Visual tour of Dubai soon a click away

Dubai: Dubai Municipality will provide the public with visual-information products and services, including images and videos, through the civic body's website: www.dm.gov.ae

Abdullah Al Shaibani, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality, said the initiative is the result of a new public-private partnership between Dubai Municipality and Photint Technology.

The joint alliance will be known as Dubai Photint, and the rollout programme will be branded and marketed as Oyoon.

"The new venture is a natural and logical extension of e-Government services and its purpose is to introduce and provide state-of-the-art visual information products and services," he said.

Al Shaibani said work has also begun on developing the Middle East's first branded, multi-lingual, multi-format image collection. Using Photint technology and the Dubai Government's image archives, this image bank will tell, through the eyes of the camera, the story of Dubai its historic past, the evolving present and its iconic future.

Global platform

The new initiative will act as a global platform for independent publishers and photographers to distribute their creativity to the global audience.

Abdul Hakim Malek, Director of Information Technology Department, said: "As e-media enters the mainstream, it is of huge importance that Dubai with its exponential growth and increasing world focus and interest is presented in the most creative and visually exciting manner. And with Dubai Photint, we can ensure that the interactive 'Virtual Tours' match the real experience."