Clusters

SmartCity Malta to draw from experience of Dubai's knowledge-based industry clusters, from AME info:

SmartCity Malta, a new knowledge-based industry cluster that is being developed by SmartCity in Malta, will draw from the experience and expertise of Dubai's successful knowledge-based industry clusters like Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City, said Fareed Abdulrahman, Executive Director of SmartCity in Dubai.

Speaking at a workshop on the topic, 'Malta - Your ideal business partner in the Mediterranean' organized by the Consulate General of Malta and the Malta Trade Centre, Dubai in collaboration with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Abdulrahman said: 'We will be bringing to SmartCity Malta several concepts that have been successful in Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City.'

In April this year, SmartCity, a joint venture between TECOM Investments and Sama Dubai, both Dubai Holding companies, signed an agreement with the government of Malta to develop SmartCity Malta, a new knowledge-based industry cluster that will create a new hub of ICT and media excellence in the heart of the Mediterranean region. SmartCity's objective is to build a global network of industry clusters based on the models of DIC and DMC. SmartCity Kochi, in the south Indian state of Kerala, joined SmartCity Malta as the second project in SmartCity's global network, following an agreement signed last month.

Abdulrahman said that one of the concepts successful in DIC and DMC that will be implemented in SmartCity Malta is the one-stop-shop. 'The idea behind this concept is to help businesses eliminate the bureaucratic hassles in setting up a company so that they can stay focused on their core competencies...