The regional headquarters of "META" company opened in "Dubai Internet"

Hamdan bin Mohammed: The advanced infrastructure and business-supportive environment have established Dubai as a home for the most important global technology makers

  • Hamdan bin Mohammed during the inauguration of the regional headquarters of the global company "Meta" in Dubai.

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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, affirmed that “Thanks to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai continues to expand its partnerships with major global technology companies within an ambitious vision. Its goal is to achieve leadership in creating the future, confirming its position as the headquarters of the most important technology makers in the world, with its advanced technical infrastructure, a supportive environment for business, attractive talent and encouraging investments.

This came during the inauguration of His Highness yesterday, the regional headquarters of the "Meta" international company in Dubai Internet City, in the presence of Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of "Meta".

His Highness, the Crown Prince of Dubai, welcomed Meta International to join Dubai's growing community of major institutions working in the fields of finance, business, technology and media, praising its choice of Dubai as its headquarters to serve millions of users of its platforms in the region, pointing to what Dubai provides to major international companies operating. In various fields, from an atmosphere that supports innovation and attracts the best talents and competencies, wishing His Highness all the best for the company, assuring full support for its team in Dubai to enable it to achieve its goals and conduct its business in the best possible way.

His Highness said in a tweet on Twitter yesterday: "Today I witnessed the opening of the new regional headquarters of (META) company in Dubai Internet City.

Dubai continues to strengthen its partnerships with major international technology companies within an ambitious vision aimed at pioneering the creation of the future.”

His Highness added: "From Dubai, the company will manage its operations in serving regional markets in the Middle East and North Africa and support the base of its platforms users globally, which reaches three billion users."

His Highness continued, "The advanced technical infrastructure and environment that supports business and attracts talent has established Dubai as the headquarters for the most important technology makers in the world. Today, Dubai Internet City and TECOM host 95,000 employees working and living in Dubai."

Social Media

His Highness listened to an explanation from the leaders of Meta Company for the services it provides, which constitute the next generation of social media images, which represent a real leap in this field. Its new vision and its quest to consolidate its position regionally through its headquarters in Dubai Internet City.

Meta's regional headquarters serves the company's clients in the Middle East and North Africa, and the new headquarters will allow the team of more than 100 employees to provide better services that meet the needs of hundreds of millions of users of the company's platforms in the region.

attractive environment

Malik Al Malik, Director General of the Dubai Development Authority and CEO of TECOM Group, said: "Thanks to the vision and directives of the wise leadership, Dubai was able to provide an attractive and competitive business environment that attracted major international companies and provided them with opportunities for growth and expansion in the region and beyond," explaining that "Dubai has established A solid foundation for partnership with the most important technology manufacturers has been in place for more than 20 years with the launch of Dubai Internet City, which has become one of the most important technology centers in the region.”

He added: "Dubai, through the business parks of the (TECOM) group, including Dubai Internet City, and over the past 20 years, has continued its efforts to build and consolidate a stimulating business environment that has attracted more than 95,000 elite creative minds in the world. Essential in promoting the development process and accelerating the pace of digital transformation locally and regionally.

We are keen to develop this environment and provide it with more elements of excellence in order to continue the path of success with our partners.”

new Horizons

Meta develops technologies that help people communicate and grow businesses.

After Facebook, with its launch in 2004, contributed to changing the way people communicate, and then applications such as “Messenger”, “Instagram” and “WhatsApp”, “Meta” goes beyond the usual two-dimensionality of screens to new horizons that include augmented and virtual reality. To deliver the next generation of social media technologies.

Meta established its presence in the region 10 years ago, where it cooperates with various communities, creators, partners, media and government institutions, to enable millions of people who use its platforms to create and thrive in creative and expressive ways.

Meta platforms provide their services to different levels of users in the region, from individuals to major international brands, companies and entrepreneurs.

innovation culture

Sheryl Sandberg said: “With our new regional headquarters, we are underscoring our commitment to the millions of people who use our platforms to express themselves, connect with loved ones and their communities, and launch and grow their businesses.

The UAE society is characterized by a deep culture of innovation that is in keeping with the spirit of our company.

We share the same interest in the economic and social opportunities that our interconnected world can create.

Talented and creative people across the region will play a pivotal role in helping to build the world of Metaverse, which opens a new chapter for our company.

We chose to open our new headquarters on March 8, coinciding with the celebration of International Women’s Day, in a clear sign of our continued commitment to empowering women in Dubai and around the world.”

At the level of the Middle East and North Africa, Meta has strategic partnership relationships with many public and private sector institutions, which aim to make a significant positive impact in various sectors.

The company granted aid to more than 100 small and medium-sized companies based in Dubai, as part of its response to the consequences of the Corona pandemic.

It also launched a center for training and providing business resources, to help businesses achieve growth through the "MetaPost" program.

Positive effect

For her part, META Vice President for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, Derya Matras, said: “We at META are pleased with the work we have done and continue to do in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Starting with the launch of the “Local Love” campaign, our partnership to support small and medium businesses, as well as the “She Creates” initiative, which provided a platform to highlight many wonderful female role models.

We will continue our work with the aim of making a significant and broad positive impact.

This would not have been achieved without the great support we received from our partners, which makes this day a special and important occasion for our history in the region.

It is very encouraging to see the UAE’s commitment to establishing solid foundations for this culture that stimulates innovation, creativity and prosperity.”

Advantages and benefits

For his part, Faris Akkad, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Meta, said: “I would like to express my appreciation for the continuous support of the UAE, which has always emerged as a leader in the field of innovation and outstanding ability to achieve growth, despite the expansion it is witnessing. However, our focus is on the features and benefits that they provide to users, whose positive repercussions have helped many overcome the consequences of the pandemic, which posed unprecedented challenges.

However, our platforms have succeeded in helping communities across the region express their synergy and collaboration with one another, and help small and medium businesses reach their customers as widely as possible.

It also helps newsrooms operate in a more digital world, and provides a platform where they can listen to people's opinions.

These results continue to motivate and encourage us.”

Dubai Crown Prince:

• “From Dubai, Meta will manage its operations in serving regional markets and supporting its global user base, which reaches 3 billion users.”

• "Today, Dubai Internet City and (TECOM) host 95,000 employees who work and live in Dubai."

Sheryl Sandberg:

• "Our new headquarters in Dubai confirms our commitment to millions of users in the Middle East and North Africa."

thriving communities

Communities are an integral part of the Meta culture in the region, in light of the shared core values ​​and vision that contribute to creating prosperous communities that help consolidate Meta's presence in the Middle East and North Africa.

Globally, today, there are more than three billion people who actively use the “Facebook”, “Instagram”, “WhatsApp” and “Messenger” platforms per month, among them, 2.91 billion people use the “Facebook” platform alone every month. On average, more than 2.81 billion people use at least one of the Meta services every day.

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