Dubai to develop into regional tech hub

Micro Automation Industries (MAI), a Jebel Ali-based manufacturer, in cooperation with Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai revealed that region can be transformed into a science and technology hub in the Middle East through technology evaluation, which will encourage small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to invest into innovation and manufacturing.

“Technology evaluation is very important for any economy as witnessed in developed countries,” said Hazim Al-Hajjaj, CEO of MAI. “This will help Dubai to further flourish and diversify the economy. It is crucial for the government in its endeavour to advance the manufacturing and industrial sector by giving it greater credence.” Harry Wouters, business strategy adviser at MAI in Belgium, who has overseen many such technology evaluation discussions in Europe, explained, “Technology evaluation will serve as a measurement tool in creating a strategy, which will enable government policies to support the priority areas in the UAE on a macro level like bio-technology, nanotechnology, information technology, digital and electronics among others.”