Smart Dubai has commended 41 government entities that have made significant advancements in implementing the Dubai Paperless Strategy.
The entities were able to cut their paper usage by half within the first six months of joining the effort, and continue moving forward towards 100% digitisation by the end of 2021.
Collectively, the government firms have successfully cut their paper consumption by 83.86% by December 2020, which is equivalent to 232.07 million sheets of paper. Meanwhile, medium entities reduced their consumption by 76.23% or 10.64 million sheets, whereas small entities achieved a 77.3% reduction in consumption, equivalent to more than 27.17 million sheets of paper.
Smart Dubai has also awarded the 100% Digital Stamp, which recognises the government entities that have fully implemented the Dubai Paperless Strategy, to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai Municipality, Dubai Sports Council, and the Dubai Statistics Centre.
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HE Wesam Lootah, CEO of the Smart Dubai Government Establishment, said, “The total decrease in paper consumption for all entities implementing the Dubai Paperless Strategy was 82.82% , saving 269.8 million sheets of paper.
“Overall, the Strategy helped save AED1.13 billion, over 12.1 million hours of labour, and 32,388 trees that would have been cut down to produce paper.”
Smart Dubai also announced the beginning of the countdown to establish the Dubai Government as the world’s first paperless government by fully implementing the Dubai Paperless Strategy across all government entities in the emirate. Dubai’s goal is that after 12/12/2021, no government entity will issue any internal or external paper documents after and all will run completely paperless transactions.
HE Younus Al Nasser, Assistant Director-General of Smart Dubai, said, “The Dubai Paperless Strategy is an important milestone in the Dubai Government’s digital transformation, and a key factor in the effort to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city on Earth.
“And now, the countdown has started as the Dubai Government prepares to completely do away with paper across all government entities by December 12, 2021. The close collaboration among government entities and the tremendous efforts they have put in played an immense role in achieving this objective. We are confident that the strong partnership between Smart Dubai and various government entities will expedite the city’s comprehensive digital transformation.”
The Dubai Paperless Strategy was designed with three primary objectives in mind: to meet and satisfy customers’ need and provide seamless, integrated, and proactive services; ensure global competitiveness and position Dubai as the world’s leading digital city; and boost government efficiency to save operational costs and ensure better utilisation of government resources through streamlining and digitising processes and services provided to individuals and the business sector.
