With the aim of strengthening the cultural and creative business system in Dubai

"Dubai CommerCity" and "Dubai Culture" support innovators and specialized creative companies

The agreement guarantees the cooperation of both parties to provide a range of services to selected sectors of the cultural and creative industries.

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Dubai CommerCity, the first free zone specialized in the e-commerce sector in the region, affiliated with the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIZ), announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), with the aim of strengthening the cultural and creative business system in the Emirate of Dubai. and enhancing the sustainability of the emirate's attractiveness as a global center for the creative economy.

This partnership is in line with the strategic plan aimed at strengthening Dubai's position as the capital of the creative economy, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which aims to double the sector's contribution to Dubai's GDP to 5% by 2026. , by raising the number of creative and cultural companies and institutions to 15,000, and creating 140,000 jobs in the various sectors of the creative economy.

Through the agreement, the two parties will cooperate to provide a range of services to selected sectors of the cultural and creative industries, appropriate to the nature of their business and the package of services provided by Dubai CommerCity, which will support the establishment, operation and development of companies, including the first long-term cultural visa of its kind for talents. creative.

Those selected sectors include institutions working in the fields of: music, fine art, photography, film and video industry, electronic games, design services and architectural services, product design, advertising design and services, interior design, landscape design, fashion design, technological design and software.

This partnership will provide a set of special offers that vary between creative work spaces, studios, meeting rooms, exhibition halls, creative events, solutions and banking and consulting services, with the aim of supporting creators, creative skills and companies specialized in enhancing their businesses, ensuring their contributions to the national economy, in addition to providing the facilities that That would support companies in economic and investment expansion.

In this context, the CEO of the Dubai Authority for Integrated Economic Zones (DEEZ), Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, said: “This agreement reflects DEEZ’s keenness to support various economic sectors in the Emirate of Dubai, including the creative economy, which is a vital artery for the national economy. One of the strategic areas of focus, to promote the economy based on knowledge, innovation and creativity.”

He added: "Dubai CommerCity, as one of the most modern free zones in the emirate, and the fastest growing for companies working in the creative economy, provides a sophisticated environment that keeps pace with rapid technological developments and an atmosphere that stimulates creativity, as it is characterized by an integrated system that combines incentives, facilities and services to contribute to empowering companies Creativity aims to grow, expand, and provide added economic value, in a way that supports the endeavors to achieve the Dubai Creative Economy Strategy.”

Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture, welcomed this partnership, as it embodies the integration of visions between the authority and Dubai CommerCity, and comes within the framework of concerted roles and efforts and strengthening partnership relations with various authorities in the country, in order to achieve the emirate's cultural vision.

She said: "Through our cooperation with government and private agencies, we seek to strengthen the cultural sector in Dubai and effectively enable the creative economy in it. In the emirate, in order to consolidate its position on the global cultural arena, and enhance its economic return by supporting the growth of creative industries.”

Mohammed Al Zarooni:

“We are keen to provide an advanced environment that keeps pace with rapid technological developments, and to participate in creating an atmosphere that stimulates creativity.”

Hala Badri:

"The partnership embodies the integration of visions between the two sides, and comes within the framework of concerted roles to achieve the cultural vision of the emirate."

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