Multiple new data centers will be built in locations across the UAE and additional capacity will be increased at its current sites.

While the appetite for both personal and commercial data has been steadily growing for years, the coronavirus has fueled the rise of remote working and socializing platforms, substantially accelerating demand growth.

Before introducing any technological solutions, including unique digital IDs and e-service platforms, countries must employ a citizen-first approach and base the strategy on the notion that the new tools are to serve the people and not the other way around.

In many cases, the pandemic accelerated digital transformation to a point where there’s no turning back.

In his virtual keynote address, Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Schneider Electric’s chairman and CEO, urged attendees to accelerate their digital transformation to better position themselves for the upheaval caused by both the climate crisis and the global pandemic that has swept the world in 2020.

Experts at NRD Companies, a global IT and consulting group of companies specializing in governance and economic digital infrastructure, have elaborated on how the landscape of GovTech might look like going forward.

There is also an increased demand for rapid transformation of data centers to better manage digital transformation needs.

Companies are increasingly investing in tools and strategies to emerge from the pandemic as more resilient businesses while accelerating their digital and cloud adoption initiatives.

The COVID-19 pandemic quickly forced companies to rethink how they work. Across almost every industry, and nearly overnight, organizations began to implement remote work policies and retool their IT infrastructure to support distributed teams.

Digital transformation is driving data-heavy applications, such as the IoT and cloud, and, as a result, the role of data centers is also expanding, serving as a vital intersection point for the data of individuals, businesses, and economies.