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11/3/25, 5:09 PM Ministry of Economy and Tourism and Dubai Silicon Oasis Collaborate to Empower Emirati Entrepreneurs - Middle East News 247
Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), have signed an agreement to cooperate in supporting and
empowering Emirati entrepreneurs, exchanging expertise and data, and developing specialized programs
and initiatives that contribute to boosting the efficiency of startups and expanding their presence locally

and globally.

The agreement was signed during a visit by H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and
Tourism, to the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), an initiative of Dubai Silicon Oasis and

the largest technology and coworking campus of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. He was
received by H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Executive Chairman of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones
Authority (DIEZ),

The agreement was signed by H.E. Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi, Assistant Under-Secretary for the Commercial
Affairs Regulatory Sector at the Ministry of Economy, and Badr Buhannad, Director General of Dubai
Silicon Oasis, in the presence of H.E. Badreya Al Maidoor, Assistant Undersecretary of Support Services

Sector at the Ministry of Economy, along with officials from the Ministry, DIEZ, Dubai Silicon Oasis, and
Dtec.

An Ideal Destination for Innovation

H.E. Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri praised the prominent role played by Dubai Silicon Oasis in establishing
Dubai as an ideal destination for entrepreneurship and innovation, emphasizing that the collaboration

between the Ministry and Dtec enhances the UAE’s efforts to build a competitive knowledge economy
based on innovation and entrepreneurship, in line with the vision of the wise leadership to make the UAE
the global capital for entrepreneurs.

H.E reiterated that “The Emirates: The Startup Capital of the World” campaign, overseen by the Ministry
in collaboration with the UAE Government Media Office and the UAE Council for Entrepreneurship serves

as a comprehensive national platform uniting public and private sector efforts to empower entrepreneurs
and support startups, providing flexible regulations and competitive incentives that enable them to
confidently expand globally.

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