Digital Dubai's single open-data platform pools 2,000+ datasets from 35 government entities, legally recognised as official reference registers, letting entrepreneurs and residents build on verified city data instead of requesting it entity by entity.
2,000+ datasets
Datasets hosted on the platform (mid-2020s)
420+ datasets
Datasets openly published (mid-2020s)
35 entities
Contributing government entities (mid-2020s)
Details
Maturity
Established
Promoter
Digital Dubai Authority (Smart Dubai)
Period
2017–present
Keywords
public sector, open data, digital government, smart city
Context
Digital Dubai (formerly Smart Dubai) launched Dubai Pulse in April 2017 as the emirate's single open-data platform, replacing a fragmented system of case-by-case requests to individual government departments. Data covers traffic, transport, the economy, social welfare, healthcare and education, and is legally recognised as an official reference register under Dubai's Data Law.
Results
By the mid-2020s the platform hosted more than 2,000 datasets, of which over 420 are openly published, sourced from 35 government entities including Dubai Municipality, Dubai Customs, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dubai Land Department and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority.
Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
Digital Dubai Authority (Smart Dubai), 35 contributing government entities
Conditions for success
binding legal status under Dubai's Data Law rather than voluntary disclosure
'Data First' compliance challenge to accelerate mandated dataset publication
Commonly funded by
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