Dubai promotes forward thinking with Destination Innovation: Where Next

DUBAI 28th February 2016 (WAM) -- Dubai Tourism has commissioned "Destination Innovation: Where Next?" - a dynamic multimedia hub featuring quarterly content to support multinational companies around the opportunities and challenges of running a global business.

The hub launched by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported by Dubai Chamber is part of a move to further enhance the sharing of best practices and learning from around the world to further supplement corporations and business leaders' decision making with in-depth research case studies and insightful discussion.

The initiative also helps showcase Dubai's status as a leading business destination which is being further supported by the government's commitment to continuously build on the emirate's competitiveness through stimulated investments in infrastructure expansion supporting innovative content creation and regulatory levers.

The content rich site which can be found at destinationinnovation.economist.com features short documentaries infographics in-depth feature analysis and visualisations. Running for the next 12 months it will be regularly updated with new content spanning the themes of innovation geographical expansion market access strategies and alternative energy. It will feature the views of business executives and experts along with the EIU's unrivalled insights.

Commenting on the partnership Helal Saeed Almarri Director General Dubai Tourism said "In an ever more global and interconnected world businesses are in constant need to evolve how they operate to adapt and flourish in a highly fluid dynamic and increasingly more competitive market place. Through this strategic initiative and by drawing upon the vast experience international reach and knowledge of The Economist we want to drive forward the debate and create dialogue whilst also being able to share the learning that allowed Dubai to get to where it is today.

"The initiative is another facet to support the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as the emirate continues to pursue a leading economic diversification philosophy and further underlines our role as a strategic networking platform for international markets to expand across the region and to spur corporates and multinationals to choose the emirate as the place to do business for the wider region and beyond."

According to Hamad Buamim President and CEO Dubai Chamber "The portal is in line with our strategy of supporting the development of business by providing market intelligence to help investors make informed business decisions. This initiative also demonstrates our support to Dubai Plan 2021 by reinforcing the emirate's position as an international business hub and a global player in the fields of trade logistics finance and Islamic economy. For decision-makers and business owners this portal will be a one-stop-shop to access the latest information and insights about Dubai thereby promoting its favourable business environment and positioning the emirate as a gateway to the Middle East and Africa region."

A number of key strategic features have gone live for the site's launch focussing on the theme of innovation clusters. Innovation Clusters: Understanding Life Cycles is a briefing document that identifies the six success factors driving innovation clusters across five countries namely the UK India USA Estonia and Singapore.