DFSA Signs MoU with Smart Dubai
DFSA Signs MoU with Smart Dubai
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smart Dubai to cooperate on Business in Dubai organisation-wide smart
transformation initiatives organized by Smart Dubai.
The MoU was digitally signed by Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, Chief
Operating Officer of the DFSA, and H.E Wesam Lootah, Chief Executive Officer of
Smart Dubai Government Establishment making it one of the first digitally signed
MoUs in the UAE.
As per the MoU, the DFSA and Smart Dubai will work together to
empower, deliver, and promote an efficient, seamless, safe, and impactful
experience for residents by drawing on technology innovation. The two entities
will collaborate on the Dubai Data Initiative as part of the Smart City vision
by handling data based on clear guidelines, associated with international Media Advertising in Dubai best
practices and achieving incorporation and harmony between the services provided
by federal government agencies and local government bodies.
The MoU accompaniments the continuing initiatives of the DFSA in
driving organisation-wide digital transformation by encouraging a culture of
innovation and exploring the application of artificial intelligence and
next-generation technologies. It also builds on the DFSA’s commitment to be
future-ready by integrating best practices that are most suited to the digital
world.
The DFSA and Smart Dubai will also cooperatively promote
transparency by forming governance rules and controls on the exchange of Dubai Vacancies data while guaranteeing
data confidentiality and privacy. The DFSA will also subsidize to Smart Dubai’s
startup support initiative by establishing testing environments in the UAE for
startups and entrepreneurs.
Al Awadhi said: “Our contract with Smart Dubai underlines our
commitment in supporting the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,
and the directions of H.H Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid AlMaktoum,
Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of Dubai International Financial Centre, to
position the emirate as a hub for digital technology adoption and encourage a
culture of Dubai Jobs innovation,
both of which are central to us in shaping the digital future of the DFSA. The
MoU will further improve the initiatives we have already rolled out and will
position us as a thought leader in digital innovation for the financial
services and regulatory sector.”
H.E Wesam Lootah commented: “The partnership of public and
private sector entities, specialised in all economic sectors, is central to attaining
the smart city vision outlined by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The
MoU Find a job in Dubai with
the DFSA will additional accelerate the digital transformation by covering
areas linked to data science within the financial services sector.”
Through the MoU, the DFSA will also promote the Dubai Paperless
initiative to support Dubai government’s aim to become completely paper-free by
2021. Representatives of the two entities will meet regularly to discuss and
outline plans to achieve these common objectives.
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