Dubai to roll out new digital competitiveness platform

DCO initiative to be launched in the second half of 2019

The Dubai Competitiveness Office (DCO) in Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced plans to launch ‘The Future of Competitiveness Platform,’ which will track global data and indicators on competitiveness, and help benchmark the emirate’s competitiveness to support decision-making in the local public and private sectors.

Set to be launched in the second half of 2019, the digital platform will consolidate all data on competitiveness into a single repository where the most relevant reports and indicators will be easily accessible to the government and private sector. The platform is part of a DCO strategy to build a unique and consistent environment for tracking and managing the competitiveness factors across Dubai, thus supporting the leadership in identifying policies and programmes that would firmly position Dubai on the global map.

“The launch of the digital platform is part of our strategy to promote business competitiveness and sustainable economic growth in Dubai,” said Hani Al Hamli, DCO secretary-general.

“Tracking international competitiveness data and indicators will enable Dubai to use such knowledge in drawing up future plans and developing growth strategies in the short and medium term as well as in building partnerships with stakeholders. Decisions will thus become prompt and precise, eventually leading to greater satisfaction for the services available and overall customer happiness,” he added.