WHAT'S HAPPENED?

“One of the first open data initiatives in the Middle East came into force on 27 December 2015 in the form of Dubai Law No. 26/2015. This law which is being promoted by the Prime Minister's office as a significant step forward in Dubai's cyber legislation and Smart City ambitions, aims to regulate the dissemination and exchange of data in Dubai, ” Dino Wilkinson explains. “This Law sets out rules for the use and sharing of 'Dubai Data', which is defined as any data related to the Emirate of Dubai and available to data providers. The Law defines ‘data' to mean any set of organised or unorganised information, facts, concepts, instructions, observations or measurements in any form that are collected, produced or processed through data providers. A ‘data provider' is classed as any UAE Federal Government entity, Dubai Government entity (including authorities supervising special development zones and free zones) or any other person specified by the competent authority.”

WHO'S AFFECTED?