The initiative will include solutions for Smart Home and
Office, Smart Buildings, Surveillance and Security, as well
as Health and Safety, with the support of Facilio Inc. &
Smart IoT
Dubai, UAE, October 12th :
New York-based FM-Tech start-up Facilio, with operations in
the US, Middle East and India; and Smart IoT, UAE’s leading
IoT innovator, have signed an MOU with Digital X, a subsidiary
of Digital DEWA, to support the implementation of 'Smart
Living as a Service' to further His Highness Sheikh Mohammed’s
Dubai 10X vision. The strategic MOU signing and launch of
Smart Living as a Service (SLaaS) was announced during Gitex
2019.
Under its ruler's progressive leadership, Dubai is emerging as
a global leader in the implementation of path-breaking
technological solutions and innovation-led transformation.
Dubai 10X was formulated by the government to find practical
ways and means to propel the city 10 years ahead of other
cities, and to bring tomorrow into today. It is focused on
digital transformation and
future-readiness, to position the Emirati city 10 years ahead
of other leading global hubs, by staying ahead of the curve
and promoting sustainable development.
As part of this effort, Digital DEWA has undertaken research
and implementation of autonomous systems for AI empowered
solar energy generation and storage, as well as
conceptualizing Digital X, an initiative to deliver Smart
Living as a Service (SLaaS) with a focus on integrated safety,
surveillance, health and automation solutions. Smart Living as
a Service (SLaaS) is a landmark step in this direction and is
aimed at enhancing the quality of life of the city’s
businesses and residents with the aid of the tech-driven
innovations that deliver best-in-class service models.
Executive Vice President of Innovation & the Future at DEWA,
Mr. Marwan Bin Haidar, reiterated the venture’s importance to
implementing His Highness Sheikh Mohammed's larger Dubai 10X
vision. "Two years ago, His Highness directed the government
that he would like Dubai to be 10 years ahead today. In
response to this vision, we formulated Digital DEWA, under the
leadership of his Excellency Saeed Al Tayer. The whole world
agrees that the future is digital, but our vision is to lead
our peers and set the benchmark in implementing these
solutions through an innovative, ambitious and vision-driven
approach. Today we have signed an MoU with Facilio, a
well-known tech platform, and Smart IoT, a leading local
entrepreneur. The objective here is to deliver SLaaS of the
highest global standards for all of Dubai’s residents. The
initiative will redefine urban living not only in Dubai, but
also across other global cities in the future.”
This strategic partnership complements both the local and
global goals of Digital X. Smart IoT brings to the table local
expertise and perspective, and will assist Digital X in
day-to-day operations and successful establishment of Digital
X systems. While International partner Facilio will help
Digital X evolve into an effective futuristic system, in line
with global sensibilities.
Sharing his enthusiastic appraisal of the partnership, Mr.
Khalifa A. AlJaziri, Managing Director of Smart IoT, said “Our
city Dubai, with its glistening cityscape and progressive
leadership, has always been at the forefront of cutting-edge
technology and innovation. What sets us apart from other
cities is our commitment to make development and
sustainability synonymous with each other. It is both our
pleasure and honor to work with Digital X - a subsidiary of
Digital DEWA - to further our shared goal of Dubai 10X,
propelling our city 10 years into the future,
by
collaborating with our esteemed partner Facilio. Together we
soar and together we shall reach the future today”.
Prabhu Ramachandran, Founder & CEO, Facilio Inc., drew
attention to the enormous potential of the strategic
partnership, commenting that, "This is a momentous
announcement and we are very proud to have been selected,
along with our partner Smart IoT, to add value to this
strategic initiative of Digital DEWA & Digital X in bringing
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed's Dubai 10X vision to life. Dubai
is the perfect canvas for larger-than-life dreams, and we are
very excited to be a part of this journey to propel Dubai 10
years ahead of the world".
Elaborating on the technologies involved, Mr. Ramachandran
added that, “Smart Living as a Service is a future-ready idea,
which has customer experience, sustainability & efficiency at
its core. As a technology company we have inherent faith in
the power of technology to achieve the impossible and are
always striving to remain at the forefront of innovative
next-gen tech. This partnership is a great opportunity for us
to bring the best services and cutting-edge technology from
around the world to Dubai".
About Facilio
Headquartered in New York (USA), with operations in UAE and
India, Facilio offers an enterprise-wide platform solution for
real-time facilities operations & maintenance (O&M). Facilio
harnesses IoT and AI to centrally consolidate existing
building systems and automation data across portfolio, onto
the cloud. It offers applications and modules for property
owners and service providers to effectively manage and control
portfolio-wide O&M activities in real-time, organise
maintenance, compliance, and vendor workflows, improve asset
lifecycle and sustainability performance, and engage with
tenants.
About Smart IoT
Smart IoT is the leading Internet of Things (IoT) innovator.
Our technologies blur the edges between smart cities,
connected properties and enterprise level solutions; designed
to fit both commercial and residential applications. We
provide a multi-tier next generation model for controlling,
monitoring, reacting and reporting real-time data creating the
basic building block for Smart Grid integration. Through our
highly flexible hardware and software deployments, we enable
our clients to create future-proof technological solutions to
enrich the lives of all users and inhabitants.