Building Blocks of Dubai’s Knowledge Economy

1. Building Blocks of Dubai’s Knowledge Economy

2. Contents TECOM a Dubai Holding subsidiary: • TECOM Investments • TECOM Projects • TECOM Subsidiaries

3. Dubai Holding TECOM Authority DDIA TECOM Tatweer Dubai Properties Dubai Investment Group Dubai Intl’ Properties Dubai Intl’ Capital Jumeirah International

4. Dubai Holding • Launched on October 5th, 2004. Goals: • Consolidate the  various mega projects in Dubai - all projects to be among the top companies in the Middle East. • Research, identify and execute future major projects. • Further emphasize the role of the country as an international commerce & leisure hub. • Provide a better future through life-improving industries e.g. healthcare, finance, research, education…

5. Reason For Being At Dubai Holding, we are committed to one goal: Improving every aspect of life in the region. With every promise we work hard to fulfill, we will make a new one until tomorrow is a better place.

6. Vision To be the leading provider of world class products and services to grow Dubai’s Knowledge based economy

7. Contents TECOM a Dubai Holding subsidiary: • TECOM Investments • TECOM Projects • TECOM Subsidiaries

8. TECOM Strategy Knowledge Economy

9. TECOM Structure TECOM VARE IT & Telecom Media Biotech Energy Education JiWin Pure Play Real Estate

10. Contents TECOM a Dubai Holding subsidiary: • TECOM Investments • TECOM Projects • TECOM Subsidiaries

11. Development of clusters and services Biotechnology & pharma Broadcast, film, music production Publishing, printing, packaging Cluster of outsourcing companies JiWin Education & training institutions Media companies PR services ICT technology Press club Multimedia house International film festival Telecom service IT and data security services

12. Dubai Internet City Continuously growing regional ICT hub • * 1999 • ~ 1 mil sq ft leasable area • ~ 700 global, regional, and local companies in segments: • provides state of the art technical infrastructure and support network to enable companies operate efficiently and grow • Software development • Business services, • Web based & E-Commerce • Consultancy • Marketing

13. Dubai Media City Cluster providing media industry “Freedom to Create” • * 2001 • ~ 1.1 mil sq ft leasable area • Home to 100 companies in • provides free and flexible environment where ideas flow transparently and without barriers • Media & marketing • printing & publishing • Music • film • New media • Broadcasting • Information agencies • freelancers

14. Dubai Outsource Zone global and regional hub of companies servicing worldwide markets • * 2004 • ~ 3 mil sq ft built up area • Integrated community meeting all needs of outsourcing firms • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) • Engineering Process Outsourcing (EPO) • Call Centers • Graphics • IT Outsourcing • Back office operation • Documents Management • HR services Outsourcing • Medical & Legal Transcription • Research and Development

15. Knowledge Village Cluster providing education, research, and training platform • * 2003 • ~ 1 mil sq ft leasable area • Provides environment concentrating learning community, • developing region’s talent pool, raising the education • to the next level • ~ 260 educational institutions in segments: • University • Online Academic Institute • Distance Learning • Academic Infrastructure Provider • Academic Service Provider • Professional Training Centre • Management Development Centre • HR Development Centre • Testing Centre • Innovation Centre • Research & Development Centre • Vocational Training Centre • e-Learning Centre • Freelancers

16. International Media Production Zone Community designed to spearhead the media production industry in the region • * 2003 • ~ 43 mil sq ft • ~ 1000 global, regional, and local companies • Base of publishing, printing, and packaging companies in the region

17. Dubai Studio City Individual community resulting from the film and broadcasting sector expansion in Dubai • Announced in 2005 • 22 mil sq ft plot area • Foster further growth of the broadcast, film, and music production industries in the region • Provides specialised environment and infrastructure for • Broadcast • TV Production • Film Production • Music Production • Post production  • Freelancers • Support services, equipment rental, prop shops, • set and stage design etc

18. DuBiotech World’s first zone dedicated to biotechnology • Announced in 2005 • ~ 21 mil sq ft plot size • Servicing entire industry: incubators, regional offices to biotech and pharma companies and manufacturing plats • Identified by the Government as the major target area for economic development

19. Contents TECOM a Dubai Holding subsidiary: • TECOM Investments • TECOM Projects • TECOM Affiliates

20. eHosting Datafort Regional excellence in the field of next generation IT and data security services.

21. Samacom Strategic partner to customers providing integrated range of telecom services • Samacom owns and operates its own communications infrastructure providing vertically integrated satellite and terrestrial broadcast and telecommunications service including: • Uplink Services • Downlink Services • Occasional Service • Turnaround Services • DTH services • Terrestrial Broadcasting • Playout Services

22. Arab Media Group Region’s faster growing multi-media company AMG is active in radio broadcasting, publishing, distribution & logistics, event management, outdoor advertising and it is expanding into more areas such as music and TV. AMG currently has the following subsidiaries: radio broadcasting distribution & logistics publishing event management printing outdoor advertising

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