Inside the Dubai Internet City (DIC), which has produced the likes of souq.com and careem. The Dubai Media City (DMC), meanwhile, has also become the main source of digital Arabic content. Together, DIC and DMC, the twin free zones Dubai established 20 years ago, are now home to some 4,500 tech companies.
Image Credit: Supplied
2 of 14
In 1999, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum ordered the establishment Dubai Media City and Dubai Internet City as he realised at an early stage that these two industries will be the driving force of development.
Image Credit: Twitter
3 of 14
Dubai Internet City's (DIC) main gate. In October least year, it opened the first phase of the 1.8 million square feet Innovation Hub in a bid to nurture talent and creativity.
Image Credit: Twitter
4 of 14
Dubai Media City. It has become the regional base of many of the world's news agencies as well as the main digital content generator for Arabic media.
Image Credit: File / Twitter
5 of 14
Dubai Media City, Dubai. Photo: Antonin Kélian Kallouche/Gulf News
Image Credit:
6 of 14
Dubai Internet City has a network of 1,600 business partners spanning across industries that include Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data
Image Credit: Atiq-ur-Rehman/Gulf News.
7 of 14
Dubai Media City has launched in September 2019 "ON.DXB", a new regional festival designed to support growth and talent.
Image Credit: Antonin Kelian Kallouche / Gulf News
8 of 14
Ammar Al Malik, executive director, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource City.
Image Credit: Atiq-ur-Rehman/Gulf News
9 of 14
The Dubai Internet City has become an innovation hub in the Middle East, with more than 4,500 companies and entities based there.
Image Credit: Gulf News
10 of 14
Archive photo shows Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, with Mike Lawrie, IBM's Worldwide Senior Vice President & Group Executive for Sales, Matar Humaid Al Tayer, former UAE Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and other dignitaries in the inauguration of e-Hosting Centre at Dubai Internet City.
Image Credit: Gulf News File
11 of 14
View from the top: Dubai Internet City (DIC) has a sprawling area with a number of lakes surrounding the development.
Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman / Gulf News
12 of 14
Dubai Internet City has been ranked among the foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations. It offers some of the best incentives globally and in the Middle East.
Image Credit: Gulf News
13 of 14
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, opened Microsoft's new regional headquarters at Dubai Internet City. Shaikh Mohammad with Bahram Mohazzebi, General Manager Microsoft Gulf Eastern Mediterranean and group of Microsoft staff - Gulf News Archives
Image Credit: File
14 of 14
The Oracle building at the Dubai Internet City. As the city's thriving tech park, Dubai Internet City (DIC) is a brand to reckon with.
Image Credit: Pankaj Sharma / Gulf News
This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to improve your experience and provide more personalized service to you.
Both on your website and other media. To find out more about the cookies and data we use, please check out our Privacy Policy.
