Dubai Internet City

Dubai Internet City (DIC) provides a strategic and cost effective platform for ICT companies targeting emerging markets in a vast region extending from the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent, and from Africa to Central Asia covering 2 billion people with GDP $ 6.7 trillion.

Launched in 2000, DIC features a dynamic international community of ICT companies including global giants like Microsoft, Cisco Systems, IBM, HP, Dell, Siemens, Sun Microsystems, Computer Associates, PeopleSoft and Sony Ericsson. Many small and medium businesses (SMBs) and promising entrepreneurial ventures are also part of the community. The cluster comprises companies from a variety of sectors - Software Development, Business Services, Web Based and e-Commerce, Consultancy, Sales and Marketing and Back Office. DIC provides an environment that attracts all elements of the ICT value chain, and additionally, has developed several programmes that can be leveraged by the community to explore and expand channel development opportunities. Companies are privy to an advanced Metro Ethernet broadband infrastructure and a range of business-enabling services including government transactions. DIC also has the world’s largest commercial IP Telephony network.

DIC offers both 100 per cent tax exemption and 100 per cent business ownership. Dubai Internet City provides key business, legal, technical and other support services, in a comfortable and hassle-free environment, helping companies set up operations and run them smoothly. DIC ensures that a company’s first steps in establishing themselves within the free zone community are successful. A simple registration process enables companies to get their businesses up and running quickly in as short a period as eight working days. Whether the venture is new or existing, small or large, DIC also works closely with various government departments to help ease the process of obtaining visas necessary for recruiting employees. Visa turnaround time is both quick and efficient. Companies can choose to incorporate their businesses as:
1 Branch of Foreign Company
2 Branch of UAE-based Company, or
3 Free Zone Limited Liability Company
The Government Operations and Services department provides an easy interface between companies and the various government departments and ministries of the UAE. Their scope of services includes addressing immigration issues, family sponsorship and visit visas, organising private mail boxes, and others. By providing these services from a single point of contact, the department greatly assists companies saving both time and money.

Contact
Dubai Internet City
DIC Building No.4, Sheikh  Zayed Road (Between Interchange 4 and 5)
PO Box 73000, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 391 1111
Fax: +971 4 391 9000
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http://www.dubaiinternetcity.com