Dubai Internet City, the region’s leading tech hub and the home of artificial intelligence (AI) pioneers from around the world, has conducted high-level meetings with dignitaries and officials from Europe to further cement its role in building bridges between international tech businesses and talent.
Held recently including on the side-lines of Step Dubai, which was organized in strategic partnership with Dubai Internet City, one of TECOM Group PJSC’s 10 vibrant business districts, the engagements with leaders and partners from Russia, Luxembourg, Poland, and Turkey covered a range of discussions on enabling future-proof digital development.
Dubai Internet City welcomed a Russian delegation headed by Gleb Nikitin, Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and including Alexander Sinelobov, Minister of Digital Development of the Nizhny Novgorod Region of the Russian Federation, to discuss pathways to deliver meaningful impact in the tech industry.
The district hosted His Excellency the Ambassador of Luxembourg, Robert Lauer, to discuss enabling digital transformation for long-term prosperity and unlocking growth through technological innovation.
Ammar Al Malik Executive VP of Commercial TECOM Group, MD – Dubai Internet City
“Aligned with Dubai’s visionary strategies to nurture globally meaningful innovation, Dubai Internet City is actively nurturing and strengthening valuable connections between global technology leaders.Welcoming global dignitaries, business leaders, and startup talent to our community, we upheld Dubai Internet City’s legacy of facilitating crucial dialogues and partnerships to shape the future of technology. Aligned with Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’, our thriving ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship is committed to strengthening Dubai’s knowledge economy.”
Building on an agreement signed during GITEX Global in 2023, Dubai Internet City also hosted a delegation of Polish start-ups and innovators, led by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH), to nurture the exchange of ideas and expertise between both communities.
Dubai Internet City also recently hosted senior officials as part of a delegation led by Onur Saylan, Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye in Dubai and the Northern Emirates to explore opportunities for mutual growth and partnerships.
Dubai Internet City’s AED 100 billion ($27.2 billion) contribution to the city’s GDP over the past 15 years was unveiled during Step Dubai as part of a newly launched impact assessment report prepared in partnership with Accenture.
The Dubai Internet City – Impact Assessment study quantifies the digital economy contributions of the region’s leading tech hub, which today generates 65 percent of Dubai’s technology sector GDP and is home to 4,000 customers, including multinational giants, Fortune 500s, and startups, as well as more than 31,000 professionals.
Dubai Internet City has championed the digital economy’s growth since its inception more than 25 years ago and is the address of global industry leaders, including AI pioneers such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Visa.
