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6/7/24, 8:58 AM Dubai’s top business, government executives commit to driving city’s AI roadmap at AI Retreat | Emirates News Agency
Dubai’s status as a preferred destination for technology,

innovation and AI companies.

Mattar Al Tayer, Commissioner-General for

Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Well-Being Pillar -

Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive

Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority – Dubai,

confirmed that the vision of His Highness Sheikh

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has long

anticipated global trends in AI and digital

transformation. The AI Retreat, under the patronage of

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum, bolsters the Dubai Government's efforts to

harness AI to improve the quality of life of its society,

enhance sustainability, and increase service efficiency,

aligning with the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda

D33.

Al Tayer noted that the RTA hosts one of the largest big

data platforms in the country, in terms of storage

capacity, which has been integrated with Dubai

Government's institutional AI platform. This integration

leverages historical data to develop applications that

address the RTA's strategic and operational needs, such

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