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5. Guiding data-providing entities in developing their data release plans
The Dubai Data initiative provides detailed step-by-step guidance to entities through its standards to prepare
them for publishing and exchanging their data. Entities are required to complete a self-assessment tool to
determine their data maturity as well as inventory, and to classify their data before developing a detailed
data release plan.
6. Uploading data to a centralized electronic platform (Smart Dubai Platform)

Dynamic opening and sharing of Dubai Data is enabled by the SDP. Having open data on one platform will
help in making data more discoverable and reliable to data users. Furthermore, the seamless exchange of
shared data will be enabled through this centralized platform and governed through access permission
management. Data providers will be able to request access to new data sets available on the Dubai Data
catalogue on the SDP. They will be able to determine the authorizations to each data set and inspect the
access audit trails of data users. This will help data providers increase their data sharing while maintaining a
high level of protection for shared data.
Results and benefits

Smart Dubai Platform (SDP) and Dubai Data initiatives are both major contributors to a smart-city initiative
in Dubai. It turns the entire city into an enabling platform with carefully designed services, data and
infrastructure components.
ƒ The SDP will be fully enabled with geolocation data support, enabling advanced responsiveness in
many citywide applications, from emergency medical response to event planning and transportation
logistics. The data residing in the platform will be provided through the meticulous governance of
the Dubai Data initiative.
ƒ The SDP will store the complete catalogue of open and shared city data, enabling efficient and secure
data sharing and secure data-cloud services for the city. The SDP will be the source for open city data
for entrepreneurs, city planners and business owners seeking to learn and benefit from city data,
produced as part of the Dubai Data initiative.
ƒ Personalized dashboards and analytics tools for individuals, business owners, government
departments and city leaders will be provided.

ƒ A unified, single sign-on digital ID that will permit individuals to access hundreds of city services with
one secure username and password that is also linked to their Emirates ID, so that city services can
be completed quicker and more easily for all parties.
ƒ A secure digital payment gateway protects both individuals and organizations with reliable and
timely digital payments. With secure digital payments powered by the SDP, individuals will be able
to transfer and receive payments with comfort and peace of mind.
ƒ The SDP will be available as a “Platform as a Service” to government entities or the private sector to
be able to benefit from the full suite of services provided by the platform including data services.
ƒ All users of the SDP will benefit from its real-time app environment, powering live dashboards and
other time-dependent operations such as traffic monitoring; and smart grids connected through the
Internet of Things.

On the data side, Dubai Data Establishment has achieved considerable success in engaging data providers
and raising their awareness about the Dubai Data Initiative during the past year. A total of 31 data providers,
from government, semi-government and private sector entities, currently have data teams with a total of
more than 180 data champions. Three masterclasses, a training course and several data team meetings have
been arranged to drive and monitor compliance with the Dubai Data Law. The Dubai Data Establishment also
works on actively engaging data providers in the development of standards and policies through focus
groups, formal consultations and roadshows to top-level leadership. For example, in the development of the
Dubai Data policies, focus groups were conducted with private and public sector data providers to
understand their needs and concerns, and rounds of consultation were held with 13 government data

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