Digital Clusters Within Dubai DAFZA Core CBD Shift from Deira to DIFC to Downtown

Exploring Digital Geographies Cityscape Global

Jeremy Kelly, Head of Global Research Craig Plumb, Head of Research, MENA

Exploring Digital Geographies

Dubai

U.A.E Exploring Digital Geographies

Enterprises Dubai

U.A.E Cities Real Estate Defining Digital Enterprises Defining Digital Enterprises

Computers Smartphones eCommerce Fintech Hardware Digital Platforms Semiconductors ‘On Demand’ Economy‘Lifestyle’ Apps Telecom Equipment Social Media Adtech Digital & Social Media Cyber Security Software New Media Entertainment Autonomous Vehicles Software & Web Robotics ‘Deep tech’ Big Data Cloud Services Enterprise Software Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Internet Companies Exploring Digital Geographies

Enterprises Dubai

U.A.E Cities Real Estate Digital Cities Start-Ups Unicorns Patent Applications

1 San Francisco 1 San Francisco 1 Tokyo

2 New York 2 Beijing 2 Seoul

3 Los Angeles 3 New York 3 Shenzhen Digital Cities 4 London 4 Shanghai 4 Silicon Valley can be measured and 5 Silicon Valley 5 London 5 Osaka defined in myriad ways 6 Bangalore 6 Silicon Valley 6 Paris 7 Boston 7 Berlin 7 New York

8 Delhi 8 Hong Kong 8 San Diego

9 Toronto 9 Stockholm 9 Boston

10 Chicago 10 Hangzhou 10 Nagoya

34 Dubai 27 Dubai 127 Dubai Start-Up / GDP Ratio Unicorns / Population Ratio Patents / Population Ratio

1 San Francisco 1 San Francisco 1 Silicon Valley Digital Cities 2 Bangalore 2 Silicon Valley 2 Helsinki can be measured and 3 Silicon Valley 3 Stockholm 3 Munich defined in myriad ways 4 Austin 4 Edinburgh 4 San Diego 5 Delhi 5 Beijing 5 Stuttgart

6 Atlanta 6 Berlin 6 Stockholm

7 London 7 Austin 7 Boston

8 Vancouver 8 Denver 8 Shenzhen

9 Dubai 23 Dubai 119 Dubai Bucharest Introducing JLL’s Abu Dhabi Budapest Santiago Milan Prague Typology of Cities Dublin Ho Chi Cape Town Minh City Austin Warsaw Boston Kuala Dubai Bangalore Seattle Silicon Lumpur Denver Valley Hyderabad San Diego Taipei Guangzhou Munich Berlin San Francisco Shenzhen Stockholm Hamburg Chengdu Amsterdam Vancouver Hangzhou Copenhagen Toronto Xi’an London · New York Suzhou Helsinki Sydney Paris · Hong Kong Oslo Nanjing Tianjin Melbourne Tokyo · Singapore Madrid Seoul Wuhan Auckland Shanghai Zurich Chongqing Los Angeles Brisbane Beijing Vienna Istanbul Chicago Washington DC Barcelona Miami Moscow Sao Paulo Mumbai Geneva Delhi Frankfurt Mexico City Johannesburg Dallas Houston Bangkok Kyoto Jakarta Buenos Aires Brussels Atlanta Manila

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Source: JLL and The Business of Cities, 2018 Bucharest Abu Dhabi Budapest The ‘Enterprisers’ Santiago Bangalore Milan Prague Hyderabad Dublin Cape Town Ho Chi Guangzhou Minh City Shenzhen Taipei Boston Warsaw Kuala Kuala Lumpur Bangalore Dubai Lumpur Ho Chi Minh City Silicon Valley Hyderabad San Diego Taipei Guangzhou Berlin San Francisco Shenzhen Chengdu Source: JLL and The Business of Cities, 2018 Amsterdam Abu Dhabi The ‘Innovators’ Budapest Santiago Milan Research Rich Prague Dublin Cape Town Ho Chi Boston Minh City San Diego Munich Austin Boston Warsaw Kuala Dubai Start-Up Success Seattle Lumpur Silicon Valley Denver Silicon Valley Austin San Diego Taipei Berlin Guangzhou Stockholm Munich Berlin San Francisco Stockholm Hamburg Shenzhen Source: JLL and The Business of Cities, 2018 Amsterdam Vancouver Denver Valley Hyderabad San Diego Taipei The ‘Established Guangzhou Munich Berlin World Cities’ San Francisco Shenzhen Hamburg Stockholm Chengdu All-Round Cities Amsterdam London Vancouver Hangzhou Copenhagen Toronto New York Suzhou Xi’an San Francisco London · New York Helsinki Sydney Paris · Hong Kong Amsterdam Oslo Nanjing Tianjin Toronto Melbourne Tokyo · Singapore Madrid Seoul Los Angeles Auckland Wuhan Zurich Shanghai Chongqing Corporate GiantsBrisbane Los Angeles Beijing Vienna Istanbul Tokyo Chicago Washington DC Seoul Barcelona Miami Moscow Sao Paulo Mumbai Source: JLL and The Business of Cities, 2018 Geneva Delhi Frankfurt Mexico City Exploring Digital Geographies

Enterprises Dubai

U.A.E Cities Real Estate Real Estate Changing ‘Digital Geographies’ within Cities Changing ‘Digital Geographies’ within Cities

Science & Industrial Parks Reimagined Urban Areas One North | Adlershof Shoreditch | Brooklyn | SoMa

Branding Infrastructure and Buzz Offer Creation of REAL ESTATE Digital Clusters OFFER Collaboration Access to Opportunities Talent

Clustering Advantages Amenities Creation of Digital Clusters How does Real Estate Offer factor in? Branding Infrastructure and Buzz REAL Offer ESTATE

Collaboration OFFER Access to Cost Availability Style Smartness Opportunities Talent

Clustering Advantages World-class innovation ecosystems LONDON

Kings Cross Urban Transformation

CBD Shoreditch Reimagined Urban Area

Thames Valley Suburban / Edge City World-class innovation ecosystems SAN FRANCISCO

SoMa Reimagined Urban Area

CBD

Mission Bay Urban Transformation

Silicon Valley Suburban / Edge City World-class innovation ecosystems AMSTERDAM

Oosterdokseiland Urban Transformation

CBD Canal District Core

B.Amsterdam Hub Building / Campus Deira Maritime City Digital Clusters within Dubai DAFZA Core CBD Shift from Deira to DIFC to Downtown

DIFC Reimagined Urban Areas / Urban Transformation Projects Al Quoz | Maritime City Business Bay Downtown Transportation Hubs d3 JAFZA | DAFZA

Academic Drivers Al Qouz Academic City | Knowledge Village Silicon Oasis Low Density Business / Science Parks Knowledge Academic City TECOM | Silicon Oasis | d3 TECOM Village

Edge City Business Bay JAFZA Free Zones

1985 - 1995

JAFZA DAFZA Free Zones

1985 - 1995 1996 - 2001 Dubai Textile City

Dubai Auto Zone

Gold & Diamond Park

Knowledge Village

Dubai Media City

Dubai Internet City Dubai Flower Center DIFC Free Zones Dubai Healthcare City

1985 - 1990 Dubai Silicon Oasis 1996 - 2001 Jumeirah Lake Towers Dubai Science Park 2002 - 2005

Dubai Production City Dubai Studio City

National Industries Park Dubai Maritime City Free Zones

Dubai Design District 1985 - 1990 1996 - 2001 Dubai International Academic City

2002 - 2005 Dubai Outsource City 2006 - 2018

Logistics City

Aviation City Free Zones

1985 - 1990 1996 - 2001 2002 - 2005 2006 - 2018 Deira

Bur Dubai Digital Geography of Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road

DIFC Locations Free Zone 13 Surveyed Onshore

Dubai Design District 16% Technology Business Services 46% Finance Oil & Gas Business Bay Government Logistic Other Dubai Silicon Oasis

815,000 sqm 19%

Knowledge Village

Dubai Media City 10% Dubai Outsource City Dubai Science Park 1% 6% 2% Dubai Internet City Digital Geography of Dubai

Clusters by business sector

Onshore Free Zones Free Digital Geography of Dubai Clusters by company maturity Dubai Design District Dubai ScienceTotal Park Digital Geography of Dubai Clusters by company nationality Deira Dubai InternetTotal City Dubai’s Response: RepositionExpansionInfillRegeneration

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