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Dubai Municipality, Ordinance Survey sign
Hamdan bin Mohammed launches integrated

housing plan to provide 15,800 homes for nationals in Dubai two contracts
Scope of contracts involve development of new

construction system, and piloting new technologies

involving geospatial data in Dubai

Dubai Municipality has signed two contracts with The second contract, according to the Survey’s
Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping press statement, extends the previous two-year
agency, to improve services for customers and contract by with the Municipality’s GIS Centre
stakeholders in the emirate. Department (GISCD) for another year to implement
The first contract, with Building Regulation and the geospatial development strategy by piloting new
Permits Agency, aims to improve planning and technologies.
construction processes supported by geospatial data The contract will see the activation of new platforms
and cadastral operations over a 12-month period, for extracting, managing, and exchanging geospatial
Ordinance Survey said in a press statement. data, enabling GISCD to provide the government,
«We play an advisory role by providing the necessary companies and citizens in Dubai with richer and up-
expertise in the sector of land and property life cycle to-date geographic data, enhancing Dubai›s efforts
management. The key to success lies in cooperation to achieve its goals in the areas of innovation, Digital
and reliance on the existing expertise within the Twin and sustainability. Examples include driving
Building Regulation and Permits Agency, while improvements in transport and mobility, helping the
providing knowledge from both Ordnance Survey, and city on its net zero journey, improvements in planning
pioneers in this sector globally,” said Paul French, and infrastructure, and encouraging citizens to keep
Chief Commercial Officer of Ordnance Survey. active and healthy.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al «Over the coming months, we will launch a series of
Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of community projects under the auspices of the Higher
Dubai Executive Council, has launched an integrated Committee for Development and Citizens Affairs to
housing plan to provide 15,800 homes for nationals in ensure a high quality of life for all members of the
Dubai over the next four years. community,» said His Highness Sheikh Hamdan
The move follows the directives of His Highness during a tour of several housing projects. He was
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice accompanied on the tour by His Excellency Mattar Al
President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Tayer, Commissioner General of Infrastructure, Urban
Sheikh Hamdan said, «Developing high-quality housing Planning and Wellbeing Track; and Omar Bu Shehab,
for nationals is a major priority for His Highness Executive Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and this Housing Establishment.
vital area is overseen by His Highness. I follow up on The projects His Highness visited during the tour
the progress of housing programmes with my brother included Al Warqa 4 and Al Khawaneej 2 where
H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid construction works are underway on several housing
Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime projects worth AED1.7 billion. During the tour, His
Minister and Minister of Finance.» Highness was briefed on the new vision and plan of
«Our objective is not only to provide homes for the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment
nationals, but also to develop integrated residential focused on offering diversified housing options
communities, provide a high quality of life and create for nationals and accelerating the processing of all
a social system that ensures family stability. housing applications, over the next 20 years.

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