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Leading professional services company, Accenture, will open a digital hub in District 2020, the legacy site of Expo 2020 Dubai, to help clients across a variety of industries develop innovative digital solutions, working closely with its technology partners.
This initiative signals Accenture’s support to the UAE government’s initiative of accelerating economic and social development through the World Expo and its legacy. It is the second global company this year to announce plans to set up a base in District 2020.
In July this year, Accenture was selected as the Digital Services Premier Partner and Systems Integrator for Expo 2020. It will work with Etisalat Digital, a business unit of the international telecoms and technology service provider Etisalat, the Expo’s Premier Telecommunications and Digital Services Partner.
Unveiled this week at Cityscape Global 2017, District 2020 is an exciting urban development that builds on the journey of the Expo. It will follow the Expo in providing impetus to the UAE economy,
attracting world-class talent and
investment and facilitating collaboration, creativity and innovation for generations to come.
The decision by Accenture to open its digital hub following Expo 2020 was welcomed by Marjan Faraidooni, Senior Vice-President of Legacy Development and Impact at Expo 2020 Dubai. Earlier this year, Siemens AG, one of the world’s largest manufacturing and electronic companies and the Intelligent Infrastructure and Operations Premier Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, announced that it would establish a global headquarters for airports, cargo and ports logistics at the site post-2021.