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The Dubai Data Initiative began with the establishment of the

Open Data Committee and the issuance of the Dubai Data Law

Nov 2014 Oct 2015 March 2016

Open Data Committee Dubai Data Law Dubai Data Manual Dubai Data Establishment
The ODC was created The Dubai Data Law The first Dubai Data Dubai Data
to suggest a data established a Manual was released Establishment (DDE)
strategy, roadmap framework for the with initial policies and was formed with the
and law for opening dissemination and guidance for preparing mandate to implement
data in the Emirate of exchange of Dubai Entity data for Dubai Data Law.
Dubai Data publication.

Figure 11-5 – Brief Chronology of Dubai Data initiative

The Dubai Data initiative has been built on collaboration and promoting cooperation and co-creation in both
the implementation and the outcomes of the initiative. As an inclusive process from inception, a large
number of city stakeholders were engaged throughout the strategy and implementation process, with the
aim to cultivate a culture of cross-sector sharing.

The implementation of the Dubai Data initiative is staged into two distinct phases, in which the first will span
only government sectors, as well as collaborative outreach into non-government sectors. Based on this
dialogue the Dubai Data initiative will then be extended to the non-government sector in the second phase.
A detailed implementation roadmap, with clear roles and responsibilities for Dubai Government entities, was
developed and communicated with entities. Compliance with this roadmap will drive the data maturity of
the city from monopolizing data to driving more insightful and impactful data collaboratively for everyone.
Key implementation strategies for the Dubai Data initiative include:
1. Developing Dubai Data policies

In accordance with Dubai Data Law, the Dubai Data Establishment developed a number of policies to govern
the opening and sharing of city data. The Dubai Data Establishment is specifically required to propose and
approve: the policy for Dubai data classification, the policy for the protection of confidential data in
possession of data providers, such as data related to individuals, establishments and companies; the policy
for intellectual property rights associated with data; dissemination and exchange; the policy for data use and
reuse; and the technical standards policy for Dubai data dissemination and exchange via the SDP.

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