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The DubaiNow platform and application has processed 7.5 million transactions, worth AED4 billion, since its launch in 2015, making it the city’s preferred portal for transactions with government services, asserted Smart Dubai and the Dubai Department of Finance (DoF).
The application was designed to provide a single, centralised service platform that offers fast, seamless, and paperless services, allowing Dubai residents to complete all transactions digitally, through a web portal or via smartphone.
The platform has grown to house more than 70 government and private sector services from 32 participating entities and within 12 different categories.
Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of Smart Dubai, said: “Smart Dubai is the government entity tasked with transforming Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in the world. Technology for us is a means to an end, with the ultimate objective being the happiness and welfare of Dubai’s citizens, residents, and visitors. It is our mandate to offer them seamless and enjoyable services, powered and facilitated by advanced technologies.â€