telecommunications adding that this MoU reaffirms the cooperation between the two entities.
Osman Sultan, du, EITC said: “We are pleased that our digital offerings have received a clean bill of health. This new relationship really reiterates the recognition of the Dubai Pulse platform as a sustainable network and digital infrastructure. Moreover, as the strategic partner of the Smart Dubai platform, working with the DHA to achieve supreme efficiency and agility in the digital sphere will further enhance the UAE’s digital economy.”
Through its Smart Dubai strategic partnership, du is able to offer bespoke data solutions to key industries across the UAE, from government to finance to healthcare, thus enabling data possibilities every day.
As part of the agreement, du will provide computer, network, storage, applications and databases for production, development and testing environments.
This will ensure final production quality and fulfill all current DHA requirements. Furthermore, the cloud platform will provide on demand infrastructure resources to meet and future requirements for the HASANA project.
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About du
du is a vibrant and multiple award-winning telecommunications service provider serving 9 million individual customers with its mobile, fixedline, broadband internet, and Home services over its 4G LTE network. du also caters to over 100,000 UAE businesses with its vast range of ICT and managed services. Since its launch in 2007, du has many UAE firsts to its credit, including introduction of Pay by the Second® billing system, IPTV and self-service portal.
du is ideally placed to support the realisation of UAE Vision 2021 and transformation of Dubai into a Smart City. du is also the official strategic partner of the Smart Dubai Office and the platform provider for Smart Dubai. Following the successful testing of the Middle East’s first Internet of Things (IoT) network, du is on course to complete deployment of its IoT network in 2016.
Brand Finance ranked du as the 12th most valuable brand in the Middle East in 2016. du previously won the coveted Brand of the year title by Superbrands Middle East in 2013. The company has been recognised with several other awards such as ISO 27001 certification of Managed Security Services and having the distinction of opening UAE’s first LEED Platinum Certified Green Shop. du also has the unique distinction of the first telecom in the world to release Sustainability Report based on GRI-G4 guidelines in 2014. du is also credited with du’s world-class teleport is the largest of its kind in the Middle East and ranked among the top teleports in the world by World teleport Association.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 19.75 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining by public shareholders. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the company trades under the name ‘du’.
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