To achieve this goal, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, launched Dubai Pulse platform on Sunday, which will host the emirate's data.

The smart platform, designed by Smart Dubai Office, will be the digital backbone of the emirate, will provide live data to the public, government and private entities to help all segments make better decisions.

Dubai Pulse, live now at enables visitors and residents to access up-to-date information about eduction, healthcare, city management, transport, infrastructure, entertainment and tourism in one platform. 

The platform, which allows users to see the city live, is meant to help in decision making and enable businesses to improve services.

With 37 data sets already published from six main government entities, the platform includes three layers of data: the first will be free of charge and caters to the public, while the second offers a thorough analysis of the data, in exchange for a fee, to be used for academic, professional, commercial, and economic purposes.

The third and final layer includes data accessible exclusively to Dubai Government entities.

Sheikh Hamdan also launched Smart Dubai 2021 initiative, a four-year plan that invests in technology and implements it to improve people's lives in six pillars. It covers infrastructure, legislation, and applications to move Dubai to the next level of smart transformation, in line with the requirements of the Dubai 10X Initiative and the UAE Centennial 2071