{"id":3657,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:08","slug":"dubai-smartest-city-in-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-smartest-city-in-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsurprisingly, Dubai Has Been Named As The Smartest City In The Gulf Region"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dubai is ranked No.1 of 10 gulf cities in the\u00a0Smart City Index<\/h3>\n

In a study conducted by Huawei and researched by Navigant, 10 cities in the Gulf were evaluated based on\u00a0strategy and execution of smart city campaigns.\u00a0The research aimed\u00a0to understand each\u00a0city’s\u00a0‘current level of readiness’ and adaptability in smart-planning\u00a0so that they can\u00a0better serve the region.<\/p>\n

Dubai stood out for its strategic vision coupled with a clear understanding of the practical requirements to deliver on its vision<\/h3>\n
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“Overall, cities in the region are expanding their digital infrastructures, developing new services, and investing in large-scale building programs. The emerging focus on open data and data analytics programs is an important next step.<\/p>\n

Eric Woods, research director at Navigant Consulting<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The innovative Government\u00a0smart-programmes really stood out<\/h3>\n

Initiatives by the Government\u00a0such as smart mobility solutions for traffic control, smart health services, smart police force, and mobile-enabled e-Government services set Dubai ahead of the other gulf cities.<\/p>\n

While you’re here…<\/h3>\n

Gitex, the region’s leading technology and exchange show kicked off today at\u00a0the World Trade Centre. New technology is unveiled each year, and today\u00a0was no different. So far we have already seen the world’s strongest and thinnest superphone\u00a0(designed in the UAE) and the\u00a0introduction of free Wi-Fi for pedestrians\u00a0too.<\/p>\n

Highlights from Gitex today:<\/h3>\n

These Dubai Entrepreneurs Have Just Built A Smartphone And Are Looking To Take On Samsung and Apple<\/a><\/p>\n

New updates (including how pedestrians can access free\u00a0Wi-Fi)\u00a0from the RTA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dubai is ranked No.1 of 10 gulf cities in the\u00a0Smart City Index In a study conducted by Huawei and researched by Navigant, 10 cities in the Gulf were evaluated based on\u00a0strategy and execution of smart city campaigns.\u00a0The research aimed\u00a0to understand each\u00a0city’s\u00a0‘current level of readiness’ and adaptability in smart-planning\u00a0so that they can\u00a0better serve the region. Dubai … ","protected":false},"author":452,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"acf":{"legacy_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2016\/10\/_relatedEntryImage2x\/Screenshot-2016-10-16-at-6.56.46-PM.png?mtime=20161016185700","legacy_full_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2016\/10\/_featuredImage\/Screenshot-2016-10-16-at-6.56.46-PM.png?mtime=20161016185700 880w","legacy_meta_tags":"Unsurprisingly, Dubai Has Been Named As The Smartest City In The Gulf Region - Lovin Dubai<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dubai is ranked No.1 of 10 gulf cities in the Smart City IndexIn a study conducted by Huawei and researched by Navigant, 10 cities in the Gulf were evaluated based on strategy and execution of smart city campaigns.\">\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/dubai-smartest-city-in-the-region\">\n<!-- <link rel=\"amphtml\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/dubai-smartest-city-in-the-region\/amp\">\n --><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unsurprisingly, Dubai Has Been Named As The Smartest City In The Gulf Region\">\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\">\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/dubai-smartest-city-in-the-region\">\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\">\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screenshot-2016-10-16-at-6.56.46-PM.png?mtime=20161016185700\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1276\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"634\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"photo\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"lovindubai\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Unsurprisingly, Dubai Has Been Named As The Smartest City In The Gulf Region\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"caseyfitz4\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\" Dubai is ranked No.1 of 10 gulf cities in the Smart City IndexIn a study conducted by Huawei and researched by Navigant, 10 cities in the Gulf were evaluated based on strategy and execution of smart city campaigns.\n\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/news\/dubai-smartest-city-in-the-region\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Screenshot-2016-10-16-at-6.56.46-PM.png?mtime=20161016185700\">\n"},"image_feature":null,"author_name":"Casey Fitzgerald","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/452"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3657\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}