Dubai Customs has launched its new electronic statistics system, developed by the Department in its comprehensive efforts to develop its services and smart electronic systems, in line with the rapid progress of the UAE to achieve the global leadership and active participation in the leadership of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
In an opening speech, Dubai Customs Director General Ahmed Mahbub Musabah said that Dubai and the UAE are among the most advanced countries in the field of information technology and adopting modern technologies in the service of the economy. They are moving steadily towards establishing a strong digital economy , Pointing out that the UAE's digital economy contributes 4.3% of the country's GDP.
He stressed that the electronic statistics system has many advantages in the preparation of foreign trade statistics, it is the first system at the level of the state includes the audit and data processing, and the provision of statistical reports in a database of diverse, reflect the change in data automatically and quickly and automatically, and provides integrated data on The value of foreign trade according to the Global Harmonized System.
He added: "The number of countries in the world that Dubai deals with is 235 countries. In 2007, Dubai's non-oil foreign trade reached AED 1.3 trillion. The emirate achieved strong growth in its foreign trade during the first quarter of this year to reach about 339 billion dirhams, a growth of 7%, up by more than 23 billion dirhams compared to the first quarter of 2018 ».