Digital transformation is like most things in life.
It began as a choice but has become a necessity for all of us. You can’t survive turbulent market scenarios without having the right tech abilities to tide over them.
One such country that’s done wonders with digital transformation, is the UAE.
Here’s a list of 5 major high-performance domains that support UAE’s digital transformation drive.
Domain #1: Artificial Intelligence
Many of you would remember how the appointment of the world’s first Minister for Artificial Intelligence in UAE kindled a buzz a few years back.
You’ve got to give full credit to the administrators in UAE, who showed keen interest in expanding their AI capabilities to improve government performance.
The UAE Centennial 2071, a blueprint for making UAE the best country by 2071, outlines ambitious plans to grow AI inclusivity in the country.
Besides, UAE’s achievements in the AI domain are already remarkable.
Artificial Intelligence complemented by the right automation strategies has transformed the healthcare sector in UAE. For example, the Rashid Hospital in Dubai deploys robots to perform healthcare procedures like catheterization.
Domain #2: Internet Of Things
UAE plans to give IoT more leverage to let its benefits penetrate different domains like governance, management, security, analysis, etc.
Dubai is a prime example of how the synergy between IoT and other digital transformation aspects is being exploited to fuel exponential growth.
Dubai created a single important digital platform known as Dubai Pulse in 2015, now regarded as its digital backbone. Through IoT technologies, the unification of data sources with this platform became possible.
Domain #3: Cloud Computing
UAE has become the hot spot for several cloud computing forces in the last couple of years.
Initially, the country hosted companies like Alibaba and SAP only. However, from 2019, major players like Microsoft and Amazon started investing very proactively in the country.
User requirements and feedback reciprocate these positive investment trends.
According to the YouGov survey of 500 IT decision-makers, 88% confirmed an increase in their organizational expenditure on cloud computing from 2019.
Domain #4: Big Data and Analytics
The expansion of Big data services in the country is another catalyst that makes UAE a hotbed for global investments.
UAE Smart Data Strategy is one of the most ambitious projects in the Middle East under which the government is making efforts to accelerate digital transformation.
The government has strategically invested in programs to curate digital data registries, classifications, standards, etc.
All this is helping professionals remove inconsistencies in data and digitize it accurately for insight generation.
Domain #5: Automation
An exponential rise in automation for the industrial and services sector fuels economic growth in the UAE.
Advanced robotics with technologies like Robotic Process Automation is gradually finding more use cases in the UAE.
The AI revolution in the country is closely associated with automation. Mature companies offset routine tasks through automation, making better use of their human capital than ever before.
The bottom line
For business survival, you need to know how to milk the opportunities that can come your way with tech innovation. For the UAE, this fundamental realization has already happened.
Hence, with more State projects revolving around this vertical, a transformation in the truest sense is on the cards for UAE.
