TECOM Group
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| Industry | Real Estate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Dubai Studio City, Commercial Building 1, Dubai, UAE |
Key people | Dr. Amina Al Rustamani, Group CEO |
| Owner | Dubai Holding |
| Subsidiaries |
Dubai Internet City, Dubai Outsource City, Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, Dubai Production City, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai Science Park, Dubai Industrial Park, Dubai Design District, Dubai Wholesale City |
| Website |
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TECOM Group, formerly known as TECOM Investments, operates 11 sector-focused communities in Dubai.[1][2][3] It is a unit of the sovereign investment vehicle, Dubai Holding[4][5]
The group works with the Dubai Government in its new strategies and plans:
- Dubai Design District (d3), a member of the group, is the official greenfield development site for Dubai’s Smart City initiatives.[6]
- Dubai Industrial Park (formerly known as Dubai Industrial City), a member of the group hosts a dedicated ‘Halal Cluster’ in collaboration with the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre, Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology, and Dubai Municipality.[7][8]
- The group works with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure, smart meters and grids.[9]
- Dubai Industrial Park will host the International Centre for 3D Printing, .[10]
- Dubai Industrial Park helped develop the Dubai Industrial Strategy.[11]
The group has rolled out an AED 4.5 billion Innovation Strategy to create infrastructure, and drive entrepreneurship.. This includes developing innovation complexes, creative spaces, technology laboratories and smart buildings, the launch of new business incubators, and the establishment of a start-up fund to stimulate innovation.[12] As part of this, the group launched a new platform for media start-ups and entrepreneurs, in5 Media. The group first invested in incubation and innovation centres in 2013, with Dubai Internet City’s in5, which has since worked with over 20,000 people in hackathons, competitions and community events.[13][14][15]
TECOM merged two of its projects, Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park, and the Energy and Environment Park, in 2015, into Dubai Science Park.[16][17]
New brand identities were announced in 2015 and 2016 for some of its communities:
- Dubai Outsource Zone was rebranded as Dubai Outsource City.[18]
- International Media Production Zone was rebranded as Dubai Production City.[19]
- Dubai Knowledge Village was rebranded as Dubai Knowledge Park.
- Dubai Industrial City was rebranded as Dubai Industrial Park.
TECOM also manages Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City and Dubai International Academic City.[20][21][22][23]
Dubai Design District (d3) is also a part of the group’s themed developments portfolio, located adjacent to the Business Bay area.[24] Dubai Wholesale City is the latest addition to the group’s portfolio of business communities. .[25]
References
- ↑ Report, Staff. "Tecom Group rebrands two communities - Khaleej Times". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ Bhatia, Neha. "TECOM Investments to rebrand at Cityscape Global | ConstructionWeekOnline.com". www.constructionweekonline.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "TECOM Brand Re-positioning Strategy |Creative Marketing & Branding Agency|Brash". www.brashbrands.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Dubai's TECOM Group talks to banks about $272m loan". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Dubai's TECOM Group talks to banks about 1 bln dirhams loan". Reuters. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Smart Dubai". www.smartdubai.ae. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "iecddubai.ae". Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Gulf News -Halal cluster launched at Dubai Industrial City". 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "dewa-signs-mou-with-tecom-investments". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Dubai launches plan for International Centre for 3D Printing". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Mohammed bin Rashid Launches 2030 Dubai Industrial Strategy | WAM". www.wam.ae. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Tecom investments unveils future strategy and initiatives to support Dubai's transformation into a global innovation hub | WAM". www.wam.ae. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Tecom Group announces new innovation centre for media start-ups and entrepreneurs | WAM". www.wam.ae. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ Report, Staff. "Tecom reshuffles top brass - Khaleej Times". www.khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ Report, Staff (2016-03-21). "Tecom announces changes to its industry management team". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ Wam. "Tecom Group's Dubiotech, EnPark join to form Dubai Science Park". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ WAM (2015-10-18). "Tecom Group's Dubiotech and Enpark join to form Dubai Science Park". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ WAM (2015-10-17). "Dubai Internet City to showcase latest innovation in technology at Gitex Technology Week". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ Report, Staff (2016-03-23). "Tecom redefines media communities". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Huawei Announces New National HQ in Dubai Internet City". PC Mag Middle East. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ Reporter, By Derek Baldwin, Business Feature (2011-04-28). "DMC marks unparalleled growth as it celebrates its tenth anniversary". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Dubai's prime for Film Production | LEADERS MIDDLE EAST". www.leadersme.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ "Dubai International Academic City holds meeting of Heads of 20 Universities | WAM". www.wam.ae. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ Reporter, Sarah Algethami, Staff (2016-03-09). "Phase two of Dubai's d3 on track for completion in 2018". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- ↑ ME, Images Retail. "Dubai announces region's first fully integrated wholesale trading hub - - Future of retail business in middle east - News on retail industry, retail business in real estate, design, technology, logistics". imagesretailme.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.