On 11th of December, 2021, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, announced on his twitter account the wonderful news of Dubai’s 1st step towards becoming the best city in the world. His tweet read- “We are proud to announce that as of today, the government of Dubai has become the world’s first paperless Government.”
The strategy of having paperless Dubai was launched in 2018 and it is great as this was achieved on-time amid UAE’s 50 year celebrations.
The main features of Paperless Dubai are:
- 45 entities, who provide more than 1800 digital services and greater than 10500 key transactions, had announced that going paperless they had been able to save more than 336 million papers
- The paperless strategy helped to save more than 14 million man-hours and more than 1.3 billion AED in cost over these various entities in Dubai.
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The Paperless strategy was completed in 5 stages: Phase 1: 2018.- Six entities: Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai Police, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Department of Economic Development, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, and the Department of Land and Property.
- Eight entities: Dubai Courts, Dubai Municipality, Dubai Public Prosecution, Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai Health Authority, Community Development Authority, Dubai Customs, and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs.
- Nine entities: Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, Islamic Affairs & Charitable Activities Department, Dubai Media Incorporated, Department of Finance, Dubai Government Human Resources Department, Dubai Culture, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children, and the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department.
- Ten entities: Dubai Statistics Center; Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation; Dubai Women Establishment; Security Industry Regulatory Agency; Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment; Dubai Sports Council; Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation - Trakhees; Dubai Maritime City Authority; Dubai Air Navigation Services; and Dubai Airports.
- Launch of the ‘100% Digital Stamp’ initiative.
- Nine entities: Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects, Dubai Future Foundation, Supreme Legislation Committee, Nedaa Professional Communication Corporation, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, Dubai Government Workshop, and the Directorate General of Civil Defense Dubai.