During GITEX Global 2025, Digital Dubai highlighted its innovative supplier classification framework and strategic partnerships aimed at transforming Dubai into a smart, data-powered city through collaboration and cutting-edge digital initiatives.
Digital Dubai recently hosted its annual Suppliers Connect event during GITEX Global 2025, underlining its steadfast commitment to advancing the emirate’s digital transformation. The event, held under the theme “Digita...
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lising Life in Dubai and Future Foresight,” gathered representatives from major local and international companies, emphasizing the pivotal role of collaborative innovation and strategic partnerships in Dubai’s digital ecosystem.
Central to the initiative is Digital Dubai’s integrated procurement ecosystem, which categorizes suppliers into three distinct groups: strategic, vital, and operational. This classification framework aims to foster innovation, enhance operational efficiency, and drive long-term value creation and sustainability throughout Dubai’s digital transformation journey. According to Digital Dubai, this approach extends beyond conventional supplier relationships, focusing on forging genuine partnerships that promote transparency, innovation, and enduring collaboration across all procurement stages—from registration and qualification to contract management and performance evaluation.
Tariq Al Janahi, CEO of the Corporate Enablement Sector at Digital Dubai, honoured a selection of distinguished partners for their exceptional contributions to the emirate’s digital advancement. The recognised entities included notable names such as Dubai World Trade Centre, Gartner Gulf, e& Group, du, Microsoft Gulf, Oracle, PwC Middle East, Alpha Data, WSO2, Amplitude, Tecom Investments, and Al Wegdaniyah Transport Solutions. Alongside Digital Dubai senior officials Meshal Al Hammadi and Mohammed Al Shaqsi, Al Janahi stressed that these partnerships are fundamental to achieving Dubai’s ambitious vision of becoming a city powered by data and artificial intelligence, where smart algorithms and human intelligence converge to shape the future.
Al Janahi articulated that Digital Dubai’s overarching vision is founded on the concept of ‘City as a Service,’ which aspires to deliver a hyper-connected urban environment where every service is seamless, unified, and personalised. This vision hinges on strong cross-sector collaboration, positioning Dubai not only as a hub for digital innovation but also as a global testbed for pioneering solutions aimed at enhancing residents’ quality of life.
The Suppliers Connect event also served as a platform to discuss advancing contract transparency and efficiency, alongside establishing joint innovation platforms that align government and private sector strategies. These discussions are essential in exploring new opportunities within Dubai’s expanding digital economy and ensuring the ecosystem remains agile and forward-looking.
The event took place during GITEX Global 2025, a hallmark technology exhibition celebrating its 45th edition at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Digital Dubai was a central organiser of the Dubai Government Pavilion, which featured over 50 government, semi-government, and private sector entities showcasing the emirate’s latest projects and initiatives in advanced technologies and artificial intelligence. The pavilion underscored Dubai’s status as a global digital capital, highlighting innovative government services designed to be easy, smart, and user-centric.
Earlier in 2025, Digital Dubai also led the participation of a significant delegation at GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything 2025 in Berlin, further demonstrating the emirate’s commitment to global leadership in AI-powered digital transformation. The Dubai Pavilion in Berlin attracted considerable international attention, showcasing projects such as the Dubai Dashboard—a real-time, comprehensive decision-making platform—and the Dubai Monitor, an AI-driven analytics tool designed to detect anomalies and predict potential developments with high accuracy.
Together, these initiatives represent a cohesive strategy to embed digital innovation into every facet of urban life and governance. Digital Dubai’s approach signals a robust, inclusive digital ecosystem that not only empowers suppliers and partners but also ensures sustainable growth and improved well-being for all residents, reinforcing the emirate’s ambition to be at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Source: Noah Wire Services
