Digital development of UAE in the post Covid Era

Digital development of UAE in the post Covid Era: The United Arab Emirates has always been ahead of time and developed the country in a forward-thinking capacity. While it already had plans to digitally transform the entire country, it is speeding up its plants in this time of the pandemic. With corona virus everywhere, people are going to depend on digital means to carry out their everyday lives. To help the citizens of UAE, The country means to develop digitally exponentially.

The UAE government urges investors to invest in the digital economy sector. This sector will be fundamentally be built around 5G technology. 5G is the latest development in the telecom and industry which will change the face of staying connected, in terms of quality and in speed.

While there have been several sectors in the UAE economy that have been hit hard, such as tourism, real estate, petrochemicals and aviation; there definitely have been parts of the economy that have benefited from the fall of the CoVid-19 pandemic. These fields include e-commerce, digital entertainment industry, retail shopping, technology and internet service providers. Looking at this as a clear opportunity, encouraging investments in these bountiful sectors is sure going to prove beneficial.

The UAE consumer internet trends revolve around searching for online delivery and online grocery availability throughout the seven Emirates. The government is picking on these trends and building many e-commerce services available to the citizens. The UAE already provides multiple services online. These services include paying parking ticket fines, and getting residency visas with a touch and tap on the phone!

The search trends also include “online courses” and “work from home in Dubai” which mean that people do know that they can’t step outside and want to go on with their lives without this pandemic causing a halt in the lives. Eventually, a search drop indicated that the people found what they were looking for. This gives even more reason to develop digitally and step up the employment rates.

The UAE already had several long-term plans in the running, such as the Smart City Dubai 2021, the Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031, National Innovation Strategy, and the Blockchain Strategy 2021, all of these aid digitally. The groundwork done by these turned out to be extremely helpful in the case of this pandemic and made the switch to digital dependency easy, dynamic and efficient. Not only does this enhance the social well being of the country, but it also makes it environmentally sustainable.

Originally posted 2021-09-29 04:50:31.