Dubai Internet City Concludes Successful Participation At GITEX Technology Week 2017 With Technology Partners

Dubai Internet City (DIC), the largest technology business hub in the region, concluded its participation at the five-day long GITEX Technology Week 2017 from 8 to 12 October on a high note, with large numbers of visitors visiting the highly experiential DIC pavilion.

DIC’s pavilion at the definitive regional technology event highlighted the importance of connectivity and integration of smart technologies that form the bedrock for the Dubai Smart City Initiative. Under the theme ‘The Smarter Journey’, the four distinct urban spaces at the futuristic DIC pavilion invited visitors to sample life in a smart city, featuring immersive, cutting-edge innovations powered by its vibrant community of business partners including Uber, Canon, Samsung and Visa.

Speaking on Dubai Internet City’s pioneering role in shaping a tech business ecosystem in the region, Ammar Al Malik, Executive Director of DIC, said: “GITEX Technology Week 2017 has reinforced Dubai’s status as an accelerator of innovation, digitalisation and growth. Our dynamic community has been an integral part of the UAE’s technology journey from the very beginning, and has evolved from being a place to transact technology-related business into a modern hub that attracts game-changers in the tech landscape from around the world.