Dubai Internet City FAQ - Basic

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Can I train students at Knowledge Village?

Yes you can train students at Knowledge Village. Please visit Knowledge Village website for more information. www.kv.ae or email: info@kv.ae

Can we buy land or rent an office space?

At Dubai Internet City both options are available. Dubai Internet City will offer ready-to-operate, modern, full serviced office space that caters for the needs of ICT companies. Companies can look forward to competitively priced offices with flexible lease agreements (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly). The offices will offer leading edge technology and provide wired and wireless networks. Companies can also take land on a renewable lease of up to 50 years and build their own offices.

Can you provide information on the standard of living, accommodation etc. in Dubai?

Dubai offers an excellent standard of living, comparable to the highest in any part of the world. The city provides quality, affordable housing in an environment that is virtually crime-free and family-friendly. The best of schools and colleges are in Dubai. Leisure and entertainment complexes are located everywhere. It is said that in Dubai you are never more than 5 minutes away from the beach, the desert, a championship golf course or a modern shopping mall.

Dubai Internet City will offer all these benefits to its business partners with the sole purpose of creating an environment conducive to healthy businesses.

Does Dubai have any experience in managing free trade zones?

Dubai has a vast experience in successfully creating and managing free trade zones. Leading Fortune 500 companies now operate from the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone and the Dubai Airport Free Trade Zone. In fact, thanks to the significant progress made by the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone, the largest in the world, Dubai now plays a leading role regionally and internationally in free trade zone management.

Does the Government of Dubai offer any to special facilities to companies that want to set up their operations in Dubai Internet City?

To attract ICT companies, Dubai Internet City will offer an extremely attractive set of benefits. These include:

• World class technical infrastructure: high bandwidth, low cost telecom infrastructure and secure, high-speed support infrastructure.
• State-of-the-art urban infrastructure: cost competitive, flexible office space and world class housing, medical and education facilities.
• Access to talent pool: large pool of high-skill, low-cost knowledge workers.
• Straight forward laws and regulations: easy and fast company registration laws, hassle-free immigration process and straight-forward legal procedures.
• Gateways to markets: access to regional markets in Middle East, North Africa, Indian Subcontinent and CIS.
• Supportive environment: Government backed e-business initiatives, business incubators and e-education programs.

Please provide information on infrastructure facilities.

The technical infrastructure at Dubai Internet City has been designed to world class standards of capacity, reliability, costs and service levels. Businesses in Dubai Internet City can look forward to a high bandwidth, low-cost state-of-the art telecom infrastructure with redundant connections to Internet primary backbone providers. Tenants of Dubai Internet City can expect a 24-hour set up and service guarantee. Competitively priced broadband Internet access to all offices and homes will be provided through state-of-the-art technology. Top international companies will provide the complete spectrum of technical infrastructure such as data centers and server farms.

Please provide more information on Foreign Ownership

100% foreign ownership of businesses is allowed at Dubai Internet City. No local sponsors are required.

Please provide more information on Knowledge Village

Knowledge Village is a connected learning community that will promote the growth of talent, ideas, innovation and entrepreneurship. It will create an environment for a community of knowledge-focused companies and individuals to develop and flourish. Knowledge Village will provide the infrastructure for developing, sharing and applying knowledge; promote and facilitate the use of e-Learning in education and training; develop key initiatives to aid growth of the skilled knowledge workforce and work alongside Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City business partners to provide a variety of training opportunities to the community of students and professionals.
For more details log on to: www.kv.ae

What are the leisure and entertainment facilities available at Dubai?

Dubai is emerging as one of the world's leading leisure destinations. It has a sunny climate round the year. There are superb sporting facilities on land be it for squash, tennis, golf, horse riding, cycling, ice skating, shooting, archery, go-karting, rugby and cricket, sailing, wind surfing, scuba diving or deep sea fishing. Many expatriates join a private beach club, as they offer many leisure facilities and the social life is good.

What does Dubai Internet City's Free Trade Zone Policy mean?

Free Trade Zone means a whole host of benefits. The main ones are 100% foreign ownership and zero tax on sales, profits and personal income.

What is the skill / manpower scenario at Dubai?

Dubai is a city that's brimming with talent. It is strategically located midway between two large pools of highly skilled knowledge workers - Egypt/Jordan and the Indian subcontinent. Dubai is also a preferred location for talent in the region. Its hassle free and professional business culture enables a high productivity environment with a highly competitive quality-value equation. What's more, Professional Services companies located in Dubai Internet City do provide companies access to a temporary and contractible skill pool.

Which Companies can be part of Dubai Internet City?

Dubai Internet City is the perfect location for the entire range of Knowledge Based Economy industries. Everyone from established ICT companies, Multi-media businesses, Telcos, Internet Start Ups, Service Companies, and Remote Service Providers can be a part of this community.