Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the region’s integrated innovations hub for high-tech industries, showcased its plans to develop technical skills and the education of engineers in the UAE at the Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (Getex).

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) had a dedicated 36 sq m stand at the exhibition held in early April.
Dr Juma Al Matrooshi, chief corporate services officer at DSOA, said both the public and private sectors in the UAE were investing sizable funds and efforts in education to support their operations and pave the way for further innovation in their respective industries. As the population of the region grows, we are also witnessing a growing emphasis on education-related projects.
He added: “Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority believes that technology education will play a significant role in moving the UAE in general and Dubai in particular into the knowledge-based economy. Therefore, DSOA has partnered with several educational entities to develop training programmes engineers that will staff companies within the technology park.”
The authority also conducted several road shows and internships for students from several universities to highlight the opportunity of continuing their education in the field of technology in general and engineering in specific.
Getex allowed students access to more than 2,500 secondary and tertiary education options, and also offered a broad spectrum of employment options.
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, owned 100 per cent by the Government of Dubai, is a free zone, strategically placed on the Emirates road. DSOA’s urban master-planned. The community spans 7.2 sq km of state-of-the-art office towers, R&D and industrial zones, educational institutions, luxury apartments, villas, hotels, healthcare and a full range of lifestyle facilities which translate into a dynamic commercial and social environment. Businesses can flourish under a package of incentives, including 100 per cent ownership and high-end IT infrastructure that allows companies to begin operating immediately.